JapanLingo

Vocabulary

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

22000 words

outsourcing / entrustment

haisou o gaibu no gyousha ni itaku shiteimasu.

We outsource delivery to an outside company.

delegation (of authority)

tetsuzuki o bengoshi ni inin shimashita.

I delegated the procedures to a lawyer.

leaving entirely (to someone)

handan wa genba ni ichinin sareteimasu.

Decisions are left entirely to the people on site.

dependence

kono shisutemu wa gaibu no API ni izon shiteimasu.

This system depends on external APIs.

deposit (for safekeeping)

kichouna shiryou o hakubutsukan ni kitaku shimashita.

The valuable materials were deposited with the museum.

remittance

maitsuki, kazoku ni soukin shiteimasu.

I send money to my family every month.

deposit / payment received

kyuuryou ga kouza ni nyuukin saremashita.

My salary was deposited into my account.

withdrawal

ATM de goman'en shukkin shimashita.

I withdrew fifty thousand yen at the ATM.

settlement (payment)

sumaho de kessai shimashita.

I paid with my smartphone.

final settlement / adjustment

shutchou no koutsuuhi o seisan shimashita.

I settled the travel expenses for the business trip.

liquidation

kaisha wa fusai o seisan shimashita.

The company liquidated its debts.

conversion (units)

doru o en ni kansan shimashita.

I converted dollars into yen.

rough estimate

hiyou o gaisan de dashimashita.

I gave a rough estimate of the costs.

trial calculation

dounyuu kosuto o shisan shimashita.

We made a trial calculation of the implementation cost.

accumulation

chiisana chien ga ruiseki shite ookina okure ni narimashita.

Small delays accumulated into a big one.

accumulation / store

naganen no keiken ga kaisha ni chikuseki sareteimasu.

Years of experience have accumulated in the company.

stockpiling

saigai ni sonaete shokuryou o bichiku shiteimasu.

We stockpile food in case of disaster.

storage

wain o chika ni chozou shiteimasu.

The wine is stored underground.

possession / holding

kaisha wa ooku no tokkyo o hoyuu shiteimasu.

The company holds many patents.

possession (carrying)

menkyoshou o tsuneni shoji shite kudasai.

Please carry your license at all times.

carrying / mobile

shainshou o keitai shite kudasai.

Please carry your employee ID.

loading / equipping

shinmoderu ni wa AI ga tousai sareteimasu.

The new model is equipped with AI.

boarding

toujou wa shuppatsu no sanjuppunmae ni hajimarimasu.

Boarding begins thirty minutes before departure.

boarding (a vehicle)

mae no tobira kara jousha shite kudasai.

Please board through the front door.

getting off

tsugi no eki de gesha shimasu.

I get off at the next station.

transfer (trains)

shinjuku de kaisoku ni norikae shimasu.

I transfer to the rapid train at Shinjuku.

transportation / carriage

omoi kizai o torakku de unpan shimashita.

We transported the heavy equipment by truck.

transport (industry)

ani wa un'yu no kaisha de hataraiteimasu.

My brother works for a transport company.

marine transport

kaiun no unchin ga agatteimasu.

Marine shipping rates are rising.

air transport

kinkyuu no busshi ga kuuyu saremashita.

The emergency supplies were airlifted.

land transport

kuruma o hokkaidou made rikusou shimashita.

The car was transported overland to Hokkaido.

distribution / rationing

sengo wa shokuryou ga haikyuu sareteimashita.

Food was rationed after the war.

delivery (quota)

nouka wa kome o kyoushutsu shiteimashita.

Farmers delivered rice under the quota system.

requisition

senjichuu wa busshi ga chouhatsu saremashita.

Supplies were requisitioned during the war.

signing (treaty)

ryoukoku wa jouyaku ni chouin shimashita.

The two countries signed the treaty.

ratification

gikai wa jouyaku o hijun shimashita.

The parliament ratified the treaty.

concluding a treaty

teiyakukoku wa gimu o oimasu.

The signatory countries bear obligations.

settlement / agreement

chingin koushou ga daketsu shimashita.

The wage negotiations were settled.

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breakdown (of talks)

koushou wa ketsuretsu shimashita.

The negotiations broke down.

breakthrough (deadlock)

hanashiai de joukyou o dakai shimashita.

We broke the deadlock through discussion.

sounding out

tenshoku no ishi ga aru ka dashin saremashita.

I was sounded out about whether I would change jobs.

negotiation

kakaku nitsuite torihikisaki to sesshou shiteimasu.

We are negotiating prices with the business partner.

bargaining / tactics

koushou ni wa kakehiki ga hitsuyou desu.

Negotiation requires tactics.

concession

otagai ni sukoshizutsu jouho shimashita.

We each made small concessions.

transfer (of rights)

jigyou o tasha ni jouto shimashita.

The business was transferred to another company.

succession / inheritance

musuko ga jigyou o keishou shimashita.

The son succeeded to the business.

inheritance

kare wa tochi o souzoku shimashita.

He inherited the land.

hereditary succession

sono yakushoku wa seshuu de uketsugarete kimashita.

That position has been passed down hereditarily.

transmission (of tradition)

matsuri no odori ga denshou sareteimasu.

The festival dance has been handed down.

following (precedent)

zenninsha no yarikata o toushuu shimashita.

I followed my predecessor's methods.