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10055 words · JLPT N1
JLPT N1 vocabulary
Words 531–540
fumaeru
to be based on
前回の反省を踏まえて計画を立てました。
ぜんかい の はんせい を ふまえて けいかく を たてました。
zenkai no hansei o fumaete keikaku o tatemashita.
We drew up the plan based on the lessons of last time.
When you meet 踏まえる in real text, pause on it once — meeting “be based on” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →wakimaeru
to discern / know one's place
彼は場をよく弁えています。
かれ は ば を よく わきまえています。
kare wa ba o yoku wakimaeteimasu.
He has a good sense of the occasion.
Tie 弁える to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “discern” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →kaerimiru
to look back / reflect
これまでの十年を静かに顧みました。
これまで の じゅうねん を しずか に かえりみました。
koremade no juunen o shizuka ni kaerimimashita.
I quietly looked back over the past ten years.
Say 顧みる out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “look back” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →kaerimiru
to reflect on oneself
自分の言動を省みました。
じぶん の げんどう を かえりみました。
jibun no gendou o kaerimimashita.
I reflected on my own words and actions.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “reflect on oneself” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 省みる to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →kokoromiru
to attempt
新しい方法を試みることにしました。
あたらしい ほうほう を こころみる こと に しました。
atarashii houhou o kokoromiru koto ni shimashita.
We decided to try out a new method.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “attempt” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 試みる to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →hikiiru
to lead
彼女は十人のチームを率いています。
かのじょ は じゅうにん の ちーむ を ひきいています。
kanojo wa juunin no chiimu o hikiiteimasu.
She leads a team of ten.
Make 率いる yours: write one short sentence about “lead” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →shiiru
to compel
無理な残業を強いてはいけません。
むり な ざんぎょう を しいて は いけません。
muri na zangyou o shiite wa ikemasen.
You must not force unreasonable overtime on people.
Say 強いる out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “compel” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →sokonau
to harm / impair
その発言は信頼を損なう恐れがあります。
その はつげん は しんらい を そこなう おそれ が あります。
sono hatsugen wa shinrai o sokonau osore ga arimasu.
That remark risks damaging trust.
Make 損なう yours: write one short sentence about “harm” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →tomonau
to accompany / entail
新しい役職には大きな責任が伴います。
あたらしい やくしょく に は おおきな せきにん が ともないます。
atarashii yakushoku ni wa ookina sekinin ga tomonaimasu.
The new position carries considerable responsibility with it.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “accompany” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 伴う to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →makanau
to cover (costs)
イベントの費用は会費で賄っています。
いべんと の ひよう は かいひ で まかなっています。
ibento no hiyou wa kaihi de makanatteimasu.
The cost of the event is covered by membership fees.
Make 賄う yours: write one short sentence about “cover (costs)” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
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