Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun, noun (suffix)
1.
investigation, inspection, examination
2.
tune, note, melody

adjective
1.
astringent, bitter, puckery, rough, harsh, tart
2.
austere, elegant (and unobtrusive), refined, quiet (and simple), sober, sombre, subdued, tasteful (in a quiet way), understated
3.
sour (look), glum, grim, sullen, sulky
4.
stingy, tight-fisted
Other readings:
澁い【しぶい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

na-adjective, adverb, noun
far, far away, distant, remote, far off(usually kana)
Other readings:
はるか《遙か》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun, no-adjective
outside the area

noun
1.
ball (for sport, games, etc.)
2.
kemari, type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan(only relevant for 鞠 and 毬)
See also:蹴鞠
Other readings:
【まり】
【まり】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
training, instruction

noun, no-adjective
system

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be in a hurry, to be impatient, to be anxious (to do), to fret
2.
to get a fright, to panic, to get flustered, to be startled(colloquialism)

noun, no-adjective
insurrection, rebellion, revolt, riot, uprising

noun, auxillary suru verb
transactions, dealings, business
All readings:
取引【とりひき】
取り引き【とりひき】
取引き【とりひき】

adverb
if, in case, supposing(usually kana)

noun, no-adjective
1.
left-handedness, left-handed person, left-hander
2.
fondness for alcohol, person who is fond of alcohol, drinker
Other readings:
左利【ひだりきき】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
declaration, proclamation, announcement

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
concession, conciliation, compromise

noun, no-adjective
1.
truth, reality
2.
sincerity, honesty, fidelity(only relevant for じつ)
3.
content, substance(only relevant for じつ)
4.
(good) result(only relevant for じつ)
Other readings:
【じち】

na-adjective, noun
harmonious, peaceful, happy, amicable, smooth, free from trouble

noun
(giving) birth, childbirth, delivery, confinement(polite language)
See also:産 (さん)
Other readings:
御産【おさん】

noun, auxillary suru verb
whereabouts, place where one is, position, location

noun, auxillary suru verb
attack, charge, raid

noun
1.
sky
2.
heaven(only relevant for てん)
3.
svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth)(Buddhist term)(only relevant for てん)
4.
deva (divine being of Buddhism)(Buddhist term)(only relevant for てん)
5.
sole of a Japanese sandal(only relevant for てん)
Other readings:
【あめ】
【あま】

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

noun
antipathy, antagonism, animosity, revulsion, ill feeling

noun, auxillary suru verb
health preservation, recuperation, recreation

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
settlement (financial), squaring accounts, clearing debts
2.
liquidation
3.
ending (a relationship), breaking up (with), burying (the past), redeeming (one's faults)

noun, auxillary suru verb
annihilation, total destruction, complete destruction, crushing defeat

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be buried, to be covered, to be surrounded
2.
to overflow, to be crowded, to be filled
3.
to be repaid (e.g. debt), to be replenished(only relevant for うまる)
4.
to be filled (e.g. blank, vacancy, schedule)(only relevant for うまる)
All readings:
埋まる【うまる】
埋まる【うずまる】

noun, auxillary suru verb
general statement, outline

noun
1.
presentiment, premonition, hunch
auxillary suru verb
2.
to have a premonition, to have a hunch(usu. 予感がする)

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

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to be harmful to, to hinder, to interfere with, to irritate

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
enclosing (e.g. with a letter)

noun, auxillary suru verb
fall, crash (e.g. aircraft)

noun, auxillary suru verb
cease-fire, truce, armistice

adverb, noun
1.
immediately, at once, right away, directly(usually kana)
2.
soon, before long, shortly(usually kana)
3.
easily, readily, without difficulty(usually kana)
4.
right (near), nearby, just (handy)(usually kana)
na-adjective
5.
honest, upright, frank, straightforward(usually kana)

noun
music

noun
place, room, margin, scope
Other readings:
餘地【よち】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, auxillary suru verb
recommendation, advice, suggestion, encouragement
See also:お勧め
Other readings:
薦め【すすめ】
奨め【すすめ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
evolution, progress
See also:退化 (antonym)

noun, no-adjective
delinquency, misconduct

noun, auxillary suru verb
inspection, examination, checking

no-adjective, na-adjective, noun
not yet fixed, undecided, pending
See also:既定 (antonym)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
perusing as a side business, doing in addition to one's main work, running (businesses) simultaneously
noun
2.
side business, job on the side

noun
section, cross section, profile

noun, auxillary suru verb
meeting (face-to-face), seeing, visit, interview

adverb
1.
unwillingly, grudgingly, reluctantly(usually kana)
noun
2.
shaking head in refusal (to children)(usually kana)
interjection
3.
no!, no no!, not at all(usually kana)
All readings:
いやいや《嫌々》
いやいや《嫌嫌》
いやいや《厭々》
いやいや《厭厭》

noun, auxillary suru verb
defense, defence, pleading, advocacy
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