Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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adverb
indeed, really, absolutely, truly, actually, very, quite
All readings:
誠に【まことに】
真に【まことに】
真に【しんに】
寔に【まことに】
洵に【まことに】

noun, no-adjective, auxillary suru verb
supplement, complement

noun
monthly installment (instalment), monthly payment
See also:月払い

noun, auxillary suru verb
counterattack, counteroffensive, counterblow

noun
evening glow, red sunset, afterglow (of sunset)
Other readings:
夕焼【ゆうやけ】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
believer, adherent, devotee

noun, auxillary suru verb
cultivation

noun
elasticity, flexibility

na-adjective
1.
faint, dim, weak, slight, vague, indistinct, hazy(usually kana)
2.
poor, wretched, meagre, meager, scanty(usually kana)
Other readings:
かすか《幽か》

noun, no-adjective
1.
old person, elderly person, senior citizen
noun
2.
trustee of the Japan Sumo Association, retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay(sumo term)
3.
senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate)
4.
important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
Other readings:
年寄【としより】
年より【としより】

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
furnished with, including
2.
attached to
3.
impression, appearance
noun
4.
luck(usually kana)
5.
sociality
noun, noun (suffix)
6.
under, assistant (e.g. to a manager)
See also:お付き
7.
soup base
Other readings:
付き【づき】
【つき】
【づき】
ツキ

noun, auxillary suru verb
public appeal (e.g. for contributions), public offering (of securities), public advertisement (of a post), open recruitment

suru verb (special), suffix
to change into, to convert into, to transform, to be reduced, to influence, to improve (someone)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
public performance
2.
exhibition in a foreign country(sumo term)

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
favourable, favorable, promising, satisfactory, in good shape

pre-noun adjectival
1.
unthinkable, unimaginable, inconceivable, unexpected
2.
terrible, awful, serious
adverb
3.
very(archaism)

noun
pension, guesthouse, bed and breakfast, private home providing lodging for travelers (travellers)

noun
detour, roundabout way
Other readings:
遠まわり【とおまわり】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
question
2.
interpellation

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to defeat

noun
company housing, housing provided by one's company

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to throw into disorder, to disarrange, to disturb (order, peace, etc.), to corrupt (public morals), to dishevel (hair)
Other readings:
紊す【みだす】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to be exhausted, to be worn out
All readings:
バテる
ばてる

adjective
casual, unconcerned, nonchalant
Other readings:
何気無い【なにげない】

noun, auxillary suru verb
birth and growth, giving birth and raising, development, breeding

noun, no-adjective
maritime, marine transportation

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
puncture, flat tyre (tire), blowout
2.
bursting, overflowing, being jammed (e.g. phone lines), reaching breaking point, collapse, breakdown, going bankrupt

adverb
unconditionally, as a rule

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to pinch, to hold (between one's fingers), to pick up (with chopsticks, tweezers, etc.)(usually kana)
2.
to pick up and eat, to snack on(usually kana)
3.
to pick out (the main point), to summarize, to sum up(usually kana)
4.
to bewitch, to possess, to fascinate(usually kana)(usu. as つままれる)
Other readings:
つまむ《摘まむ》
つまむ《撮む》
つまむ《抓む》

noun, auxillary suru verb
cooperation, conciliation, harmony, coordination

noun (suffix)
intended for ..., oriented towards ..., aimed at ...

noun
fault, error, indiscretion, faux pas
Other readings:
誤ち【あやまち】

noun, auxillary suru verb
agreement, concurrence, conformance, compliance

noun
lesson

noun
individuality, personality, quirk, idiosyncrasy, character, individual characteristic

noun, auxillary suru verb
abstention (from voting), renunciation (of a right), withdrawal (from a contest)

noun
1.
one breath
2.
time of one breath
3.
pause, break, rest, breather
4.
(doing in) one go, doing without stopping(as 一息に)
5.
small amount of effort, a little more effort

noun
1.
foundation, base, basis
adverb
2.
from the beginning, from the outset, by nature(often in negative contexts)
See also:元々

na-adjective, no-adjective
1.
suitable, appropriate, fitting, proper
adverbial noun
2.
appropriately, accordingly, as required, at one's discretion

noun, auxillary suru verb
aggression, invasion, raid
Other readings:
侵掠【しんりゃく】

interjection
1.
hey!, oi!, ahoy!
pronoun
2.
I, me(Kansai-ben (dialect))(only relevant for おい)
All readings:
おい
おおい
おーい
オイ
オーイ
オオイ

noun
1.
metal rod, metal bar, iron rod, crowbar
2.
iron club, iron staff with rings on top (traditionally used by night watchmen)
All readings:
金棒【かなぼう】
鉄棒【かなぼう】

noun
1.
gap, lag, slippage
2.
difference, discrepancy
3.
shear (e.g. shear stress)(physics term)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
being elected
2.
being selected (to win a prize, etc.)
3.
winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
See also:当籤

noun, auxillary suru verb
paralysis, palsy, numbness, stupor
Other readings:
痲痺【まひ】
マヒ

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
conversion, diversion, changeover, commutation, switchover
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