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10055 words · JLPT N1
JLPT N1 vocabulary
Words 631–640
kizashi
omen / signs
春の兆しを感じます。
はる の きざし を かんじます。
haru no kizashi o kanjimasu.
I can feel the signs of spring.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “omen” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 兆し to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →zenchou
forewarning
地震の前兆かもしれません。
じしん の ぜんちょう かも しれません。
jishin no zenchou kamo shiremasen.
It may be a sign of an earthquake.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “forewarning” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 前兆 to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →sakigake
pioneer / forerunner
同社はAI導入の先駆けでした。
どうしゃ は AI どうにゅう の さきがけ でした。
dousha wa AI dounyuu no sakigake deshita.
The company was a pioneer in adopting AI.
Say 先駆け out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “pioneer” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →sentan
cutting edge
先端の技術を学びたいです。
せんたん の ぎじゅつ を まなびたい です。
sentan no gijutsu o manabitai desu.
I want to learn cutting-edge technology.
Say 先端 out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “cutting edge” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →kyokuchi
culmination
この料理は職人技の極致です。
この りょうり は しょくにんわざ の きょくち です。
kono ryouri wa shokuninwaza no kyokuchi desu.
This dish is the culmination of artisan skill.
Say 極致 out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “culmination” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →kyokugen
limit / extremity
体力の極限まで走りました。
たいりょく の きょくげん まで はしりました。
tairyoku no kyokugen made hashirimashita.
I ran to the limit of my strength.
Say 極限 out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “limit” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →genkai
limit
一人でやるには限界があります。
ひとり で やる に は げんかい が あります。
hitori de yaru ni wa genkai ga arimasu.
There is a limit to what one person can do.
Make 限界 yours: write one short sentence about “limit” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →rinkai
criticality
原子炉が臨界に達しました。
げんしろ が りんかい に たっしました。
genshiro ga rinkai ni tasshimashita.
The reactor reached criticality.
When you meet 臨界 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “criticality” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →kyouchi
state of mind / stage
彼は新しい境地を開きました。
かれ は あたらしい きょうち を ひらきました。
kare wa atarashii kyouchi o hirakimashita.
He broke new ground.
When you meet 境地 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “state of mind” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →kyokumen
phase / situation
交渉は重要な局面を迎えました。
こうしょう は じゅうような きょくめん を むかえました。
koushou wa juuyouna kyokumen o mukaemashita.
The negotiations reached a critical phase.
Tie 局面 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “phase” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
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