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10055 words · JLPT N1
JLPT N1 vocabulary
Words 541–550
yashinau
to nurture / support
彼は働きながら家族を養っています。
かれ は はたらき ながら かぞく を やしなっています。
kare wa hataraki nagara kazoku o yashinatteimasu.
He supports his family through his work.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “nurture” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 養う to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →tsukurou
to mend / keep up appearances
破れた作業着を自分で繕いました。
やぶれた さぎょうぎ を じぶん で つくろいました。
yabureta sagyougi o jibun de tsukuroimashita.
I mended the torn work clothes myself.
Say 繕う out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “mend” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →yosoou
to dress up / feign
彼女は落ち着いた様子を装っていました。
かのじょ は おちついた ようす を よそおっていました。
kanojo wa ochitsuita yousu o yosootteimashita.
She was putting on a calm appearance.
When you meet 装う in real text, pause on it once — meeting “dress up” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →sorou
to be complete / gathered
申請に必要な書類が揃いました。
しんせい に ひつよう な しょるい が そろいました。
shinsei ni hitsuyou na shorui ga soroimashita.
The documents needed for the application are all here.
Say 揃う out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “be complete” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →uruou
to be moistened / enriched
観光で地域の経済が潤いました。
かんこう で ちいき の けいざい が うるおいました。
kankou de chiiki no keizai ga uruoimashita.
Tourism enriched the local economy.
Say 潤う out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “be moistened” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →ukagau
to ask / visit (humble)
明日の午後、御社に伺います。
あした の ごご、おんしゃ に うかがいます。
ashita no gogo, onsha ni ukagaimasu.
I will call at your company tomorrow afternoon.
Tie 伺う to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “ask” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →ukagau
to peek / watch for
発言する前に相手の様子を窺いました。
はつげん する まえ に あいて の ようす を うかがいました。
hatsugen suru mae ni aite no yousu o ukagaimashita.
Before speaking, I watched for the other person's reaction.
Tie 窺う to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “peek” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →ninau
to bear / shoulder
彼が次の世代を担うことになります。
かれ が つぎ の せだい を になう こと に なります。
kare ga tsugi no sedai o ninau koto ni narimasu.
He will be the one to carry the next generation.
Make 担う yours: write one short sentence about “bear” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →kakumau
to shelter / harbor
彼は友人を自分の家に匿いました。
かれ は ゆうじん を じぶん の いえ に かくまいました。
kare wa yuujin o jibun no ie ni kakumaimashita.
He sheltered his friend at his own house.
Tie 匿う to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “shelter” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →shitau
to yearn for / admire
部下に慕われる上司になりたいです。
ぶか に したわれる じょうし に なりたい です。
buka ni shitawareru joushi ni naritai desu.
I want to be the kind of manager my staff look up to.
When you meet 慕う in real text, pause on it once — meeting “yearn for” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
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