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10055 words · JLPT N1
JLPT N1 vocabulary
Words 221–230
sesshou
negotiation
価格について取引先と折衝しています。
かかく について とりひきさき と せっしょう しています。
kakaku nitsuite torihikisaki to sesshou shiteimasu.
We are negotiating prices with the business partner.
Say 折衝 out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “negotiation” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →kakehiki
bargaining / tactics
交渉には駆け引きが必要です。
こうしょう に は かけひき が ひつよう です。
koushou ni wa kakehiki ga hitsuyou desu.
Negotiation requires tactics.
When you meet 駆け引き in real text, pause on it once — meeting “bargaining” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →jouho
concession
お互いに少しずつ譲歩しました。
おたがい に すこしずつ じょうほ しました。
otagai ni sukoshizutsu jouho shimashita.
We each made small concessions.
When you meet 譲歩 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “concession” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →jouto
transfer (of rights)
事業を他社に譲渡しました。
じぎょう を たしゃ に じょうと しました。
jigyou o tasha ni jouto shimashita.
The business was transferred to another company.
Say 譲渡 out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “transfer (of rights)” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →keishou
succession / inheritance
息子が事業を継承しました。
むすこ が じぎょう を けいしょう しました。
musuko ga jigyou o keishou shimashita.
The son succeeded to the business.
When you meet 継承 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “succession” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →souzoku
inheritance
彼は土地を相続しました。
かれ は とち を そうぞく しました。
kare wa tochi o souzoku shimashita.
He inherited the land.
Say 相続 out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “inheritance” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →seshuu
hereditary succession
その役職は世襲で受け継がれてきました。
その やくしょく は せしゅう で うけつがれて きました。
sono yakushoku wa seshuu de uketsugarete kimashita.
That position has been passed down hereditarily.
Say 世襲 out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “hereditary succession” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →denshou
transmission (of tradition)
祭りの踊りが伝承されています。
まつり の おどり が でんしょう されています。
matsuri no odori ga denshou sareteimasu.
The festival dance has been handed down.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “transmission (of tradition)” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 伝承 to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →toushuu
following (precedent)
前任者のやり方を踏襲しました。
ぜんにんしゃ の やりかた を とうしゅう しました。
zenninsha no yarikata o toushuu shimashita.
I followed my predecessor's methods.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “following (precedent)” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 踏襲 to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →binjou
taking advantage / piggybacking
セールに便乗して買い物をしました。
せーる に びんじょう して かいもの を しました。
seeru ni binjou shite kaimono o shimashita.
I took advantage of the sale to do some shopping.
When you meet 便乗 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “taking advantage” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
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