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10055 words · JLPT N1

JLPT N1 vocabulary

Part 818

Words 8171–8180

Meaning and examples

plain past: did polishing (skills)

renmashita ue de, aratamete houshin o kimemasu.

Having done polishing (skills), we will settle the policy again.

💡 する-verb form of 錬磨 (polishing (skills)).

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plain past: did grinding

kenmashita koto de, sagyou no nagare ga kawarimashita.

Doing grinding changed the flow of the work.

💡 する-verb form of 研磨 (grinding / polishing).

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plain negative: does not do governance

touchishinai nara, hayame ni itte kudasai.

If you are going to skip governance, please say so early.

💡 する-verb form of 統治 (governance).

Memory tip

Do not learn 統治しない from zero: it carries 統治 inside it. Hold on to 統治 = govern (a nation) and the rest is grammar.

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plain negative: does not do enforcement (of law)

shikoushinai tsumori desu.

I intend to skip enforcement (of law).

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

Memory tip

Once 施行 clicks, 施行しない comes free — it is the same word at work in a sentence: 施行 = law takes effect.

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plain negative: does not do enactment

seiteishinai hou ga kekkateki ni hayai koto mo arimasu.

Sometimes skipping enactment turns out to be faster in the end.

💡 する-verb form of 制定 (enactment).

Memory tip

Do not learn 制定しない from zero: it carries 制定 inside it. Hold on to 制定 = put a law on the books and the rest is grammar.

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plain negative: does not do vote

saiketsushinai nara, hayame ni itte kudasai.

If you are going to skip vote, please say so early.

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

Memory tip

Do not learn 採決しない 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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plain negative: does not do approval (of bill)

aete kaketsushinai handan o shimashita.

We made a deliberate decision to skip approval (of bill).

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

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plain negative: does not do rejection (of bill)

mada hiketsushinai kamo shiremasen.

We might still skip rejection (of bill).

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

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plain negative: does not do deliberation

shingishinai tsumori desu.

I intend to skip deliberation.

💡 する-verb form of 審議 (deliberation).

Memory tip

Once 審議 clicks, 審議しない comes free — it is the same word at work in a sentence: 審議 = formal deliberation.

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plain negative: does not do report (to authority)

toushinshinai koto ni hantai suru koe mo arimasu.

There are voices against skipping report (to authority).

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

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