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Every word comes with furigana, romaji, and an original example sentence from real life in Japan.

10055 words · JLPT N1

JLPT N1 vocabulary

Part 37

Words 361–370

Meaning and examples

intervention

seifu ga shijou ni kainyuu shimashita.

The government intervened in the market.

Memory tip

Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “intervention” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 介入 to that exact scene.

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brokerage / mediation

fudousan gaisha ga keiyaku o chuukai shimashita.

The real estate agency brokered the contract.

Memory tip

Say 仲介 out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “brokerage” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.

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mediation / vector

ka ga byouki o baikai shimasu.

Mosquitoes carry diseases.

Memory tip

When you meet 媒介 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “mediation” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.

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contagion

kaze ga kazoku ni densen shimashita.

The cold spread to the family.

Memory tip

Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “contagion” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 伝染 to that exact scene.

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infection

uirusu no kansen o fusegimashou.

Let's prevent viral infections.

Memory tip

Make 感染 yours: write one short sentence about “infection” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.

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spread (of disease)

infuruenza ga man'en shiteimasu.

Influenza is spreading widely.

Memory tip

Say 蔓延 out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “spread (of disease)” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.

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circulation / dissemination

ayamatta jouhou ga rufu shiteimasu.

False information is circulating.

Memory tip

Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “circulation” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 流布 to that exact scene.

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ripple effect / spread

neage no eikyou ga hoka no gyoukai ni hakyuu shimashita.

The effects of the price hike spread to other industries.

Memory tip

Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “ripple effect” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 波及 to that exact scene.

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universalization

rimootowaaku ga fuhenka shimashita.

Remote work has become universal.

Memory tip

Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “universalization” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 普遍化 to that exact scene.

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rapid progress

kaisha wa kaigai shijou de yakushin shimashita.

The company made rapid progress in overseas markets.

Memory tip

Tie 躍進 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “rapid progress” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.

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