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6036 words · JLPT N2
JLPT N2 vocabulary
Words 1391–1400
tasseishimashita
polite past: did achievement
今日の午前中に達成しました。
きょう の ごぜんちゅう に たっせいしました。
kyou no gozenchuu ni tasseishimashita.
Achievement was done this morning.
💡 する-verb form of 達成 (achievement).
Under the surface, 達成しました is still 達成 — same image, new grammar around it: 達成 = goal reached.
Read the full tip →ijishimashita
polite past: did maintenance
先輩に相談してから維持しました。
せんぱい に そうだん して から いじしました。
senpai ni soudan shite kara ijishimashita.
We finished maintenance after asking a senior colleague.
💡 する-verb form of 維持 (maintenance).
Under the surface, 維持しました is still 維持 — same image, new grammar around it: 維持 = hold it steady.
Read the full tip →keizokushimashita
polite past: did continuation
お客様と相談して継続しました。
おきゃくさま と そうだん して けいぞくしました。
okyakusama to soudan shite keizokushimashita.
We finished continuation after talking with the client.
💡 する-verb form of 継続 (continuation).
Once 継続 clicks, 継続しました comes free — it is the same word at work in a sentence: 継続 = keep it going.
Read the full tip →kakudaishimashita
polite past: did expansion
思ったより早く拡大しました。
おもった より はやく かくだいしました。
omotta yori hayaku kakudaishimashita.
Expansion finished sooner than expected.
💡 する-verb form of 拡大 (expansion).
Do not learn 拡大しました from zero: it carries 拡大 inside it. Hold on to 拡大 = expand / zoom in and the rest is grammar.
Read the full tip →shukushoushimashita
polite past: did reduction
今日の午前中に縮小しました。
きょう の ごぜんちゅう に しゅくしょうしました。
kyou no gozenchuu ni shukushoushimashita.
Reduction was done this morning.
💡 する-verb form of 縮小 (reduction).
Under the surface, 縮小しました is still 縮小 — same image, new grammar around it: 縮小 = shrink / scale down.
Read the full tip →zoukashimashita
polite past: did increase
昨日、増加しました。
きのう、ぞうかしました。
kinou, zoukashimashita.
Increase finished yesterday.
💡 する-verb form of 増加 (increase).
増加しました is 増加 in a different shape. The core word has not changed, so keep the same picture in mind: 増加 = increase (numbers up).
Read the full tip →genshoushimashita
polite past: did decrease
お客様と相談して減少しました。
おきゃくさま と そうだん して げんしょうしました。
okyakusama to soudan shite genshoushimashita.
We finished decrease after talking with the client.
💡 する-verb form of 減少 (decrease).
Once 減少 clicks, 減少しました comes free — it is the same word at work in a sentence: 減少 = decrease (numbers down).
Read the full tip →koujoushimashita
polite past: did improvement
思ったより早く向上しました。
おもった より はやく こうじょうしました。
omotta yori hayaku koujoushimashita.
Improvement finished sooner than expected.
💡 する-verb form of 向上 (improvement).
Do not learn 向上しました from zero: it carries 向上 inside it. Hold on to 向上 = level up and the rest is grammar.
Read the full tip →kaizenshimashita
polite past: did improvement
時間はかかりましたが、無事に改善しました。
じかん は かかりました が、ぶじ に かいぜんしました。
jikan wa kakarimashita ga, buji ni kaizenshimashita.
It took time, but improvement finished without trouble.
💡 する-verb form of 改善 (improvement / kaizen).
Under the surface, 改善しました is still 改善 — same image, new grammar around it: 改善 = change for the better.
Read the full tip →kaikakushimashita
polite past: did reform
先輩に相談してから改革しました。
せんぱい に そうだん して から かいかくしました。
senpai ni soudan shite kara kaikakushimashita.
We finished reform after asking a senior colleague.
💡 する-verb form of 改革 (reform).
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