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10055 words · JLPT N1

JLPT N1 vocabulary

Part 209

Words 2081–2090

Meaning and examples

polite past: did enforcement (of law)

senshuu yatto shikoushimashita.

Enforcement (of law) finally finished last week.

💡 する-verb form of 施行 (enforcement (of law)).

Memory tip

施行しました is 施行 in a different shape. The core word has not changed, so keep the same picture in mind: 施行 = law takes effect.

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polite past: did enactment

konshuu no hajime ni seiteishimashita.

Enactment was done at the start of this week.

💡 する-verb form of 制定 (enactment).

Memory tip

Under the surface, 制定しました is still 制定 — same image, new grammar around it: 制定 = put a law on the books.

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polite past: did vote

tantou o futari ni fuyashite, youyaku saiketsushimashita.

We put two people on it and finally completed vote.

💡 する-verb form of 採決 (vote / decision).

Memory tip

Do not learn 採決しました from zero: it carries 採決 inside it. Hold on to 採決 = take the vote and the rest is grammar.

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polite past: did approval (of bill)

senshuu yatto kaketsushimashita.

Approval (of bill) finally finished last week.

💡 する-verb form of 可決 (approval (of bill)).

Meaning and examples

polite past: did rejection (of bill)

honsha no shounin ga orita jiten de hiketsushimashita.

The moment head office approval came through, we did rejection (of bill).

💡 する-verb form of 否決 (rejection (of bill)).

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polite past: did deliberation

kankeibusho no ryoukai o eta ue de, shingishimashita.

We completed deliberation once the departments concerned had agreed.

💡 する-verb form of 審議 (deliberation).

Memory tip

審議しました is 審議 in a different shape. The core word has not changed, so keep the same picture in mind: 審議 = formal deliberation.

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polite past: did report (to authority)

shikenteki ni ichibu no busho dake de toushinshimashita.

As a trial, we did report (to authority) in only some departments.

💡 する-verb form of 答申 (report (to authority)).

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polite past: did consultation (advisory)

konshuu no hajime ni shimonshimashita.

Consultation (advisory) was done at the start of this week.

💡 する-verb form of 諮問 (consultation (advisory)).

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polite past: did recommendation (official)

omotta yori hayaku kankokushimashita.

Recommendation (official) finished sooner than expected.

💡 する-verb form of 勧告 (recommendation (official)).

Memory tip

Do not learn 勧告しました from zero: it carries 勧告 inside it. Hold on to 勧告 = official recommendation and the rest is grammar.

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polite past: did correction

kyou no gozenchuu ni zeseishimashita.

Correction was done this morning.

💡 する-verb form of 是正 (correction / rectification).

Memory tip

Once 是正 clicks, 是正しました comes free — it is the same word at work in a sentence: 是正 = rectify (officially).

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