JapanLingo

Vocabulary

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

22000 words

ownership

kare wa toshin ni biru o shoyuu shiteimasu.

He owns a building in the city center.

occupation (territory)

sono kuni wa ringoku ni senryou sareta koto ga arimasu.

That country was once occupied by its neighbor.

exclusive possession

kono kaisha wa shijou no hanbun o sen'yuu shiteimasu.

This company holds half of the market.

acquisition

atarashii kokyaku o kakutoku shimashita.

We acquired new customers.

obtaining (qualification)

IT no shikaku o shutoku shimashita.

I obtained an IT qualification.

mastery / learning

ichinen de nichijou kaiwa o shuutoku shimashita.

I mastered daily conversation in one year.

acquisition (of skills)

daigaku de hitsuyouna tan'i o shuutoku shimashita.

I earned the required credits at university.

learning through experience

jitsumu o tooshite gijutsu o taitoku shimashita.

I learned the skills through hands-on work.

personal experience

sadou o taiken shimashita.

I experienced the tea ceremony.

observation visit

raishuu, koujou o kengaku shimasu.

We will tour the factory next week.

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inspection tour

shachou ga kaigai no koujou o shisatsu shimashita.

The president inspected the overseas factory.

visit

gogo, torihikisaki o houmon shimasu.

I will visit a business partner in the afternoon.

coming to Japan

kare wa gonenmae ni rainichi shimashita.

He came to Japan five years ago.

returning to hometown

obon ni kisei suru yotei desu.

I plan to return to my hometown during Obon.

stay

toukyou ni isshuukan taizai shimashita.

I stayed in Tokyo for a week.

lodging

ekimae no hoteru ni shukuhaku shimashita.

I stayed at the hotel in front of the station.

migration / relocating

shourai wa inaka ni ijuu shitai desu.

In the future I want to move to the countryside.

permanent residence

nihon ni teijuu suru koto o kimemashita.

I decided to settle permanently in Japan.

spread / popularization

sumaho wa sekaijuu ni fukyuu shimashita.

Smartphones have spread all over the world.

permeation / spreading

atarashii seido ga shanai ni shintou shite kimashita.

The new system has taken root in the company.

distribution / circulation

kono shouhin wa zenkoku ni ryuutsuu shiteimasu.

This product is distributed nationwide.

trend / fashion

kotoshi wa kono iro ga ryuukou shiteimasu.

This color is in fashion this year.

change

hatarakikata ga ookiku henka shimashita.

The way we work has changed greatly.

conversion

onsei o tekisuto ni henkan shimasu.

The audio is converted to text.

fluctuation

kawase wa mainichi hendou shiteimasu.

Exchange rates fluctuate every day.

switch / changeover

kaisha wa houshin o tenkan shimashita.

The company changed course.

forwarding

meeru o tantousha ni tensou shimashita.

I forwarded the email to the person in charge.

transition / migration

atarashii shisutemu ni ikou shimashita.

We migrated to the new system.

evolution

AI no gijutsu wa kyuusoku ni shinka shiteimasu.

AI technology is evolving rapidly.

degeneration

tsukawanai nouryoku wa taika shimasu.

Abilities you do not use deteriorate.

aging

undou wa rouka no yobou ni yakudachimasu.

Exercise helps prevent aging.

worsening

joukyou ga sarani akka shimashita.

The situation worsened further.

strengthening

sekyuriti o kyouka shimashita.

We strengthened security.

simplification

tetsuzuki o kanryakuka shimashita.

We simplified the procedure.

automation

tesuto o jidouka shite jikan o setsuyaku shimashita.

We automated the tests and saved time.

making efficient

sagyou no kouritsuka o susumeteimasu.

We are making our work more efficient.

optimization

deetabeesu no kensaku o saitekika shimashita.

We optimized the database queries.

materialization

aidea o keikaku toshite gutaika shimashita.

We turned the idea into a concrete plan.

implementation (code)

atarashii API o jissou shimashita.

I implemented the new API.

integration

futatsu no shisutemu o tougou shimashita.

We integrated the two systems.

collaboration / linkage

hoka no busho to renkei shite susumemasu.

We will proceed in coordination with other departments.

synchronization

deeta wa jidou de douki saremasu.

The data is synchronized automatically.

compatibility

atarashii kishu wa furui sofuto to gokan ga arimasu.

The new model is compatible with old software.

compression

fairu o asshuku shite okurimashita.

I compressed the file and sent it.

restoration

bakkuappu kara deeta o fukugen shimashita.

I restored the data from a backup.

recovery (from failure)

shisutemu wa ichijikan de fukkyuu shimashita.

The system recovered in an hour.

resumption

chuudan shiteita kouji ga saikai shimashita.

The suspended construction resumed.

playback / regeneration

douga o saisei shite kakunin shimashita.

I played back the video to check it.

reproduction (of a bug)

bagu no saigen tejun o matomemashita.

I documented the steps to reproduce the bug.

reconsideration

keikaku o saikou suru hitsuyou ga arimasu.

We need to reconsider the plan.