Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun
1.
person in charge of music (in a Japanese dance performance)
2.
person singing ballads (in noh)
3.
coast (esp. as seen from the water), shore
4.
the country, countryside, the provinces, rural area(archaism)

noun
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)(sports term)

noun, auxillary suru verb
waste (of money, time, etc.), squandering, frittering away
Other readings:
無駄使い【むだづかい】[1]
無駄づかい【むだづかい】
むだ遣い【むだづかい】
むだ使い【むだづかい】[1]
徒遣い【むだづかい】
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun, no-adjective
1.
new face, newcomer, rookie, fresh recruit
2.
modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)

adverb
1.
exactly, precisely, just, right(usually kana)
2.
as if, as though, quite(usually kana)
All readings:
ちょうど《丁度》
ちょうど《恰度》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
mining industry
Other readings:
礦業【こうぎょう】

noun
process, procedure, sequence, protocol, instruction

noun
death penalty, capital punishment

noun, auxillary suru verb
(foot) race, sprint(colloquialism, usually kana)

noun, no-adjective
master's (academic degree)

noun
eyebrow, eyebrows
Other readings:
【まみえ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
capture, seizure

noun
tone color, tone colour, tone quality, timbre
Other readings:
音色【おんしょく】
音いろ【ねいろ】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
distribution

noun
denominator(mathematics)

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
here and there, some parts (of something), several places
All readings:
所々【ところどころ】
所々【しょしょ】
所所【ところどころ】
所所【しょしょ】
処々【しょしょ】
処処【しょしょ】

adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
clearly, plainly, distinctly, decisively, flatly, definitely, resolutely(onomatopia)
Other readings:
キッパリ

na-adjective, noun
1.
safe (e.g. choice), secure, innocuous, inoffensive
2.
acceptable, passable, satisfactory, adequate, faultless, without flaw

noun, no-adjective
ruling party, government party, party in power, government

noun
1.
written language, literary language
See also:口語
2.
classical (or formal) written style based on Heian-period Japanese
See also:口語

moshikashite
adverb
1.
perhaps, possibly, maybe, by any chance, if I'm not mistaken(usually kana)
2.
if, in case, in the event that(usually kana)

noun
1.
will, resolution, intention, ambition, aim, goal
2.
kindness, goodwill, kind offer
3.
gift (as a token of gratitude)

noun
1.
illness, disease
2.
bad habit, weakness, fault

noun
1.
embankment, bank
2.
beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin(abbreviation)
See also:どて焼き

noun
steamship, steamboat, steamer

noun
1.
fight
2.
fighting spirit(abbreviation)
interjection
3.
fight!, do your best, go for it, keep at it

noun, auxillary suru verb
orders, instructions, directive, command

adjective
1.
light, well-lit, well-lighted
2.
bright (of a colour), brightly-coloured, brightly-colored
3.
cheerful, bright, spirited, sunny (e.g. disposition)
4.
encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.), promising, of fair prospects
5.
familiar (with), knowledgeable (about), well versed (in)(as 〜に明るい)
6.
fair (e.g. politics), clean, impartial
Other readings:
明い【あかるい】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to take over, to capture, to seize, to commandeer, to occupy, to usurp
2.
to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
Other readings:
乗っとる【のっとる】

adverb
1.
originally, essentially, naturally, by nature, really, actually
2.
in the first place, to begin with

adverb
often, frequently, now and then, occasionally

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.), to be bright, to be vivid, to be crisp
2.
to be clear-headed, to be alert, to be on the ball, to be wide awake
3.
to look upbeat, to be perky, to be cheerful(often as 冴えない)
4.
to master (a skill), to excel at, to cleanly execute
5.
to be satisfying(often as 冴えない)
See also:冴えない
6.
to become frigid, to become intensely cold(original meaning; now somewhat old-fashioned)
Other readings:
冱える【さえる】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to place (in position), to fix, to set (e.g. table), to lay (foundation)
2.
to install, to seat (someone)
3.
to settle (upon something), to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
4.
to apply (moxa)

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
hot topic, talk of the town
Other readings:
持ちきり【もちきり】

adjective
1.
easy
suffix, adjective
2.
likely to ..., have a tendency to ...(usually kana)(after -masu stem of verb)
3.
easy to ...(usually kana)(after -masu stem of verb)

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to gnaw, to nibble, to bite, to munch, to crunch(usually kana)
2.
to dabble in, to have a smattering of(usually kana)
All readings:
かじる《齧る》
かじる《噛る》
かじる《囓る》

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
torii, Shinto shrine archway

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
stagnation, tie-up, standstill, congestion, delay, accumulation, falling into arrears

noun, auxillary suru verb
arms, armament

noun
1.
kanji used as a phonetic symbol, instead of for the meaning, phonetic-equivalent character, substitute character
2.
kanji used for their meaning, irrespective of reading
Other readings:
あて字【あてじ】
宛字【あてじ】
宛て字【あてじ】
当字【あてじ】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
progress

noun, no-adjective
actual place, local, on-site
See also:現場

noun
1.
heaven and earth, the universe, nature, top and bottom, realm, sphere, world
2.
top and bottom(only relevant for てんち)
3.
gods of heaven and earth(only relevant for あめつち)
All readings:
天地【てんち】
天地【あめつち】
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