JapanLingo

Vocabulary

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

3524 words · JLPT N3

progressive: is doing application (official)

konshuu wa zutto shinseishiteimasu.

I have been working on application (official) all week.

💡 する-verb form of 申請 (application (official)).

progressive: is doing application

kono hantoshi wa moushikomishiteimasu.

I have been working on application for the past six months.

💡 する-verb form of 申し込み (application / sign-up).

progressive: is doing contract

kyonen kara zutto keiyakushiteimasu.

I have been working on contract since last year.

💡 する-verb form of 契約 (contract).

progressive: is doing purchase

kono hantoshi wa kounyuushiteimasu.

I have been working on purchase for the past six months.

💡 する-verb form of 購入 (purchase).

progressive: is doing payment

kono hantoshi wa shiharaishiteimasu.

I have been working on payment for the past six months.

💡 する-verb form of 支払い (payment).

progressive: is doing saving (money)

hantoshi mae kara setsuyakushiteimasu.

We have been working on saving (money) since half a year ago.

💡 する-verb form of 節約 (saving (money)).

progressive: is doing saving money

hantoshi mae kara chokinshiteimasu.

We have been working on saving money since half a year ago.

💡 する-verb form of 貯金 (saving money).

progressive: is doing investment

ima, chiimu de toushishiteimasu.

Right now our team is working on investment.

💡 する-verb form of 投資 (investment).

progressive: is doing business management

kono hantoshi wa keieishiteimasu.

I have been working on business management for the past six months.

💡 する-verb form of 経営 (business management).

progressive: is doing production

hoka no shigoto to issho ni seisanshiteimasu.

I work on production alongside my other tasks.

💡 する-verb form of 生産 (production).

Memory tip

Once 生産 clicks, 生産しています comes free — it is the same word at work in a sentence: 生産 = production.

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progressive: is doing manufacturing

kyonen kara zutto seizoushiteimasu.

I have been working on manufacturing since last year.

💡 する-verb form of 製造 (manufacturing).

progressive: is doing construction

asa no jikan o tsukatte kensetsushiteimasu.

I use my mornings to work on construction.

💡 する-verb form of 建設 (construction).

progressive: is doing construction work

hantoshi mae kara koujishiteimasu.

We have been working on construction work since half a year ago.

💡 する-verb form of 工事 (construction work).

progressive: is doing repair

mainichi sukoshizutsu shuurishiteimasu.

We work on repair a little every day.

💡 する-verb form of 修理 (repair).

progressive: is doing inspection

mainichi sukoshizutsu tenkenshiteimasu.

We work on inspection a little every day.

💡 する-verb form of 点検 (inspection).

progressive: is doing cleaning

hoka no shigoto to issho ni soujishiteimasu.

I work on cleaning alongside my other tasks.

💡 する-verb form of 掃除 (cleaning).

progressive: is doing laundry

chiimu no sannin de sentakushiteimasu.

Three of us on the team are working on laundry.

💡 する-verb form of 洗濯 (laundry).

progressive: is doing cooking

konshuu wa zutto ryourishiteimasu.

I have been working on cooking all week.

💡 する-verb form of 料理 (cooking).

progressive: is doing exercise

hantoshi mae kara undoushiteimasu.

We have been working on exercise since half a year ago.

💡 する-verb form of 運動 (exercise).

progressive: is doing practice

ima, chiimu de renshuushiteimasu.

Right now our team is working on practice.

💡 する-verb form of 練習 (practice).

Memory tip

練習しています is 練習 in a different shape. The core word has not changed, so keep the same picture in mind: 練習 = practice, repeated.

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progressive: is doing competition

ima, chiimu de kyousoushiteimasu.

Right now our team is working on competition.

💡 する-verb form of 競争 (competition).

progressive: is doing championship

kyonen kara zutto yuushoushiteimasu.

I have been working on championship since last year.

💡 する-verb form of 優勝 (championship / victory).

progressive: is doing cheering

kono hantoshi wa ouenshiteimasu.

I have been working on cheering for the past six months.

💡 する-verb form of 応援 (cheering / support).

progressive: is doing being moved (emotionally)

ima, chiimu de kandoushiteimasu.

Right now our team is working on being moved (emotionally).

💡 する-verb form of 感動 (being moved (emotionally)).

progressive: is doing gratitude

asa no jikan o tsukatte kanshashiteimasu.

I use my mornings to work on gratitude.

💡 する-verb form of 感謝 (gratitude).

progressive: is doing respect

konshuu wa zutto sonkeishiteimasu.

I have been working on respect all week.

💡 する-verb form of 尊敬 (respect).

progressive: is doing trust

ima, chiimu de shinraishiteimasu.

Right now our team is working on trust.

💡 する-verb form of 信頼 (trust).

progressive: is doing relief

hantoshi mae kara anshinshiteimasu.

We have been working on relief since half a year ago.

💡 する-verb form of 安心 (relief).

Memory tip

Under the surface, 安心しています is still 安心 — same image, new grammar around it: 安心 = relief.

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progressive: is doing worry

kono hantoshi wa shinpaishiteimasu.

I have been working on worry for the past six months.

💡 する-verb form of 心配 (worry).

Memory tip

Under the surface, 心配しています is still 心配 — same image, new grammar around it: 心配 = worry.

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progressive: is doing nervousness

hoka no shigoto to issho ni kinchoushiteimasu.

I work on nervousness alongside my other tasks.

💡 する-verb form of 緊張 (nervousness).

progressive: is doing excitement

chiimu no sannin de koufunshiteimasu.

Three of us on the team are working on excitement.

💡 する-verb form of 興奮 (excitement).

progressive: is doing imagination

chiimu no sannin de souzoushiteimasu.

Three of us on the team are working on imagination.

💡 する-verb form of 想像 (imagination).

progressive: is doing prediction

chiimu no sannin de yosoushiteimasu.

Three of us on the team are working on prediction.

💡 する-verb form of 予想 (prediction).

progressive: is doing expectation

chiimu no sannin de kitaishiteimasu.

Three of us on the team are working on expectation.

💡 する-verb form of 期待 (expectation).

progressive: is doing hope

chiimu no sannin de kiboushiteimasu.

Three of us on the team are working on hope.

💡 する-verb form of 希望 (hope).

progressive: is doing calculation

mainichi sukoshizutsu keisanshiteimasu.

We work on calculation a little every day.

💡 する-verb form of 計算 (calculation).

progressive: is doing measurement

kyonen kara zutto sokuteishiteimasu.

I have been working on measurement since last year.

💡 する-verb form of 測定 (measurement).

progressive: is doing observation

hoka no shigoto to issho ni kansatsushiteimasu.

I work on observation alongside my other tasks.

💡 する-verb form of 観察 (observation).

progressive: is doing experiment

kaisha de wa omo ni watashi ga jikkenshiteimasu.

At the company I am mainly the one handling experiment.

💡 する-verb form of 実験 (experiment).

progressive: is doing research

asa no jikan o tsukatte kenkyuushiteimasu.

I use my mornings to work on research.

💡 する-verb form of 研究 (research).

Memory tip

Under the surface, 研究しています is still 研究 — same image, new grammar around it: 研究 = research (deep).

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progressive: is doing learning

hoka no shigoto to issho ni gakushuushiteimasu.

I work on learning alongside my other tasks.

💡 する-verb form of 学習 (learning).

progressive: is doing memorization

asa no jikan o tsukatte ankishiteimasu.

I use my mornings to work on memorization.

💡 する-verb form of 暗記 (memorization).

progressive: is doing review (study)

ima, chiimu de fukushuushiteimasu.

Right now our team is working on review (study).

💡 する-verb form of 復習 (review (study)).

Memory tip

復習しています is 復習 in a different shape. The core word has not changed, so keep the same picture in mind: 復習 = review what you learned.

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progressive: is doing taking an exam

kaisha de wa omo ni watashi ga jukenshiteimasu.

At the company I am mainly the one handling taking an exam.

💡 する-verb form of 受験 (taking an exam).

progressive: is doing passing (an exam)

kono hantoshi wa goukakushiteimasu.

I have been working on passing (an exam) for the past six months.

💡 する-verb form of 合格 (passing (an exam)).

progressive: is doing graduation

kaisha de wa omo ni watashi ga sotsugyoushiteimasu.

At the company I am mainly the one handling graduation.

💡 する-verb form of 卒業 (graduation).

progressive: is doing school admission

kyonen kara zutto nyuugakushiteimasu.

I have been working on school admission since last year.

💡 する-verb form of 入学 (school admission).

progressive: is doing studying abroad

mainichi sukoshizutsu ryuugakushiteimasu.

We work on studying abroad a little every day.

💡 する-verb form of 留学 (studying abroad).

progressive: is doing translation

konshuu wa zutto hon'yakushiteimasu.

I have been working on translation all week.

💡 する-verb form of 翻訳 (translation).

Memory tip

Do not learn 翻訳しています from zero: it carries 翻訳 inside it. Hold on to 翻訳 = written translation and the rest is grammar.

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progressive: is doing interpretation

mainichi sukoshizutsu tsuuyakushiteimasu.

We work on interpretation a little every day.

💡 する-verb form of 通訳 (interpretation).