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- N1 vocabularyRare kanji readings in common wordsAt N1 the kanji look easy and the reading is the trap. 玄人, 仲人 and 土産 read nothing like they look. How to recognise them, and why the reading is the test.Available8 min read
- N1 vocabularyFive N1 words for reading Japanese proseRead 趣, 赴く, 懐く, 空しい and 憂鬱 in context. Learn their readings, sentence patterns and register, then test five words in six original exercises.Available9 min read
- N1 vocabularyEight Japanese words for academic argumentsRead eight N1 words for defining a concept, comparing claims and following an academic argument, with readings, natural phrases and original practice.Available5 min read
- N1 vocabularyWords for nuance and implicationLearn five N1 words for what a message hints, intends and presents: 暗示, 意図, 趣旨, 建前 and 本音, with readings and context.Available7 min read
- N1 vocabularyLegal and administrative languageRead six N1 study words for rules, public administration and courts: 規定, 規約, 行政, 訴訟, 判決 and 法案, with phrases and six original exercises.Available7 min read
- N1 vocabularyJapanese verb collocations: goals, duties and actionsCompare 達成, 遂げる, 果たす, 施す, 催す and 損なう through their nouns and senses. Learn the readings and limits, then try eight original questions.Available9 min read
- N1 vocabularyKango and wago: purchase, hiring and discussion wordsCompare kango and wago through 購入, 購買, 雇用, 採用 and 討議: readings, meaning, register, native alternatives and six exercises with separate answers.Available7 min read
- N1 vocabularyKatakana beyond loanwordsKatakana can mark a native word, a technical label or emphasis. Learn seven borrowed comparison words and practise reading their meanings in context.Available9 min read
- N1 vocabularyCounters and measures in specialist useRead 畳, 艘, 通, 滴 and 泊 in rooms, boats, correspondence, liquids and travel. Learn their number readings and practise choosing what each unit counts.Available8 min read
- N1 vocabularyHonorific vocabulary beyond the standard verbsRead five formal Japanese expressions: 拝啓, 敬具, ご無沙汰, 賜る and 拝借. Learn letter conventions, who gives or receives, and practise without spoilers.Available8 min read
- N1 vocabularyN1 argument words: precision, backing and discretionRead 厳密, 支持 and 適宜 through their sentence roles: precision, backing a proposal and acting as needed. Compare usage, then try six original questions.Available8 min read
- N1 vocabularyFour N1 verbs that change with contextLearn 差し支える, 取り組む, 控える and 踏まえる through particles, collocations and contrasting senses, then answer seven original questions.Available9 min read
- N1 vocabularyN1 vocabulary: meals, ingredients and cookingLearn four advanced food words: rare 甘い(うまい), 生(き) for undiluted, 酸っぱい for sour, and 調理 for food preparation.Available8 min read
- N1 vocabularyN1 vocabulary: clothes, fabrics and getting dressedLearn six N1 Japanese clothing and textile words: 襟, 裾, 織物, 繊維, 染める and 流行(はやり), with collocations and practice.Available8 min read
- N1 vocabularyN1 vocabulary: rooms, furniture and household equipmentLearn five advanced Japanese home words: 戸, 箪笥, 天井, 床(とこ) and 浴室, with reading contrasts, collocations and original practice.Available9 min read
- N1 vocabularyN1 vocabulary: seminars, attempts and graduate studyLearn five academic Japanese words: 演習, 教科, 試みる, 修士 and 修了, with readings, precise contrasts, collocations and original N1 practice.Available8 min read
- N1 vocabularyN1 vocabulary: music, performance and cultural eventsLearn five N1 Japanese arts words—曲, 演出, 衣装, 美術 and 上演—by following a stage work from creative plan to performance.Available7 min read
- N1 vocabularyN1 vocabulary: books, films and storytellingAnalyse Japanese stories and adaptations with 映像, 原作, 語彙, 主人公 and 描写, then distinguish the historical reading 役(えき).Available9 min read
- N1 vocabularyN1 vocabulary: animals, plants and living thingsLearn eight N1 Japanese words for plant growth, animal care and biological reports, including the deceptive readings 種, 象 and 実.Available9 min read
- N1 vocabularyN1 vocabulary: landscapes, geography and the seaLearn five N1 Japanese geography words: 河川, 崖, 山脈, 地形 and 浜, with correct readings, useful collocations and a source-reading correction.Available7 min read
- N1 vocabularyN1 vocabulary: seasons, climate and natural hazardsLearn four N1 Japanese hazard words: 雷, 降水, 洪水 and 津波, with precise readings, register, collocations and original practice.Available9 min read
- N1 vocabularyN1 vocabulary: the environment, energy and resourcesLearn six advanced Japanese words for defilement, fuel, combustion, depletion and disposal, with reading contrasts and original practice.Available9 min read
- N1 vocabularyN1 vocabulary: maps, routes and finding the wayLearn six assigned Japanese map and route vocabulary records, including 上下, 側, 角, 遠回り and 曲がる, with reading traps, collocations and N1-level practice.Available9 min read
- N1 vocabularyN1 vocabulary: rail travel, timetables and ticketsLearn five N1 Japanese rail words for fares, first departures, timetables, semi-express services and passengers, including the rare reading じょうかく.Available9 min read
- N1 vocabularyN1 vocabulary: hotels, sightseeing and reservationsLearn eight N1 Japanese travel words for visits, guides, hotel desks, family-run lodging, regional products, passengers, passports and consecutive holidays.Available10 min read
- N1 vocabularyN1 vocabulary: money, payment and personal financesLearn 15 N1 Japanese finance words for household balances, wages, savings, loans, interest and price reductions, with readings and practice.Available10 min read
- N1 vocabularyN1 vocabulary: shopping, products and customer serviceLearn five N1 Japanese shopping and product words for value, wrapping, inventory, market rates and quality, with readings and contextual practice.Available10 min read
- N1 vocabularyN1 vocabulary: illness, symptoms and recoveryMaster eight N1 Japanese health words, including rare readings of 傷 and 吐く, with usage contrasts, connected examples and original JLPT practice.Available10 min read
- N1 vocabularyN1 vocabulary: the body, senses and physical movementMaster 7 N1 Japanese body and sensation words, including rare readings, register contrasts, figurative senses and natural collocations.Available9 min read
- N1 vocabularyN1 vocabulary: medical care, emergencies and welfareLearn eleven N1 Japanese words for hygiene, emergency response, professional care, welfare, insurance and anaesthesia, with readings and precise usage.Available10 min read