JapanLingo

Vocabulary

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

22000 words

sign / symptom

keiki kaifuku no choukou ga miemasu.

Signs of economic recovery are visible.

omen / signs

haru no kizashi o kanjimasu.

I can feel the signs of spring.

forewarning

jishin no zenchou kamo shiremasen.

It may be a sign of an earthquake.

pioneer / forerunner

dousha wa AI dounyuu no sakigake deshita.

The company was a pioneer in adopting AI.

cutting edge

sentan no gijutsu o manabitai desu.

I want to learn cutting-edge technology.

culmination

kono ryouri wa shokuninwaza no kyokuchi desu.

This dish is the culmination of artisan skill.

limit / extremity

tairyoku no kyokugen made hashirimashita.

I ran to the limit of my strength.

limit

hitori de yaru ni wa genkai ga arimasu.

There is a limit to what one person can do.

criticality

genshiro ga rinkai ni tasshimashita.

The reactor reached criticality.

state of mind / stage

kare wa atarashii kyouchi o hirakimashita.

He broke new ground.

phase / situation

koushou wa juuyouna kyokumen o mukaemashita.

The negotiations reached a critical phase.

crossroads

kyaria no kiro ni tatteimasu.

I stand at a crossroads in my career.

focus

giron no shouten o shiborimashou.

Let's narrow the focus of the discussion.

point of contention

saiban no souten wa keiyaku no kaishaku desu.

The point at issue in the trial is the interpretation of the contract.

point of argument

kaigi no ronten o seiri shimashita.

I organized the points of discussion for the meeting.

blind spot

sore wa seido no mouten deshita.

That was a blind spot in the system.

weak point

jakuten o kokufuku suru renshuu o shiteimasu.

I am practicing to overcome my weaknesses.

drawback

kakaku ga takai no ga nanten desu.

The drawback is the high price.

advantage

rimootowaaku ni wa ooku no riten ga arimasu.

Remote work has many advantages.

merit / virtue

shoujikisa ga kare no biten desu.

Honesty is his virtue.

stain / blemish

sono jiken wa kaisha no rekishi no oten desu.

That incident is a stain on the company's history.

bond (finance)

kuni no saiken o kounyuu shimashita.

I purchased government bonds.

credit / claim

ginkou wa saiken o kaishuu shimashita.

The bank collected its claims.

collateral

ie o tanpo ni okane o karimashita.

I borrowed money with my house as collateral.

mortgage

tochi ni teitou ga settei sareteimasu.

A mortgage has been placed on the land.

profit

kaisha wa rijun o tsuikyuu shimasu.

Companies pursue profit.

interest (money)

yokin ni risoku ga tsukimashita.

Interest accrued on my deposit.

principal (finance)

ganpon o herasazu ni un'you shitai desu.

I want to invest without reducing the principal.

capital / funds

sukunai motode de shoubai o hajimemashita.

I started a business with little capital.

cash flow management

chuushou kigyou wa shikinguri ni kurou shiteimasu.

Small businesses struggle with cash flow.

profitability

kono jigyou wa saisan ga toremasen.

This business is not profitable.

income and expenditure

maitsuki no shuushi o kiroku shiteimasu.

I keep a record of my monthly income and expenses.

account books

choubo o seikaku ni tsuketeimasu.

I keep the account books accurately.

bookkeeping

boki no shikaku o torimashita.

I got a bookkeeping qualification.

financial settlement

sangatsu wa kessan de isogashii desu.

March is busy with the financial settlement.

dividend

kabunushi ni haitou ga shiharawaremashita.

Dividends were paid to the shareholders.

stock price

happyou no ato, kabuka ga agarimashita.

The stock price rose after the announcement.

inheritance tax

souzokuzei no keisan o zeirishi ni tanomimashita.

I asked a tax accountant to calculate the inheritance tax.

customs duty

yunyuuhin ni kanzei ga kakarimasu.

Customs duties are imposed on imports.

public finance

shi no zaisei wa kibishii joukyou desu.

The city's finances are in a difficult state.

financial resources

atarashii seisaku no zaigen ga mondai desu.

Funding for the new policy is the issue.

government bond

seifu wa kokusai o hakkou shimashita.

The government issued bonds.

annual expenditure

kuni no saishutsu ga fuetsuzuketeimasu.

National expenditures keep increasing.

annual revenue

zeishuu wa sainyuu no chuushin desu.

Tax revenue is the core of annual revenue.

bureaucrat

kare wa zaimushou no kanryou desu.

He is a bureaucrat at the Ministry of Finance.

cabinet minister

atarashii kakuryou ga ninmei saremashita.

New cabinet ministers were appointed.

leader / head

kakkoku no shunou ga kaidan shimashita.

The leaders of each country held talks.

head of state

kokka genshu ga rainichi shimashita.

The head of state visited Japan.

monarch

sono kuni wa kunshu ga osameteimasu.

That country is ruled by a monarch.

aristocrat

mukashi, kono yashiki ni wa kizoku ga sundeimashita.

Long ago, aristocrats lived in this mansion.