JapanLingo

Vocabulary

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

22000 words

viewpoint

yuuzaa no shiten de kangaemashou.

Let's think from the user's viewpoint.

point of view

kosuto no kanten kara minaoshimashita.

We reviewed it from a cost perspective.

opinion / view

senmonka no kenkai o kikimashita.

We heard the experts' views.

outlook / prospect

raigetsu ni wa kansei suru mitooshi desu.

The outlook is that it will be completed next month.

expectation / estimate

uriage wa nobiru mikomi desu.

Sales are expected to grow.

outlook / vista

okujou kara no tenbou ga subarashii desu.

The view from the rooftop is wonderful.

tendency

wakai hito wa tokai ni atsumaru keikou ga arimasu.

Young people tend to gather in cities.

trend / movement

gyoukai no doukou o chekku shiteimasu.

I keep an eye on industry trends.

economic conditions

keiki ga sukoshizutsu kaifuku shiteimasu.

The economy is recovering little by little.

prices (of goods)

toukyou wa bukka ga takai desu.

Prices are high in Tokyo.

market price

kono hen no yachin no souba o shirabemashita.

I checked the going rate for rent in this area.

exchange (currency)

kawase no hendou de rieki ga herimashita.

Profits fell due to exchange rate fluctuations.

stocks

kabushiki ni sukoshizutsu toushi shiteimasu.

I invest in stocks little by little.

capital

gaikoku no shihon ga hairimashita.

Foreign capital came in.

assets

shisan o wakete kanri shiteimasu.

I manage my assets separately.

property / fortune

sofu wa zaisan o kifu shimashita.

My grandfather donated his fortune.

earnings / proceeds

shinjigyou no shuueki ga nobiteimasu.

The new business's earnings are growing.

income

fukugyou de shuunyuu ga fuemashita.

My income increased with a side job.

expenditure

maitsuki no shishutsu o kiroku shiteimasu.

I record my monthly expenditures.

deficit

kongetsu wa kakei ga akaji deshita.

My household budget was in the red this month.

surplus

kaisha wa sannenburi ni kuroji ni narimashita.

The company was in the black for the first time in three years.

loss

ookina sonshitsu o dashite shimaimashita.

We suffered a large loss.

debt / liabilities

kaisha wa saimu o subete kaeshimashita.

The company repaid all its debts.

financing / loan

ginkou kara yuushi o ukemashita.

We received financing from the bank.

investment / funding

toushika ga shingaisha ni shusshi shimashita.

Investors funded the new company.

shareholder

kabunushi ni gyouseki o houkoku shimashita.

We reported the results to the shareholders.

client / customer

kokyaku no youbou o matomemashita.

I compiled the clients' requests.

business partner

torihikisaki to no uchiawase ga arimasu.

I have a meeting with a business partner.

regular customer

gozenchuu ni tokuisaki o mawarimashita.

I visited regular customers in the morning.

peer in the same industry

benkyoukai de dougyousha to jouhou koukan shimashita.

I exchanged information with industry peers at a study meeting.

manager / executive

keieisha no hanashi o chokusetsu kikimashita.

I heard directly from the executives.

management position

kanojo wa kyonen, kanrishoku ni narimashita.

She moved into a management position last year.

executive / officer

yakuin kaigi wa getsuyoubi ni arimasu.

The board meeting is on Monday.

leadership / executives

kaisha no kanbu ga houshin o setsumei shimashita.

The company's executives explained the policy.

HR / personnel affairs

jinji ni idou no kibou o tsutaemashita.

I told HR my transfer preferences.

labor

choujikan roudou o herasu torikumi ga susundeimasu.

Efforts to reduce long working hours are advancing.

worker / laborer

gaikokujin roudousha ga fueteimasu.

The number of foreign workers is increasing.

union

roudou kumiai ni kanyuu shimashita.

I joined the labor union.

employer

yatoinushi to roudou jouken o kakunin shimashita.

I confirmed the working conditions with my employer.

contract document

sain no mae ni keiyakusho o yoku yonde kudasai.

Please read the contract carefully before signing.

sample

shouhin no mihon o okutte moraimashita.

They sent me a sample of the product.

inventory / stock

kono shouhin wa zaiko ga nokori wazuka desu.

There is only a little stock left of this product.

logistics

butsuryuu no kosuto ga agatteimasu.

Logistics costs are rising.

warehouse

zaiko wa souko ni hokan sareteimasu.

The inventory is stored in the warehouse.

headquarters

honsha wa toukyou ni arimasu.

The headquarters is in Tokyo.

branch office

oosaka shisha ni sannen tsutomemashita.

I worked at the Osaka branch for three years.

branch (store/bank)

ginkou no shiten de kouza o hirakimashita.

I opened an account at a bank branch.

head office / HQ

taikai no honbu wa hoteru ni okaremashita.

The tournament headquarters was set up in a hotel.

to do grasp

chiimu de haakusuru.

We grasp as a team.

💡 する-verb form of 把握 (grasp / full understanding).

to do promotion

chiimu de suishinsuru.

We promotion as a team.

💡 する-verb form of 推進 (promotion / driving forward).