Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
change, transformation, innovation, reform, revolution, revolutionizing, upheaval
2.
Reformation

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to approach, to draw near, to get close
2.
to get acquainted with, to get closer to, to get to know
All readings:
近づく【ちかづく】
近付く【ちかづく】
近付く【ちかずく】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be crowded, to be packed
2.
to be complex
auxiliary verb
3.
to go into, to put into, to remain (seated), to be plunged into (silence), to do thoroughly(only relevant for 込む)
4.
to do intently(only relevant for 込む)
5.
to continue in the same state(only relevant for 込む)
All readings:
込む【こむ】
混む【こむ】
籠む【こむ】[1]
篭む【こむ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
being produced in a particular region, local specialty

noun
(criminal) punishment, penalty, sentence

noun, auxillary suru verb
going to work (e.g. in the morning), coming to work
See also:退社 (antonym)

noun
1.
movement, move, motion
2.
trend, development, change, fluctuation

noun
1.
blank form
2.
sheets of paper, sheet of paper

noun, no-adjective
extracurricular

na-adjective, noun
wise, sensible, well-advised, intelligent, sagacious, prudent

noun, auxillary suru verb
fall, drop, descent, coming down

noun
matter, thing, affair, circumstance
Other readings:
事がら【ことがら】

adverb
1.
first of all, at once, right away(usually kana)
2.
for now, for the time being(usually kana)
Other readings:
とりあえず《取り敢えず》
とりあえず《取敢えず》

noun, auxillary suru verb
wish, desire, ambition

noun, auxillary suru verb
establishment, settlement

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.), to contemplate, to examine, to think over, to introspect
See also:顧みる

noun, auxillary suru verb
saliva, spit, sputum
Other readings:
【つばき】
【つわき】
【つわ】[1]
【つ】[1]
【つわっぱ】[1]
唾き【つばき】
唾き【つわき】
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
1.
wrinkle, crease(usually kana)
2.
ripple(usually kana)
Other readings:
しわ《皴》

noun
1.
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period), samurai
2.
man in attendance (on a person of high standing), retainer(archaism)(only relevant for さぶらい)
Other readings:
【さぶらい】
【さむらい】

noun
mood

noun
1.
marsh, swamp, wetland, bog, pond
2.
being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)(slang)

noun, auxillary suru verb
depiction, description, portrayal

adjective
1.
gloomy (e.g. mood), depressing(usually kana)
2.
irritating, troublesome(usually kana)
3.
heavy (weather), cloudy(usually kana)
Other readings:
うっとおしい《鬱陶しい》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
promotion, encouragement

noun
1.
nectar
2.
honey
3.
honeydew
4.
treacle, molasses
5.
sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
Other readings:
【みち】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
encore

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
approach
2.
approach shot(abbreviation)

noun, auxillary suru verb
check, restraint, oppression, suppression

noun
inventory, stock, stockpile

noun
1.
feeling, sensation, mood
suffix
2.
sensation of doing(usu. after -masu stem of verb; read as ごこち)

noun, auxillary suru verb
exemption, exoneration, discharge

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
daytime, during the day, time from sunrise until sunset, diurnal period
All readings:
昼間【ひるま】
昼間【ちゅうかん】

noun, auxillary suru verb
patience, endurance
Other readings:
辛棒【しんぼう】[1]
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun, auxillary suru verb
employment, starting work

adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
tedious, boring, being fed up with(onomatopia)
Other readings:
ウンザリ

noun
tumour, tumor, growth, boil, ulcer, abscess, rash, pimple(usually kana)

adjective
easy, simple, light(usually kana)
Other readings:
たやすい《た易い》

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to deceive, to falsify, to misrepresent, to cheat, to swindle, to tamper, to juggle, to manipulate(usually kana)
2.
to dodge, to beg the question (issue, difficulties)(usually kana)
3.
to varnish over, to gloss over(usually kana)
Other readings:
ごまかす《誤摩化す》[1]
ごまかす《胡麻化す》[1]
ごまかす《誤魔かす》[1]
ごまかす《胡魔化す》[1]
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun, auxillary suru verb
book review

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to pity, to sympathize with, to sympathise with, to treat with sympathy, to console, to be kind to, to appreciate(usually kana)
2.
to tend to (e.g. an injury), to care for, to nurse, to soothe(usually kana)
Other readings:
いたわる《労わる》[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
being too late, losing one's final chance
Other readings:
手後れ【ておくれ】
手おくれ【ておくれ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
leaving as is, leaving alone, leaving to chance, neglecting, abandoning

noun, auxillary suru verb
deterioration, changing for the worse

noun
folk customs, folkways, ethnic customs

noun
1.
mark, target
2.
object, subject, focus
3.
point (e.g. of argument)

noun
poor piece of work, rubbish, trash

noun
signs, omen, symptoms
Other readings:
萌し【きざし】

noun, no-adjective
1.
duty, sense of duty, honor, honour, decency, courtesy, debt of gratitude, social obligation
no-adjective
2.
in-law, relation by marriage
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