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10055 words · JLPT N1
JLPT N1 vocabulary
Words 231–240
sattou
rush / flood (of requests)
問い合わせが殺到しました。
といあわせ が さっとう しました。
toiawase ga sattou shimashita.
Inquiries flooded in.
Tie 殺到 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “rush” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →misshuu
crowding / density
都心にはビルが密集しています。
としん に は びる が みっしゅう しています。
toshin ni wa biru ga misshuu shiteimasu.
Buildings are densely packed in the city center.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “crowding” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 密集 to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →missetsu
close (relationship)
両社は密接な関係にあります。
りょうしゃ は みっせつな かんけい に あります。
ryousha wa missetsuna kankei ni arimasu.
The two companies have a close relationship.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “close (relationship)” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 密接 to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →rinsetsu
adjacency
倉庫は工場に隣接しています。
そうこ は こうじょう に りんせつ しています。
souko wa koujou ni rinsetsu shiteimasu.
The warehouse is adjacent to the factory.
Say 隣接 out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “adjacency” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →kinsetsu
proximity
センサーが近接する物体を検知します。
せんさー が きんせつ する ぶったい を けんち します。
sensaa ga kinsetsu suru buttai o kenchi shimasu.
The sensor detects objects in close proximity.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “proximity” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 近接 to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →sekkin
approach
台風が九州に接近しています。
たいふう が きゅうしゅう に せっきん しています。
taifuu ga kyuushuu ni sekkin shiteimasu.
The typhoon is approaching Kyushu.
When you meet 接近 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “approach” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →sesshoku
contact
営業が新しい顧客と接触しました。
えいぎょう が あたらしい こきゃく と せっしょく しました。
eigyou ga atarashii kokyaku to sesshoku shimashita.
The sales team made contact with a new customer.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “contact” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 接触 to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →settai
business entertainment
夜は取引先の接待があります。
よる は とりひきさき の せったい が あります。
yoru wa torihikisaki no settai ga arimasu.
I have a business dinner with a client tonight.
Make 接待 yours: write one short sentence about “business entertainment” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →outai
reception (of visitors)
受付が丁寧に応対してくれました。
うけつけ が ていねい に おうたい して くれました。
uketsuke ga teinei ni outai shite kuremashita.
The receptionist attended to me politely.
When you meet 応対 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “reception (of visitors)” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →ousetsu
reception
応接室でお客様と話しました。
おうせつしつ で おきゃくさま と はなしました。
ousetsushitsu de okyakusama to hanashimashita.
I spoke with the guest in the reception room.
Make 応接 yours: write one short sentence about “reception” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
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