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10055 words · JLPT N1
JLPT N1 vocabulary
Words 51–60
kaishuu
renovation / repair
古いシステムを改修しています。
ふるい しすてむ を かいしゅう しています。
furui shisutemu o kaishuu shiteimasu.
We are renovating the old system.
Make 改修 yours: write one short sentence about “renovation” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →kaichiku
rebuilding
実家を改築する予定です。
じっか を かいちく する よてい です。
jikka o kaichiku suru yotei desu.
We plan to rebuild my parents' house.
Make 改築 yours: write one short sentence about “rebuilding” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →zouchiku
building extension
工場を増築して生産を増やします。
こうじょう を ぞうちく して せいさん を ふやします。
koujou o zouchiku shite seisan o fuyashimasu.
We will extend the factory and increase production.
Say 増築 out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “building extension” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →tekkyo
removal / demolition
古い看板が撤去されました。
ふるい かんばん が てっきょ されました。
furui kanban ga tekkyo saremashita.
The old signboard was removed.
When you meet 撤去 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “removal” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →tettai
withdrawal
会社はその市場から撤退しました。
かいしゃ は その しじょう から てったい しました。
kaisha wa sono shijou kara tettai shimashita.
The company withdrew from that market.
Say 撤退 out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “withdrawal” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →tekkai
retraction
大臣は発言を撤回しました。
だいじん は はつげん を てっかい しました。
daijin wa hatsugen o tekkai shimashita.
The minister retracted his remarks.
Tie 撤回 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “retraction” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →henjou
giving back / forgoing
今週末は休みを返上して働きます。
こんしゅうまつ は やすみ を へんじょう して はたらきます。
konshuumatsu wa yasumi o henjou shite hatarakimasu.
I will give up my days off this weekend and work.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “giving back” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 返上 to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →jishoku
resignation
彼は責任を取って辞職しました。
かれ は せきにん を とって じしょく しました。
kare wa sekinin o totte jishoku shimashita.
He took responsibility and resigned.
Make 辞職 yours: write one short sentence about “resignation” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →shikkyaku
downfall
スキャンダルで政治家が失脚しました。
すきゃんだる で せいじか が しっきゃく しました。
sukyandaru de seijika ga shikkyaku shimashita.
The politician fell from power due to a scandal.
When you meet 失脚 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “downfall” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →shittsui
loss (of trust/prestige)
不祥事で会社の信頼が失墜しました。
ふしょうじ で かいしゃ の しんらい が しっつい しました。
fushouji de kaisha no shinrai ga shittsui shimashita.
The company's credibility collapsed due to the scandal.
Say 失墜 out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “loss (of trust” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
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