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6036 words · JLPT N2

JLPT N2 vocabulary

Part 418

Words 4171–4180

Meaning and examples

in the middle of patience

kono gamen ga deru toki wa, shinbouchuudesu.

When this screen appears, patience is in progress.

💡 する-verb form of 辛抱 (patience).

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in the middle of endurance

moushiwake arimasen ga, mada nintaichuudesu.

I am sorry, but endurance is still under way.

💡 する-verb form of 忍耐 (endurance).

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in the middle of scrupulousness

kono gamen ga deru toki wa, kokumeichuudesu.

When this screen appears, scrupulousness is in progress.

💡 する-verb form of 克明 (scrupulousness).

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progressive: is doing grasp

chiimu no sannin de haakushiteimasu.

Three of us on the team are working on grasp.

💡 する-verb form of 把握 (grasp / full understanding).

Memory tip

Do not learn 把握しています from zero: it carries 把握 inside it. Hold on to 把握 = grasp the whole picture and the rest is grammar.

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progressive: is doing promotion

kono hantoshi wa suishinshiteimasu.

I have been working on promotion for the past six months.

💡 する-verb form of 推進 (promotion / driving forward).

Memory tip

Once 推進 clicks, 推進しています comes free — it is the same word at work in a sentence: 推進 = push it forward.

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progressive: is doing realization

konshuu wa zutto jitsugenshiteimasu.

I have been working on realization all week.

💡 する-verb form of 実現 (realization).

Memory tip

Do not learn 実現しています from zero: it carries 実現 inside it. Hold on to 実現 = make it real and the rest is grammar.

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progressive: is doing achievement

asa no jikan o tsukatte tasseishiteimasu.

I use my mornings to work on achievement.

💡 する-verb form of 達成 (achievement).

Memory tip

Under the surface, 達成しています is still 達成 — same image, new grammar around it: 達成 = goal reached.

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progressive: is doing maintenance

asa no jikan o tsukatte ijishiteimasu.

I use my mornings to work on maintenance.

💡 する-verb form of 維持 (maintenance).

Memory tip

Once 維持 clicks, 維持しています comes free — it is the same word at work in a sentence: 維持 = hold it steady.

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progressive: is doing continuation

hoka no shigoto to issho ni keizokushiteimasu.

I work on continuation alongside my other tasks.

💡 する-verb form of 継続 (continuation).

Memory tip

Once 継続 clicks, 継続しています comes free — it is the same word at work in a sentence: 継続 = keep it going.

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progressive: is doing expansion

kyonen kara zutto kakudaishiteimasu.

I have been working on expansion since last year.

💡 する-verb form of 拡大 (expansion).

Memory tip

Do not learn 拡大しています from zero: it carries 拡大 inside it. Hold on to 拡大 = expand / zoom in and the rest is grammar.

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