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6036 words · JLPT N2

JLPT N2 vocabulary

Part 142

Words 1411–1420

Meaning and examples

polite past: did protection

kaeru mae ni ichido hogoshimashita.

We did protection once before going home.

💡 する-verb form of 保護 (protection).

Memory tip

保護しました is 保護 in a different shape. The core word has not changed, so keep the same picture in mind: 保護 = protect.

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polite past: did safekeeping

jikan wa kakarimashita ga, buji ni hokanshimashita.

It took time, but safekeeping finished without trouble.

💡 する-verb form of 保管 (safekeeping / storage).

Memory tip

Under the surface, 保管しました is still 保管 — same image, new grammar around it: 保管 = store safely.

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polite past: did jurisdiction

sengetsu, hajimete kankatsushimashita.

Last month we did jurisdiction for the first time.

💡 する-verb form of 管轄 (jurisdiction).

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polite past: did operation

kaeru mae ni ichido un'eishimashita.

We did operation once before going home.

💡 する-verb form of 運営 (operation / management).

Memory tip

運営しました is 運営 in a different shape. The core word has not changed, so keep the same picture in mind: 運営 = run the operation.

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polite past: did operation (funds

senshuu yatto un'youshimashita.

Operation (funds finally finished last week.

💡 する-verb form of 運用 (operation (funds/systems)).

Memory tip

Do not learn 運用しました from zero: it carries 運用 inside it. Hold on to 運用 = day-to-day operations and the rest is grammar.

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polite past: did passage

omotta yori hayaku keikashimashita.

Passage finished sooner than expected.

💡 する-verb form of 経過 (passage / progress).

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polite past: did via

sengetsu, hajimete keiyushimashita.

Last month we did via for the first time.

💡 する-verb form of 経由 (via / by way of).

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polite past: did passing through

omotta yori hayaku tsuukashimashita.

Passing through finished sooner than expected.

💡 する-verb form of 通過 (passing through).

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polite past: did breakthrough

okyakusama to soudan shite toppashimashita.

We finished breakthrough after talking with the client.

💡 する-verb form of 突破 (breakthrough).

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polite past: did overcoming

konshuu no hajime ni kokufukushimashita.

Overcoming was done at the start of this week.

💡 する-verb form of 克服 (overcoming).

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