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10055 words · JLPT N1

JLPT N1 vocabulary

Part 142

Words 1411–1420

Meaning and examples

polite: do engagement (in work)

junbi ga dekitara, juujishimasu.

Once we are ready, engagement (in work) will start.

💡 する-verb form of 従事 (engagement (in work)).

Memory tip

Once 従事 clicks, 従事します comes free — it is the same word at work in a sentence: 従事 = engaged in (work).

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to buy the work one engages in

reinen doori, kono jiki ni tazusawarushigotookaimasu.

As in previous years, at this time of year we buy the work one engages in.

💡 Common phrase with 携わる仕事 (work one engages in).

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polite: do subordination

ichidanraku shitara juuzokushimasu.

Subordination starts once the current work is wrapped up.

💡 する-verb form of 従属 (subordination).

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polite: do servitude

shigyou no ato sugu ni reizokushimasu.

Servitude starts right after the workday begins.

💡 する-verb form of 隷属 (servitude).

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polite: do command

hiruyasumi no ato de tousotsushimasu.

Command starts after the lunch break.

💡 する-verb form of 統率 (command / leadership).

Memory tip

Under the surface, 統率します is still 統率 — same image, new grammar around it: 統率 = lead as one unit.

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polite: do overall supervision

junbi ga dekitara, toukatsushimasu.

Once we are ready, overall supervision will start.

💡 する-verb form of 統括 (overall supervision).

Memory tip

Once 統括 clicks, 統括します comes free — it is the same word at work in a sentence: 統括 = oversee the whole.

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polite: do seizing control

kono uchiawase no ato, tsuzukete shouakushimasu.

Seizing control continues right after this meeting.

💡 する-verb form of 掌握 (seizing control).

Memory tip

Under the surface, 掌握します is still 掌握 — same image, new grammar around it: 掌握 = hold full control.

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polite: do operation (of factory)

hitsuyou nara, kochira de sougyoushimasu.

If necessary, we handle operation (of factory) on our side.

💡 する-verb form of 操業 (operation (of factory)).

Memory tip

Do not learn 操業します from zero: it carries 操業 inside it. Hold on to 操業 = factory in operation and the rest is grammar.

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polite: do operation (of machines)

getsuyoubi to mokuyoubi ni kadoushimasu.

Operation (of machines) happens on Mondays and Thursdays.

💡 する-verb form of 稼働 (operation (of machines)).

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polite: do drive (mechanical)

ichidanraku shitara kudoushimasu.

Drive (mechanical) starts once the current work is wrapped up.

💡 する-verb form of 駆動 (drive (mechanical)).

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