Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse), bonfire
2.
open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
All readings:
焚き火【たきび】
、
たき火【たきび】
、
焚火【たきび】

noun
•
disposition, nature
Other readings:
気だて【きだて】
、
気立【きだて】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
1.
the Rabbit (fourth sign of the Chinese zodiac), the Hare
2.
hour of the Rabbit (around 6am, 5-7am, or 6-8am)
See also:卯の刻
3.
east(obsolete)
4.
second month in the lunar calendar(obsolete)
All readings:
卯【う】
、
卯【ぼう】

noun
1.
veranda, porch, balcony, open corridor
See also:縁 (えん)
2.
bone at the base of a fin, meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)(only relevant for 縁側)
See also:担鰭骨
Other readings:
椽側【えんがわ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
subtraction, deduction (e.g. tax), subsidy
Other readings:
扣除【こうじょ】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to give (time, money, goods), to donate
2.
to do, to perform, to conduct
3.
to apply (processing, makeup, etc.), to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
4.
to sow, to seed, to scatter (e.g. fertilizer), to sprinkle
5.
to spread far and wide(archaism)

noun, no-adjective
•
out of print

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

counter
1.
counter for books
noun
2.
volume(obscure)

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to be used up, to be run out, to be exhausted, to be consumed, to come to an end
Other readings:
竭きる【つきる】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, no-adjective
1.
every month
na-adjective, noun
2.
trite, commonplace, conventional, hackneyed(only relevant for つきなみ)(orig. used as an insult towards old-fashioned poets who would meet monthly to write poetry)
Other readings:
月並【つきなみ】
、
月次【つきなみ】
、
月次【げつじ】

adjective
1.
seductive, carnal, enchanting
2.
troubling, difficult, thorny, hard
3.
anxious, uneasy

na-adjective, noun
1.
mild (climate), temperate, clement, pleasant, agreeable(only relevant for 温和)
2.
gentle (nature, personality, etc.), mild, quiet, pleasant
3.
moderate (statement, measure, etc.), mild, temperate
Other readings:
穏和【おんわ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
lending (money), finance, loan
noun
2.
adaptability, versatility, flexibility, accommodation
Other readings:
融通【ゆうづう】
、
融通【ゆずう】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to look out on, to overlook, to front onto
2.
to face (a situation, crisis, etc.), to meet (e.g. death), to be confronted by
3.
to deal with (an issue)
4.
to attend (e.g. a function), to appear (e.g. in court), to be present at, to take part in

noun
•
objection, dissent, protest

Godan-bu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to reach, to amount to, to befall, to happen to, to extend, to go on (for, until)
2.
to be up to the task, to come up to
3.
to compare with, to be a match (for)
4.
to commit (a crime)
5.
to require (to do)(usu. used in the negative)

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to come apart at the seams, to be ripped, to be torn(usually kana)
2.
to begin to open, to begin to bloom(usually kana)
3.
to smile broadly, to break into a smile(usually kana)

prefix
•
original, primitive, primary, fundamental, raw

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
undulation
2.
ups and downs, highs and lows

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to send, to forward(usually kana)
2.
to hand over (e.g. money)(usually kana)
All readings:
よこす《寄越す》
、
よこす《寄こす》
、
よこす《遣す》

noun
•
old friend, old acquaintance

noun
•
Dear (so and so), Dear Sir, Dear Madam, To Whom It May Concern(letters beginning with this typically end with 敬具)
See also:敬具

na-adjective, noun
•
stubborn, obstinate, pigheaded

noun
•
negation, denial, negative(linguistics)
Other readings:
打消し【うちけし】
、
打消【うちけし】

noun, no-adjective, auxillary suru verb
•
development, exploitation
Other readings:
開発【かいほつ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

no-adjective, adverb, noun
•
the truth, fact, as it is, as you are, frank, bare plain(usually kana)
Other readings:
ありのまま《有りの儘》

noun
•
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds), fair weather, clear weather, clear sky, fair skies
Other readings:
晴天【せいでん】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
•
to bring, to take, to bring about(usually kana)
All readings:
もたらす《齎す》
、
もたらす《齎らす》[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, no-adjective
•
involving only the parties concerned, tete-a-tete

counter
1.
counter for small animals(only relevant for ひき)
2.
counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size)
3.
counter for horses(archaism)(only relevant for き)
noun
4.
roll of cloth
Other readings:
匹【き】
、
疋【ひき】
、
疋【き】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
surrender (to the authorities), giving oneself up, turning oneself in

noun
•
custom, convention, tradition, mores, conventional practice(usually kana)
All readings:
しきたり《仕来り》
、
しきたり《仕来たり》
、
しきたり《為来り》
、
しきたり《為来たり》

noun
•
assistance, help, aid, support, reinforcement

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
•
to remove, to deinstall, to take away, to set apart
Other readings:
取除く【とりのぞく】
、
とり除く【とりのぞく】
、
取りのぞく【とりのぞく】

noun
•
Yang energy, spirit
See also:魄

noun, na-adjective, auxillary suru verb
1.
extramarital sex, affair, fooling around
2.
infidelity, wantonness, unfaithfulness, inconstancy, fickleness, caprice
Other readings:
うわ気【うわき】
、
上気【うわき】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, no-adjective
•
system

noun
1.
seal, stamp, monogram signature(only relevant for はん)
2.
judgment, judgement(only relevant for はん)
noun, noun (suffix)
3.
size (of paper or books)
See also:判型
All readings:
判【はん】
、
判【ばん】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to weaken, to grow weak, to wane, to decline (of one's health)
2.
to be downcast, to be dejected, to be dispirited
3.
to be troubled, to be at a loss, to be perplexed, to be annoyed

noun, no-adjective
•
moment, instant(usually kana)

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to melt (and become soft or liquid)(usually kana)
2.
to be enchanted (by), to be charmed, to be bewitched(usually kana)
Other readings:
とろける《盪ける》
、
とろける《溶ろける》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to spring, to bound, to bounce
2.
to be stimulated, to be encouraged, to get lively
Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
3.
to pay handsomely, to splurge, to part eagerly with (money, etc.)
Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
4.
to breathe hard, to pant, to be out of breath
Other readings:
勢む【はずむ】

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
•
to dress up

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to lean (to one side), to incline
2.
to be unbalanced (e.g. diet), to be unduly weighted towards, to be concentrated on
3.
to be partial, to be biased, to be prejudiced
Other readings:
片寄る【かたよる】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
•
to present, to submit, to tender, to hold out
Other readings:
差出す【さしだす】
、
さし出す【さしだす】
、
差しだす【さしだす】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
outbreak, spring forth, occurrence, incidence
2.
generation (e.g. of power or heat), genesis, origin
3.
ontogeny, development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
See also:個体発生

noun, no-adjective
1.
fashion, fad, vogue, craze
2.
prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
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