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10055 words · JLPT N1

JLPT N1 vocabulary

Part 248

Words 2471–2480

Meaning and examples

polite past: did ruin

jikan wa kakarimashita ga, buji ni botsurakushimashita.

It took time, but ruin finished without trouble.

💡 する-verb form of 没落 (ruin / downfall).

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polite past: did collapse

kaeru mae ni ichido houkaishimashita.

We did collapse once before going home.

💡 する-verb form of 崩壊 (collapse).

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polite past: did breach (of dam)

shagai no senmonka ni kakunin shita ue de kekkaishimashita.

After checking with an outside specialist, we completed breach (of dam).

💡 する-verb form of 決壊 (breach (of dam)).

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polite past: did collapse

kinou no gogo, yotei doori hourakushimashita.

Collapse was completed yesterday afternoon as planned.

💡 する-verb form of 崩落 (collapse / cave-in).

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polite past: did sinking

senpai ni soudan shite kara kanbotsushimashita.

We finished sinking after asking a senior colleague.

💡 する-verb form of 陥没 (sinking / depression).

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polite past: did burial

senpai ni soudan shite kara maibotsushimashita.

We finished burial after asking a senior colleague.

💡 する-verb form of 埋没 (burial / obscurity).

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polite past: did sinking (ship)

konshuu no hajime ni chinbotsushimashita.

Sinking (ship) was done at the start of this week.

💡 する-verb form of 沈没 (sinking (ship)).

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polite past: did subsidence

shiteki o ukete, sono hi no uchi ni chinkashimashita.

After the issue was raised, we completed subsidence the same day.

💡 する-verb form of 沈下 (subsidence).

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polite past: did stagnation

renkyuumae no awatadashii naka de chintaishimashita.

In the rush before the long weekend, we completed stagnation.

💡 する-verb form of 沈滞 (stagnation).

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polite past: did surfacing

zenninsha no kiroku o tayori ni fujoushimashita.

Relying on my predecessor's records, I completed surfacing.

💡 する-verb form of 浮上 (surfacing / emerging).

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