JapanLingo

Vocabulary

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

22000 words

taking advantage / piggybacking

seeru ni binjou shite kaimono o shimashita.

I took advantage of the sale to do some shopping.

rush / flood (of requests)

toiawase ga sattou shimashita.

Inquiries flooded in.

crowding / density

toshin ni wa biru ga misshuu shiteimasu.

Buildings are densely packed in the city center.

close (relationship)

ryousha wa missetsuna kankei ni arimasu.

The two companies have a close relationship.

adjacency

souko wa koujou ni rinsetsu shiteimasu.

The warehouse is adjacent to the factory.

proximity

sensaa ga kinsetsu suru buttai o kenchi shimasu.

The sensor detects objects in close proximity.

approach

taifuu ga kyuushuu ni sekkin shiteimasu.

The typhoon is approaching Kyushu.

contact

eigyou ga atarashii kokyaku to sesshoku shimashita.

The sales team made contact with a new customer.

business entertainment

yoru wa torihikisaki no settai ga arimasu.

I have a business dinner with a client tonight.

reception (of visitors)

uketsuke ga teinei ni outai shite kuremashita.

The receptionist attended to me politely.

reception

ousetsushitsu de okyakusama to hanashimashita.

I spoke with the guest in the reception room.

ingratiation

ryuukou ni geigou shinai seihin o tsukuritai desu.

I want to make products that do not pander to trends.

welcome

atarashii menbaa o kangei shimasu.

We welcome the new members.

friendly chat

paatii de sankasha ga kandan shimashita.

The participants chatted pleasantly at the party.

informal discussion

hogosha to sensei ga kondan shimashita.

The parents and teachers had an informal talk.

entreaty

kare wa mouichido chansu o to kongan shimashita.

He pleaded for another chance.

petition / plea

juumin wa genkei o tangan shimashita.

The residents petitioned for a reduced sentence.

petition (to authorities)

juumin ga shi ni douro no kaizen o chinjou shimashita.

Residents petitioned the city to improve the roads.

formal complaint / claim

kettei ni taishite igi o moushitate shimashita.

We filed an objection to the decision.

plea / defense

hikokugawa wa keiyaku mukou o kouben shimashita.

The defense pleaded that the contract was invalid.

rebuttal

kare wa hihan ni taishite hanbaku shimashita.

He rebutted the criticism.

response / echo

shinseihin wa ookina hankyou o yobimashita.

The new product drew a big response.

reaction

yuuzaa no hannou o bunseki shimashita.

We analyzed the users' reactions.

responding / acting in concert

kakushiten ga honsha no houshin ni koou shimashita.

Each branch acted in concert with headquarters' policy.

mapping / correspondence

ID to namae no taiouzuke o okonaimashita.

We mapped the IDs to the names.

collation / matching

nyuuryoku deeta o daichou to shougou shimashita.

We checked the input data against the ledger.

inquiry / reference

ginkou ni zandaka o shoukai shimashita.

I inquired about my balance at the bank.

reference

shousai wa manyuaru o sanshou shite kudasai.

Please refer to the manual for details.

quotation / citation

repooto ni ronbun o in'you shimashita.

I cited a paper in my report.

excerpt

juuyouna bubun o bassui shite matomemashita.

I excerpted and summarized the important parts.

reprinting

kiji no mudan tensai wa kinshi desu.

Reprinting articles without permission is prohibited.

diversion / repurposing

souko o ofisu ni ten'you shimashita.

The warehouse was repurposed as an office.

appropriation / reuse

yosan no ryuuyou ga mondai ni narimashita.

The diversion of budget funds became a problem.

plagiarism

dezain no touyou ga hakkaku shimashita.

The plagiarism of the design was discovered.

abuse / misuse

kusuri no ran'you wa kiken desu.

Drug abuse is dangerous.

misuse / exploitation

kojin jouhou ga akuyou sareru osore ga arimasu.

There is a risk that personal information will be misused.

revitalization

shoutengai no kasseika ni torikundeimasu.

We are working to revitalize the shopping district.

visualization

uriage o gurafu de kashika shimashita.

We visualized the sales with graphs.

abstraction

kyoutsuu no shori o chuushouka shimashita.

We abstracted the common processing.

embodiment / realization

aidea o seihin toshite gugenka shimashita.

We realized the idea as a product.

becoming a mere shell

ruuru ga keigaika shiteimasu.

The rules have become a mere formality.

obsolescence

gijutsu wa sugu ni chinpuka shimasu.

Technology quickly becomes obsolete.

deterioration with age

setsubi no roukyuuka ga susundeimasu.

The equipment is deteriorating with age.

aggravation

hitodebusoku ga shinkokuka shiteimasu.

The labor shortage is becoming more serious.

sharpening / clarifying

gazou o senmeika suru gijutsu ga arimasu.

There is technology to sharpen images.

smoothing / facilitation

tetsuzuki no enkatsuka o hakarimasu.

We aim to make the procedures smoother.

simplification

shinsei no tetsuzuki ga kansoka saremashita.

The application procedure was simplified.

standardization

sagyou no tejun o hyoujunka shimashita.

We standardized the work procedures.

normalization

deetabeesu o seikika shimashita.

We normalized the database.

adding redundancy

saabaa o jouchouka shite shougai ni sonaemasu.

We add server redundancy to prepare for failures.