JapanLingo

Vocabulary

Every word comes with furigana, romaji, and an original example sentence from real life in Japan.

6036 words · JLPT N2

latitude

kono machi wa ido ga takaku, fuyu ga nagai desu.

This town is at a high latitude and has long winters.

system / institution

kaisha ni zaitaku kinmu no seido ga arimasu.

The company has a work-from-home system.

structure / system

sapooto taisei o kyouka shimashita.

We strengthened our support structure.

system / framework

bunpou o taikeiteki ni manabimashita.

I learned grammar systematically.

structure

kono deeta no kouzou wa fukuzatsu desu.

The structure of this data is complex.

mechanism / organization

kokusaitekina kikou de hataraiteimasu.

I work at an international organization.

mechanism / setup

pointo ga tamaru shikumi o setsumei shimasu.

I will explain how the point system works.

framework

purojekuto no wakugumi o kimemashita.

We decided the framework of the project.

procedure / steps

insutooru no tejun o setsumei shimasu.

I will explain the installation steps.

stage / phase

keikaku wa mada junbi no dankai desu.

The plan is still in the preparation stage.

process / work stage

seizou no koutei o kengaku shimashita.

We observed the manufacturing process.

process / course

kekka yori katei ga daijina koto mo arimasu.

Sometimes the process matters more than the result.

curriculum

daigakuin no katei o shuuryou shimashita.

I completed the graduate school curriculum.

schedule (of days)

shutchou no nittei ga kimarimashita.

The schedule for the business trip has been decided.

itinerary / distance

ryokou no koutei o kazoku ni okurimashita.

I sent the trip itinerary to my family.

viewpoint

yuuzaa no shiten de kangaemashou.

Let's think from the user's viewpoint.

point of view

kosuto no kanten kara minaoshimashita.

We reviewed it from a cost perspective.

opinion / view

senmonka no kenkai o kikimashita.

We heard the experts' views.

outlook / prospect

raigetsu ni wa kansei suru mitooshi desu.

The outlook is that it will be completed next month.

expectation / estimate

uriage wa nobiru mikomi desu.

Sales are expected to grow.

outlook / vista

okujou kara no tenbou ga subarashii desu.

The view from the rooftop is wonderful.

tendency

wakai hito wa tokai ni atsumaru keikou ga arimasu.

Young people tend to gather in cities.

trend / movement

gyoukai no doukou o chekku shiteimasu.

I keep an eye on industry trends.

economic conditions

keiki ga sukoshizutsu kaifuku shiteimasu.

The economy is recovering little by little.

prices (of goods)

toukyou wa bukka ga takai desu.

Prices are high in Tokyo.

market price

kono hen no yachin no souba o shirabemashita.

I checked the going rate for rent in this area.

exchange (currency)

kawase no hendou de rieki ga herimashita.

Profits fell due to exchange rate fluctuations.

stocks

kabushiki ni sukoshizutsu toushi shiteimasu.

I invest in stocks little by little.

capital

gaikoku no shihon ga hairimashita.

Foreign capital came in.

assets

shisan o wakete kanri shiteimasu.

I manage my assets separately.

property / fortune

sofu wa zaisan o kifu shimashita.

My grandfather donated his fortune.

earnings / proceeds

shinjigyou no shuueki ga nobiteimasu.

The new business's earnings are growing.

income

fukugyou de shuunyuu ga fuemashita.

My income increased with a side job.

expenditure

maitsuki no shishutsu o kiroku shiteimasu.

I record my monthly expenditures.

deficit

kongetsu wa kakei ga akaji deshita.

My household budget was in the red this month.

surplus

kaisha wa sannenburi ni kuroji ni narimashita.

The company was in the black for the first time in three years.

loss

ookina sonshitsu o dashite shimaimashita.

We suffered a large loss.

debt / liabilities

kaisha wa saimu o subete kaeshimashita.

The company repaid all its debts.

financing / loan

ginkou kara yuushi o ukemashita.

We received financing from the bank.

investment / funding

toushika ga shingaisha ni shusshi shimashita.

Investors funded the new company.

shareholder

kabunushi ni gyouseki o houkoku shimashita.

We reported the results to the shareholders.

client / customer

kokyaku no youbou o matomemashita.

I compiled the clients' requests.

business partner

torihikisaki to no uchiawase ga arimasu.

I have a meeting with a business partner.

regular customer

gozenchuu ni tokuisaki o mawarimashita.

I visited regular customers in the morning.

peer in the same industry

benkyoukai de dougyousha to jouhou koukan shimashita.

I exchanged information with industry peers at a study meeting.

manager / executive

keieisha no hanashi o chokusetsu kikimashita.

I heard directly from the executives.

management position

kanojo wa kyonen, kanrishoku ni narimashita.

She moved into a management position last year.

executive / officer

yakuin kaigi wa getsuyoubi ni arimasu.

The board meeting is on Monday.

leadership / executives

kaisha no kanbu ga houshin o setsumei shimashita.

The company's executives explained the policy.

HR / personnel affairs

jinji ni idou no kibou o tsutaemashita.

I told HR my transfer preferences.