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10055 words · JLPT N1
JLPT N1 vocabulary
Words 501–510
sasshin
renovation / reform
経営陣が刷新されました。
けいえいじん が さっしん されました。
keieijin ga sasshin saremashita.
The management team was completely renewed.
When you meet 刷新 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “renovation” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →isshin
complete renewal
オフィスの内装を一新しました。
おふぃす の ないそう を いっしん しました。
ofisu no naisou o isshin shimashita.
The office interior was completely renewed.
When you meet 一新 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “complete renewal” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →tenpuku
overturn / capsizing
強風でボートが転覆しました。
きょうふう で ぼーと が てんぷく しました。
kyoufuu de booto ga tenpuku shimashita.
The boat capsized in the strong wind.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “overturn” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 転覆 to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →tenraku
fall / degradation
階段から転落しないよう注意してください。
かいだん から てんらく しない よう ちゅうい して ください。
kaidan kara tenraku shinai you chuui shite kudasai.
Be careful not to fall down the stairs.
When you meet 転落 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “fall” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →tsuiraku
crash (aircraft)
小型機が山に墜落しました。
こがたき が やま に ついらく しました。
kogataki ga yama ni tsuiraku shimashita.
A small plane crashed into the mountain.
Tie 墜落 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “crash (aircraft)” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →rakka
falling
棚から荷物が落下しました。
たな から にもつ が らっか しました。
tana kara nimotsu ga rakka shimashita.
The package fell from the shelf.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “falling” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 落下 to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →kouka
descent
気温が急に降下しました。
きおん が きゅう に こうか しました。
kion ga kyuu ni kouka shimashita.
The temperature dropped suddenly.
When you meet 降下 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “descent” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →joushou
rise / ascent
気温が上昇しています。
きおん が じょうしょう しています。
kion ga joushou shiteimasu.
The temperature is rising.
When you meet 上昇 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “rise” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →kakou
decline / descent
売り上げが下降しています。
うりあげ が かこう しています。
uriage ga kakou shiteimasu.
Sales are declining.
Say 下降 out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “decline” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →shouka
sublimation
悔しさを努力に昇華させました。
くやしさ を どりょく に しょうか させました。
kuyashisa o doryoku ni shouka sasemashita.
He sublimated his frustration into effort.
Say 昇華 out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “sublimation” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
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