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10055 words · JLPT N1
JLPT N1 vocabulary
Words 561–570
naeru
to wither / lose strength
厳しい言葉にやる気が萎えました。
きびしい ことば に やるき が なえました。
kibishii kotoba ni yaruki ga naemashita.
The harsh words sapped my motivation.
When you meet 萎える in real text, pause on it once — meeting “wither” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →okotaru
to neglect
確認を怠ったことが原因でした。
かくにん を おこたった こと が げんいん でした。
kakunin o okotatta koto ga gen'in deshita.
Neglecting to check was the cause.
When you meet 怠る in real text, pause on it once — meeting “neglect” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →todokooru
to be delayed / overdue
連絡が滞って現場が混乱しました。
れんらく が とどこおって げんば が こんらん しました。
renraku ga todokootte genba ga konran shimashita.
Communication stalled and the workplace fell into confusion.
Say 滞る out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “be delayed” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →yomigaeru
to revive
写真を見て昔の記憶が甦りました。
しゃしん を みて むかし の きおく が よみがえりました。
shashin o mite mukashi no kioku ga yomigaerimashita.
Looking at the photo, old memories came back to me.
Say 甦る out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “revive” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →saegiru
to interrupt / block
話を遮らないで最後まで聞いてください。
はなし を さえぎらないで さいご まで きいて ください。
hanashi o saegiranaide saigo made kiite kudasai.
Please do not interrupt and hear me out to the end.
When you meet 遮る in real text, pause on it once — meeting “interrupt” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →nonoshiru
to abuse verbally
人前で人を罵ってはいけません。
ひとまえ で ひと を ののしって は いけません。
hitomae de hito o nonoshitte wa ikemasen.
You must not hurl abuse at someone in public.
When you meet 罵る in real text, pause on it once — meeting “abuse verbally” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →yuzuru
to yield / hand over
電車で高齢の方に席を譲りました。
でんしゃ で こうれい の かた に せき を ゆずりました。
densha de kourei no kata ni seki o yuzurimashita.
I gave up my seat to an elderly passenger on the train.
When you meet 譲る in real text, pause on it once — meeting “yield” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →irodoru
to color / adorn
季節の花が会場を彩っています。
きせつ の はな が かいじょう を いろどっています。
kisetsu no hana ga kaijou o irodotteimasu.
Seasonal flowers are brightening up the venue.
Tie 彩る to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “color” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →ayatsuru
to manipulate
彼は三か国語を自在に操ります。
かれ は さんかこくご を じざい に あやつります。
kare wa sankakokugo o jizai ni ayatsurimasu.
He commands three languages freely.
Tie 操る to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “manipulate” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →nigiru
to grasp
彼が最終的な決定権を握っています。
かれ が さいしゅうてき な けっていけん を にぎっています。
kare ga saishuuteki na ketteiken o nigitteimasu.
He holds the final decision-making power.
When you meet 握る in real text, pause on it once — meeting “grasp” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
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