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1508 words · JLPT N4

JLPT N4 vocabulary

Part 144

Words 1431–1440

Meaning and examples

must do business trip

saisho ni ichido shutchoushinakerebanarimasen.

Business trip has to be done once at the start.

💡 する-verb form of 出張 (business trip).

Memory tip

Do not learn 出張しなければなりません from zero: it carries 出張 inside it. Hold on to 出張 = business trip and the rest is grammar.

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Meaning and examples

must do overtime work

isogashikute mo, zangyoushinakerebanarimasen.

Even if we are busy, overtime work has to be done.

💡 する-verb form of 残業 (overtime work).

Memory tip

Do not learn 残業しなければなりません from zero: it carries 残業 inside it. Hold on to 残業 = overtime and the rest is grammar.

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Meaning and examples

must do departure

raishuu no kaigi made ni shuppatsushinakerebanarimasen.

Departure has to be finished before next week meeting.

💡 する-verb form of 出発 (departure).

Memory tip

Under the surface, 出発しなければなりません is still 出発 — same image, new grammar around it: 出発 = departure.

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must do arrival

raishuu no kaigi made ni touchakushinakerebanarimasen.

Arrival has to be finished before next week meeting.

💡 する-verb form of 到着 (arrival).

Memory tip

Once 到着 clicks, 到着しなければなりません comes free — it is the same word at work in a sentence: 到着 = arrival.

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Meaning and examples

must do plan

ashita made ni keikakushinakerebanarimasen.

Plan has to be finished by tomorrow.

💡 する-verb form of 計画 (plan).

Memory tip

Under the surface, 計画しなければなりません is still 計画 — same image, new grammar around it: 計画 = the plan.

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Meaning and examples

must do attention

donna ni taihen de mo, chuuishinakerebanarimasen.

However hard it is, attention has to be done.

💡 する-verb form of 注意 (attention / caution).

Memory tip

Under the surface, 注意しなければなりません is still 注意 — same image, new grammar around it: 注意 = careful attention.

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Meaning and examples

must do worry

donna ni taihen de mo, shinpaishinakerebanarimasen.

However hard it is, worry has to be done.

💡 する-verb form of 心配 (worry).

Memory tip

Under the surface, 心配しなければなりません is still 心配 — same image, new grammar around it: 心配 = worry.

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Meaning and examples

must do relief

yakusoku shita node, anshinshinakerebanarimasen.

I promised, so relief has to be done.

💡 する-verb form of 安心 (relief).

Memory tip

Do not learn 安心しなければなりません from zero: it carries 安心 inside it. Hold on to 安心 = relief and the rest is grammar.

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Meaning and examples

must do practice

yakusoku shita node, renshuushinakerebanarimasen.

I promised, so practice has to be done.

💡 する-verb form of 練習 (practice).

Memory tip

Do not learn 練習しなければなりません from zero: it carries 練習 inside it. Hold on to 練習 = practice, repeated and the rest is grammar.

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must do review (study)

zannen desu ga, kyoujuu ni fukushuushinakerebanarimasen.

Unfortunately, review (study) has to be finished today.

💡 する-verb form of 復習 (review (study)).

Memory tip

復習しなければなりません is 復習 in a different shape. The core word has not changed, so keep the same picture in mind: 復習 = review what you learned.

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N4 final quiz sets

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