JapanLingo

Vocabulary

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

22000 words

dubbing

kono eiga wa nihongo no fukikae ga arimasu.

This movie has a Japanese dub.

subtitle display

douga no jimaku hyouji o on ni shimashita.

I turned on subtitle display for the video.

decoding / deciphering

furui bunsho o kaidoku shimashita.

We deciphered the old document.

making out (text)

tegaki no moji ga handoku dekimasen.

I cannot make out the handwritten characters.

careful reading

keiyakusho o jukudoku shite kara shomei shimashita.

I read the contract carefully before signing.

close reading

juuyouna shou o seidoku shimashita.

I read the important chapter closely.

speed reading

sokudoku no renshuu o shiteimasu.

I am practicing speed reading.

reading aloud

kodomo ni ehon o roudoku shimashita.

I read a picture book aloud to my child.

recitation

seito wa shi o anshou shimashita.

The students recited the poem from memory.

repeating back

chuumon o fukushou shite kakunin shimashita.

I repeated the order back to confirm it.

transmission / communication

kettei jikou o zen'in ni dentatsu shimashita.

The decisions were communicated to everyone.

official notice

honsha kara atarashii tsuutatsu ga kimashita.

A new official notice came from headquarters.

notification

keiyaku no shuuryou o tsuukoku shimashita.

We gave notice of the contract's termination.

report (to police)

jiko o keisatsu ni tsuuhou shimashita.

I reported the accident to the police.

informing (secretly)

fusei ga mikkoku de akiraka ni narimashita.

The fraud came to light through a tip-off.

failure to declare

zeimu chousa de shinkoku more ga mitsukarimashita.

Unreported income was found in the tax audit.

alarm / notification

kasai houchi no setsubi o tenken shimashita.

We inspected the fire alarm equipment.

warning

shisutemu ga keikoku o hyouji shimashita.

The system displayed a warning.

vigilance

ooame ni keikai shite kudasai.

Please be on the alert for heavy rain.

admonition

kare wa kaikoku no shobun o ukemashita.

He received an official admonition.

formal reprimand

kisoku ihan de kunkoku o ukemashita.

He was formally reprimanded for breaking the rules.

sermon / lecture

chikoku shite buchou ni sekkyou saremashita.

I was lectured by the manager for being late.

encouragement

senpai kara gekirei no kotoba o moraimashita.

I received words of encouragement from my senior.

inspiring / cheering

kyaputen ga chiimu o kobu shimashita.

The captain inspired the team.

encouragement / promotion

kaisha wa shikaku no shutoku o shourei shiteimasu.

The company encourages getting qualifications.

recommendation

saishin baajon no riyou o suishou shimasu.

We recommend using the latest version.

recommendation (person)

kyouju ga watashi o suisen shite kuremashita.

The professor recommended me.

defense / advocacy

bengoshi wa kare no kenri o yougo shimashita.

The lawyer defended his rights.

defense (legal)

kanojo wa houtei de hikoku o bengo shimashita.

She defended the accused in court.

nursing care

sobo no kaigo o shiteimasu.

I provide nursing care for my grandmother.

nursing

haha wa byouin de kango no shigoto o shiteimasu.

My mother does nursing work at a hospital.

intervention

seifu ga shijou ni kainyuu shimashita.

The government intervened in the market.

brokerage / mediation

fudousan gaisha ga keiyaku o chuukai shimashita.

The real estate agency brokered the contract.

mediation / vector

ka ga byouki o baikai shimasu.

Mosquitoes carry diseases.

contagion

kaze ga kazoku ni densen shimashita.

The cold spread to the family.

infection

uirusu no kansen o fusegimashou.

Let's prevent viral infections.

spread (of disease)

infuruenza ga man'en shiteimasu.

Influenza is spreading widely.

circulation / dissemination

ayamatta jouhou ga rufu shiteimasu.

False information is circulating.

ripple effect / spread

neage no eikyou ga hoka no gyoukai ni hakyuu shimashita.

The effects of the price hike spread to other industries.

universalization

rimootowaaku ga fuhenka shimashita.

Remote work has become universal.

rapid progress

kaisha wa kaigai shijou de yakushin shimashita.

The company made rapid progress in overseas markets.

leap / rapid growth

kotoshi wa ookina hiyaku no toshi ni narimashita.

This year became a year of great leaps forward.

jump

senshu wa migotona chouyaku o misemashita.

The athlete showed a splendid jump.

sprint

senshu ga gooru e shissou shimashita.

The athlete sprinted toward the goal.

gliding / taxiing

hikouki ga kassou o hajimemashita.

The airplane began taxiing.

running (vehicle)

kono kuruma wa juumankiro soukou shiteimasu.

This car has run one hundred thousand kilometers.

going slowly

gakkou no chikaku de wa jokou shite kudasai.

Please drive slowly near the school.

tending to stagnate

saikin, purojekuto wa teitai gimi desu.

The project has been somewhat stagnant lately.

traffic jam

jiko de kousoku douro ga juutai shiteimasu.

The expressway is jammed because of an accident.

congestion

asa no eki wa itsumo konzatsu shiteimasu.

The station is always congested in the morning.