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VocabJLPT N2

illusion

NounSuru VerbTransitive Verb

Definitions

1. fantasy
2. illusion

This noun means illusion, fantasy, or a dream-like vision that is not real. It is used to describe something imagined or unreal, and often appears in literary, artistic, or poetic contexts to evoke a sense of something beautiful but fleeting or unattainable.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

Customers tend to have the illusion that same-day service is a given.

Sentence 2

The future painted by predictive models can sometimes border on fantasy.

Sentence 3

That proposal looks like a fantasy from someone who doesn't know how things work on the ground.

Sentence 4

Where does the facts end and the fantasy begin?

Sentence 5

And there it is again — the illusion that "I can change starting tomorrow"…