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VocabJLPT N1

aspect

Noun

Definitions

1. aspect
2. phase
3. modality

This word refers to the appearance or aspect of a situation — the way things look or seem at a given moment. It is used to describe how circumstances are shaping up or what the overall state of something appears to be.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

No matter how you look at it, this is heading straight for collapse!

Sentence 2

Doesn't that room have a strange air of tension to it?

Sentence 3

The local festival has taken on more and more of a tourist attraction feel over the years.

Sentence 4

Why has this situation turned into such a firestorm?

Sentence 5

The morning station was packed with commuters — total battlefield.