JapanLingo

Vocabulary

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

22000 words

collection (of fees)

kaihi wa maitsuki choushuu saremasu.

Membership fees are collected every month.

tally / aggregation

ankeeto no kekka o shuukei shimashita.

I tallied the survey results.

statistics

seifu no toukei ni yoru to jinkou wa hetteimasu.

According to government statistics, the population is shrinking.

concentration

asa wa shigoto ni shuuchuu dekimasu.

I can concentrate on work in the morning.

dispersion / distribution

risuku o bunsan suru koto ga taisetsu desu.

It is important to spread out risk.

classification

shorui o shurui goto ni bunrui shimashita.

I classified the documents by type.

sharing (of tasks)

kaji o kazoku de buntan shiteimasu.

We share the housework among the family.

distribution / sharing out

rieki o menbaa ni bunpai shimashita.

The profits were distributed to the members.

allocation

jikan no haibun o kangaete shiken o ukemashita.

I took the exam with time allocation in mind.

distribution (of materials)

ekimae de chirashi o haifu shiteimasu.

They are handing out flyers in front of the station.

arrangement / placement

tsukue no haichi o kaemashita.

We changed the arrangement of the desks.

maintenance / development

kuruma o teikiteki ni seibi shiteimasu.

I have my car serviced regularly.

tidying up

hikidashi no naka o seiton shimashita.

I tidied up the inside of the drawer.

construction / building

atarashii shisutemu o kouchiku shiteimasu.

We are building a new system.

composition / structure

chiimu wa gonin de kousei sareteimasu.

The team consists of five people.

formation

shuukan wa mainichi no koudou de keisei saremasu.

Habits are formed by daily actions.

organization

ookina soshiki de hataraku no wa hajimete desu.

It is my first time working in a large organization.

organization (of teams)

atarashii purojekuto chiimu ga hensei saremashita.

A new project team was organized.

editing

douga o henshuu shite koukai shimashita.

I edited the video and published it.

publishing

kanojo wa nihongo no kyoukasho o shuppan shimashita.

She published a Japanese textbook.

impression

mensetsu de wa daiichi inshou ga taisetsu desu.

First impressions matter in interviews.

admiration

kare no teineina shigoto ni kanshin shimashita.

I was impressed by his careful work.

deep emotion

atatakai kangei ni kangeki shimashita.

I was deeply moved by the warm welcome.

sympathy

kare no joukyou ni doujou shimasu.

I sympathize with his situation.

empathy

sono iken ni kyoukan shimashita.

I empathized with that opinion.

reflection (of opinions)

yuuzaa no koe o seihin ni han'ei shimashita.

We reflected user feedback in the product.

self-reflection

misu o hansei shite, yarikata o kaemashita.

I reflected on my mistake and changed my approach.

counterargument

deeta o shimeshite hanron shimashita.

I countered by presenting data.

opposition / backlash

kyuuna henkou ni shain ga hanpatsu shimashita.

The employees pushed back against the sudden change.

resistance

atarashii yarikata ni teikou ga arimashita.

There was resistance to the new way of doing things.

protest

juumin ga kouji ni kougi shimashita.

Residents protested against the construction.

apology

kaisha wa kokyaku ni shazai shimashita.

The company apologized to its customers.

excuse / justification

chikoku no benkai wa shimasen.

I will not make excuses for being late.

explanation (of conduct)

tantousha ga keii o shakumei shimashita.

The person in charge explained the circumstances.

leadership / initiative

kono purojekuto wa wakate ga shudou shiteimasu.

Young employees are leading this project.

command / direction

kanojo ga genba no shiki o torimashita.

She took command of the site.

supervision / director

kare wa kouji o kantoku shiteimasu.

He supervises the construction work.

monitoring

saabaa o nijuuyojikan kanshi shiteimasu.

We monitor the servers around the clock.

observation (scientific)

kon'ya, nagareboshi ga kansoku dekimasu.

Shooting stars can be observed tonight.

surveying

tochi no sokuryou ga okonawaremashita.

The land was surveyed.

measurement

peeji no hyouji sokudo o keisoku shimashita.

I measured the page loading speed.

calculation (of figures)

hitsuyouna hiyou o sanshutsu shimashita.

I calculated the required costs.

estimate / quotation

kouji no mitsumori o onegai shimashita.

I requested an estimate for the construction.

arrangements

shutchou no hoteru o tehai shimashita.

I arranged a hotel for the business trip.

procedure

ginkou kouza no tetsuzuki wa kantan deshita.

The bank account procedure was easy.

declaration (tax)

maitoshi, zeikin o shinkoku shiteimasu.

I file my taxes every year.

registration (legal)

kaisha no touki ga kanryou shimashita.

The company registration is complete.

joining (insurance/union)

kenkou hoken ni kanyuu shimashita.

I joined the health insurance plan.

membership / affiliation

ooku no mise ga kono kumiai ni kamei shiteimasu.

Many stores are members of this association.

belonging to

watashi wa kaihatsubu ni shozoku shiteimasu.

I belong to the development department.