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VocabJLPT N1

bubble

Noun

Definitions

1. bubble
2. bubble economy
3. Bubble

This katakana word, borrowed from English, refers to an economic bubble — a period of rapid asset price inflation followed by a collapse. In Japan it most famously refers to the economic boom and subsequent bust of the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

Fine bubbles rose in streams along the inside of the glass.

Sentence 2

A line of clear bubbles floated on the surface, catching the light.

Sentence 3

At what point do you estimate the bubbles began forming?

Sentence 4

She said, "Anger is like a bubble — leave it alone and it disappears."

Sentence 5

That promise just vanished into thin air, huh?