JapanLingo

Vocabulary

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

22000 words

plain negative: does not do arrival

touchakushinai hi mo arimasu.

There are days when we skip arrival.

💡 する-verb form of 到着 (arrival).

Memory tip

到着しない is 到着 in a different shape. The core word has not changed, so keep the same picture in mind: 到着 = arrival.

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plain negative: does not do returning to one's country

kikokushinai nara, hayame ni itte kudasai.

If you are going to skip returning to one's country, please say so early.

💡 する-verb form of 帰国 (returning to one's country).

plain negative: does not do returning home

kitakushinai hou ga ii to omoimasu.

I think it is better to skip returning home.

💡 する-verb form of 帰宅 (returning home).

plain negative: does not do going out

gaishutsushinai hito mo imasu.

There are people who skip going out.

💡 する-verb form of 外出 (going out).

plain negative: does not do hospitalization

nyuuinshinai riyuu o oshiete kudasai.

Please tell me the reason for skipping hospitalization.

💡 する-verb form of 入院 (hospitalization).

plain negative: does not do leaving hospital

taiinshinai hou ga ii to omoimasu.

I think it is better to skip leaving hospital.

💡 する-verb form of 退院 (leaving hospital).

plain negative: does not do medical examination

shinsatsushinai you ni shiteimasu.

I make a point of skipping medical examination.

💡 する-verb form of 診察 (medical examination).

plain negative: does not do medical treatment

chiryoushinai hou ga ii to omoimasu.

I think it is better to skip medical treatment.

💡 する-verb form of 治療 (medical treatment).

plain negative: does not do recovery

kaifukushinai riyuu o oshiete kudasai.

Please tell me the reason for skipping recovery.

💡 する-verb form of 回復 (recovery).

plain negative: does not do prevention

yoboushinai to kimemashita.

I decided to skip prevention.

💡 する-verb form of 予防 (prevention).

plain negative: does not do prohibition

konkai wa kinshishinai koto ni shimashita.

We decided to skip prohibition this time.

💡 する-verb form of 禁止 (prohibition).

plain negative: does not do permission

konkai wa kyokashinai koto ni shimashita.

We decided to skip permission this time.

💡 する-verb form of 許可 (permission).

plain negative: does not do application (official)

shinseishinai riyuu o oshiete kudasai.

Please tell me the reason for skipping application (official).

💡 する-verb form of 申請 (application (official)).

plain negative: does not do application

moushikomishinai hito mo imasu.

There are people who skip application.

💡 する-verb form of 申し込み (application / sign-up).

plain negative: does not do contract

keiyakushinai you ni shiteimasu.

I make a point of skipping contract.

💡 する-verb form of 契約 (contract).

plain negative: does not do purchase

kounyuushinai tsumori desu.

I intend to skip purchase.

💡 する-verb form of 購入 (purchase).

plain negative: does not do payment

shiharaishinai hito mo imasu.

There are people who skip payment.

💡 する-verb form of 支払い (payment).

plain negative: does not do saving (money)

setsuyakushinai to kimemashita.

I decided to skip saving (money).

💡 する-verb form of 節約 (saving (money)).

plain negative: does not do saving money

konkai wa chokinshinai koto ni shimashita.

We decided to skip saving money this time.

💡 する-verb form of 貯金 (saving money).

plain negative: does not do investment

toushishinai you ni shiteimasu.

I make a point of skipping investment.

💡 する-verb form of 投資 (investment).

plain negative: does not do business management

keieishinai to kimemashita.

I decided to skip business management.

💡 する-verb form of 経営 (business management).

plain negative: does not do production

seisanshinai to kimemashita.

I decided to skip production.

💡 する-verb form of 生産 (production).

Memory tip

Do not learn 生産しない from zero: it carries 生産 inside it. Hold on to 生産 = production and the rest is grammar.

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plain negative: does not do manufacturing

mada seizoushinai kamo shiremasen.

We might still skip manufacturing.

💡 する-verb form of 製造 (manufacturing).

plain negative: does not do construction

kensetsushinai to kimemashita.

I decided to skip construction.

💡 する-verb form of 建設 (construction).

plain negative: does not do construction work

koujishinai hou ga ii to omoimasu.

I think it is better to skip construction work.

💡 する-verb form of 工事 (construction work).

plain negative: does not do repair

shuurishinai to kimemashita.

I decided to skip repair.

💡 する-verb form of 修理 (repair).

plain negative: does not do inspection

tenkenshinai hi mo arimasu.

There are days when we skip inspection.

💡 する-verb form of 点検 (inspection).

plain negative: does not do cleaning

soujishinai hi mo arimasu.

There are days when we skip cleaning.

💡 する-verb form of 掃除 (cleaning).

plain negative: does not do laundry

sentakushinai you ni shiteimasu.

I make a point of skipping laundry.

💡 する-verb form of 洗濯 (laundry).

plain negative: does not do cooking

ryourishinai hi mo arimasu.

There are days when we skip cooking.

💡 する-verb form of 料理 (cooking).

plain negative: does not do exercise

konkai wa undoushinai koto ni shimashita.

We decided to skip exercise this time.

💡 する-verb form of 運動 (exercise).

plain negative: does not do practice

renshuushinai hito mo imasu.

There are people who skip practice.

💡 する-verb form of 練習 (practice).

Memory tip

Do not learn 練習しない from zero: it carries 練習 inside it. Hold on to 練習 = practice, repeated and the rest is grammar.

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plain negative: does not do competition

mada kyousoushinai kamo shiremasen.

We might still skip competition.

💡 する-verb form of 競争 (competition).

plain negative: does not do championship

yuushoushinai hou ga ii to omoimasu.

I think it is better to skip championship.

💡 する-verb form of 優勝 (championship / victory).

plain negative: does not do cheering

ouenshinai you ni shiteimasu.

I make a point of skipping cheering.

💡 する-verb form of 応援 (cheering / support).

plain negative: does not do being moved (emotionally)

kandoushinai riyuu o oshiete kudasai.

Please tell me the reason for skipping being moved (emotionally).

💡 する-verb form of 感動 (being moved (emotionally)).

plain negative: does not do gratitude

kanshashinai you ni shiteimasu.

I make a point of skipping gratitude.

💡 する-verb form of 感謝 (gratitude).

plain negative: does not do respect

mada sonkeishinai kamo shiremasen.

We might still skip respect.

💡 する-verb form of 尊敬 (respect).

plain negative: does not do trust

shinraishinai to kimemashita.

I decided to skip trust.

💡 する-verb form of 信頼 (trust).

plain negative: does not do relief

anshinshinai riyuu o oshiete kudasai.

Please tell me the reason for skipping relief.

💡 する-verb form of 安心 (relief).

Memory tip

Once 安心 clicks, 安心しない comes free — it is the same word at work in a sentence: 安心 = relief.

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plain negative: does not do worry

konkai wa shinpaishinai koto ni shimashita.

We decided to skip worry this time.

💡 する-verb form of 心配 (worry).

Memory tip

Under the surface, 心配しない is still 心配 — same image, new grammar around it: 心配 = worry.

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plain negative: does not do nervousness

kinchoushinai nara, hayame ni itte kudasai.

If you are going to skip nervousness, please say so early.

💡 する-verb form of 緊張 (nervousness).

plain negative: does not do excitement

mada koufunshinai kamo shiremasen.

We might still skip excitement.

💡 する-verb form of 興奮 (excitement).

plain negative: does not do imagination

souzoushinai tsumori desu.

I intend to skip imagination.

💡 する-verb form of 想像 (imagination).

plain negative: does not do prediction

yosoushinai hou ga ii to omoimasu.

I think it is better to skip prediction.

💡 する-verb form of 予想 (prediction).

plain negative: does not do expectation

konkai wa kitaishinai koto ni shimashita.

We decided to skip expectation this time.

💡 する-verb form of 期待 (expectation).

plain negative: does not do hope

kiboushinai hi mo arimasu.

There are days when we skip hope.

💡 する-verb form of 希望 (hope).

plain negative: does not do calculation

keisanshinai hi mo arimasu.

There are days when we skip calculation.

💡 する-verb form of 計算 (calculation).

plain negative: does not do measurement

sokuteishinai riyuu o oshiete kudasai.

Please tell me the reason for skipping measurement.

💡 する-verb form of 測定 (measurement).

plain negative: does not do observation

kansatsushinai you ni shiteimasu.

I make a point of skipping observation.

💡 する-verb form of 観察 (observation).