JapanLingo

Vocabulary

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

22000 words

arrest

keisatsu wa yougisha o taiho shimashita.

The police arrested the suspect.

restraint / detention

yougisha no migara ga kousoku saremashita.

The suspect was taken into custody.

release (from custody)

kare wa shouko fujuubun de shakuhou saremashita.

He was released for lack of evidence.

pardon

daitouryou ga shuujin o shamen shimashita.

The president pardoned the prisoner.

prosecution / indictment

kensatsu wa kare o kiso shimashita.

The prosecution indicted him.

filing a lawsuit

kaisha wa torihikisaki o teiso shimashita.

The company filed a lawsuit against its business partner.

winning a lawsuit

nagai saiban no sue, shouso shimashita.

After a long trial, we won the case.

losing a lawsuit

isshin de wa haiso shimashita.

We lost the case in the first trial.

appeal (court)

hanketsu o fufuku toshite kouso shimashita.

Dissatisfied with the ruling, they appealed.

final appeal

bengodan wa saikousai ni joukoku shimashita.

The defense team appealed to the Supreme Court.

dismissal (of appeal)

uttae wa kikyaku saremashita.

The claim was dismissed.

trial / hearing

saiban no shinri ga hajimarimashita.

The court hearing has begun.

proof / substantiation

bengoshi wa mujitsu o risshou shimashita.

The lawyer proved his innocence.

testimony

mokugekisha ga houtei de shougen shimashita.

The witness testified in court.

deposition / statement

yougisha wa jijitsu o kyoujutsu shimashita.

The suspect gave a statement of the facts.

confession

yougisha wa tsuini jikyou shimashita.

The suspect finally confessed.

surrendering oneself

hannin wa keisatsu ni jishu shimashita.

The culprit turned himself in to the police.

concealment / cover-up

jiko no inpei ga akiraka ni narimashita.

The cover-up of the accident came to light.

fabrication

deeta no netsuzou ga hakkaku shimashita.

The fabrication of data was discovered.

forgery

pasupooto no gizou wa omoi tsumi desu.

Passport forgery is a serious crime.

falsification (of data)

kiroku no kaizan ga mondai ni narimashita.

The falsification of records became a problem.

swindling

kare wa koureisha kara kane o sashu shimashita.

He swindled money from the elderly.

embezzlement

keiri tantousha ga ouryou de taiho saremashita.

The accountant was arrested for embezzlement.

accepting bribes

koumuin ga shuuwai de kiso saremashita.

The public official was indicted for accepting bribes.

bribery (giving)

gyousha wa zouwai no utagai de shiraberareteimasu.

The contractor is being investigated on suspicion of bribery.

collusion

gyousei to gyoukai no yuchaku ga houdou saremashita.

Collusion between the government and industry was reported.

corruption

oshoku no nyuusu ga ookiku houdou saremashita.

The corruption scandal was widely reported.

receiving an order

ookina anken o juchuu shimashita.

We won a large order.

placing an order

buhin o koujou ni hatchuu shimashita.

We placed an order for parts with the factory.

delivery (of goods)

kijitsu made ni seihin o nounyuu shimasu.

We will deliver the products by the deadline.

delivery of products

kin'youbi ni nouhin no yotei desu.

Delivery is scheduled for Friday.

shipment

chuumon no shouhin wa ashita shukka saremasu.

Your order will be shipped tomorrow.

arrival of goods

ninki no shouhin ga sainyuuka shimashita.

The popular product is back in stock.

warehouse dispatch

souko kara shouhin ga shukko saremashita.

The goods were dispatched from the warehouse.

enrollment / on the roll

kono kaisha ni gonen zaiseki shiteimasu.

I have been with this company for five years.

being employed at

toukyou honsha ni zaikin shiteimasu.

I am employed at the Tokyo head office.

holding concurrent posts

kare wa futatsu no busho no buchou o kennin shiteimasu.

He serves as manager of two departments concurrently.

additional duties

eigyou to kouhou o kenmu shiteimasu.

I handle both sales and public relations.

full-time engagement

kare wa kumiai no senjuu ni narimashita.

He became a full-time union officer.

devotion / concentration

ima wa shikaku no benkyou ni sennen shiteimasu.

Right now I am devoting myself to studying for a qualification.

major (study)

daigaku de wa jouhou kougaku o senkou shimashita.

I majored in information engineering at university.

volunteering / application

kare wa sono ninmu ni shigan shimashita.

He volunteered for the mission.

application (patent/school)

tokkyo o shutsugan shimashita.

We filed a patent application.

running for office

zenshichou ga futatabi senkyo ni shutsuba shimasu.

The former mayor will run for election again.

winning an election

kanojo wa shichou senkyo de tousen shimashita.

She won the mayoral election.

losing an election

kare wa kinsa de rakusen shimashita.

He lost the election by a narrow margin.

bidding

fukusuu no kaisha ga kouji ni nyuusatsu shimashita.

Several companies bid for the construction work.

winning a bid

tousha ga purojekuto o rakusatsu shimashita.

Our company won the bid for the project.

submitting a bid

sansha ga ousatsu shimashita.

Three companies submitted bids.

being entrusted (with work)

shisutemu kaihatsu o jutaku shimashita.

We were entrusted with the system development.