Culture & arts

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Tradition & etiquette29 This theme gathers the vocabulary of Japanese tradition and etiquette — 作法 (manners), しきたり and 慣わし (customs), 風習 (folk practices), 礼節 (decorum), 粋 (refined taste), たしなみ (discreet refinement), けじめ (clear boundaries), and 心得 (guiding principles). At the N1 level these words appear in the formal, literary register of essays, ceremonies, and grown-up social life, often carrying subtle judgments about character, as in 「茶道の作法は、単なる形式ではなく、相手を思いやる心の表れにほかならない」 or 「公私のけじめをつけられない者に、要職を任せるわけにはいかない」. Master them and you can speak about culture and conduct with the nuance of an educated adult, weighing when 「古いしきたりに縛られる」 gives way to reconsidering what a custom truly means.
Art & aesthetics29 This theme teaches the vocabulary of Japanese aesthetics—美意識 (aesthetic sensibility), 趣 and 風情 (atmospheric charm), 余白 (deliberate empty space), わび・さび, and words like 繊細, 洗練, 雅, and 味わい. These are advanced, N1-register expressions used in art criticism, cultural essays, and refined conversation to speak about beauty, nuance, and taste in abstract terms, as in 「あえて残された余白にこそある」 or 「不完全なものや朽ちゆくものの中に美を見出す感性」. Master them to discuss aesthetics with the depth and elegance an educated adult would command.
History29 This theme equips you with the vocabulary of historical discourse at N1 level — the formal, literary register used in academic writing, museum captions, news commentary, and cultivated conversation about the past. You will learn to speak of the rise and fall of civilizations (「一つの文明の興亡は、決して偶然の産物ではなく、必然の帰結である場合が多い」), to trace origins and lineages (「この慣習の由来を遡ると、宮廷儀礼にその端を発することが分かる」), and to distinguish fact from legend (「史実と伝承を峻別することは、歴史研究における基本的な作法である」). These are the words of the historian, the essayist, and the reflective observer of time.

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