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Having started bonsai over a year ago I am still just a beginner, and originally learned to cut branches and leaves for ramification purposes. This leads to my question, how does ramification actually work, and what does die back mean. Thank you to anyone who can help.

I am not sure what you mean with "how ramification works". It is the amount of branching you get on your tree. The further developed, the denser the canopy becomes if done right. Leading to ever smaller twigging and smaller leaves. How to achieve this is species dependent.

Die-back is when you cut a branch off, and part of the rest of the branch, or trunk, dies off from the cut.

By how it works I mean how do you know where new growth will show up, and how far you should prune back.

Which species?
Maple is different than larch is different than pines, is different than pines

At the moment, dwarf Jade, sleeping hibiscus, and fukien tea. Thank you so much for all of your help.

Can't help you with those. I do not have any of these species and would never consider them for bonsai.

For broadleaf species, generally speaking, wherever a leaf has grown has the potential to become a branch. When you prune a branch, the last remaining node (where a leaf is/was) should sprout a new branch. If the species has alternating leaves your choice of where you prune back to will influence the direction of the new growth. The new growth will emanate from the leaf collar. If you cut back to a leaf on the right a new branch should grow to the right. This is called directional pruning and is a way to be intentional with shaping your trees without wires. (Dwarf Jade do not take well to wiring/bending. My Fukien hardens off too quickly for wiring to be very effective.) For species that I have worked with that have paired leaves, branches usually grow from both leaf collars of the last node when cut back.