JLPT N1 vocabulary in context

The idea

Read the whole sentence and identify the relationship between its parts. 曖昧 describes something unclear; 証拠を踏まえて means taking evidence into account; 費用を抑える means keeping costs down. Look for the noun each word naturally accompanies.

Examples

• 議論ぎろんが長引ながびいたため、結論けつろんを翌週よくしゅうに持もち越こしました。The discussion ran long, so we postponed the conclusion until the following week.
• 彼かれの説明せつめいは曖昧あいまいで、何なにを提案ていあんしているのか分わかりませんでした。His explanation was vague, and I could not tell what he was proposing.
• 予算よさんが限かぎられているので、費用ひようを抑おさえる必要ひつようがあります。Because the budget is limited, we need to keep costs down.
• 新あたらしい証拠しょうこを踏ふまえて、判断はんだんを見直みなおしました。We reconsidered our judgment in light of the new evidence.
• 突然とつぜんの停電ていでんにもかかわらず、作業さぎょうは滞とどこおりなく進すすみました。Despite the sudden power cut, the work proceeded without a hitch.
• 小ちいさな誤あやまりを見逃みのがすと、後あとで大おおきな問題もんだいになりかねません。If you overlook a small error, it could become a serious problem later.

Watch out

A familiar translation alone may fit several choices. Check meaning, register and collocation; N1 labels are approximate, not an official word list.

Try it yourself

1. 説明せつめいが＿＿で、意図いとが分わかりません。（曖昧／円滑／豊富）

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   曖昧

   曖昧 fits because the intention cannot be understood; 円滑 means smooth and 豊富 means abundant.

2. 新あたらしい証拠しょうこを＿＿、判断はんだんを見直みなおしました。（踏まえて／見逃して／抑えて）

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   踏まえて

   踏まえて means taking the new evidence into account before reconsidering the judgment.

3. 予算よさんが少すくないので、費用ひようを＿＿ます。（抑え／持ち越し／踏まえ）

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   抑え

   抑え forms 費用を抑える, to contain costs, which suits a limited budget.

Use it today

Choose the word that fits each sentence, then identify the clue that excludes the others.