Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun, no-adjective
yearning, longing, aspiration, adoration, admiration
Other readings:
憬れ【あこがれ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
lapse of memory, (something) slipping one's mind, forgetting for a moment something one knows well
All readings:
ど忘れ【どわすれ】
ド忘れ【ドわすれ】
度忘れ【どわすれ】

noun
1.
protagonist, main character, hero(ine) (of a story)
2.
head of household

noun
itemized form, itemised form, itemization, itemisation
Other readings:
個条書き【かじょうがき】
箇条書【かじょうがき】

adverb, interjection
now, come (now), well

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

Godan-tsu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to consist of, to be made up of, to be composed of
2.
to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement), to hold true (e.g. of a theory), to be valid
3.
to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.), to carry on, to keep going
Other readings:
成立つ【なりたつ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
formation, molding, making up, taking form, giving form to
noun
2.
repair (e.g. plastic surgery), replacement, -plasty(medical term)

noun
real condition, actual circumstances, actual state of affairs
Other readings:
実状【じつじょう】

noun
the end, the extremity, the limit, the limits, the result

noun
1.
remains, traces, vestiges, relics
2.
(the sorrow of) parting
3.
end
Other readings:
名残り【なごり】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
cancer(usually kana)
Other readings:
ガン

noun, auxillary suru verb
threat, menace, coercion, terrorism

noun, na-adjective
ignorance, innocence, stupidity
Other readings:
無智【むち】

noun, no-adjective
1.
the opposite sex
See also:同性
2.
isomerism(chemistry term)

adjective
pleasant, agreeable, comfortable, refreshing
Other readings:
心良い【こころよい】[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】

noun
condition, situation, prospects

noun
1.
pressure, stress(physics term)
2.
pressure (e.g. political), coercion, arm-twisting

na-adjective, noun
simple, plain, modest

noun
goods, materials, commodities, resources, supplies

noun
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
See also:利子

noun
1.
trunk, torso, body, abdomen, waist
2.
plastron (in kendo), touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo)
3.
frame (of a drum, etc.), sound box (of a shamisen, etc.), hull (of a ship)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
defense, defence
See also:攻撃 (antonym)

na-adjective, noun
irregular, unseasonable, changeable, unsettled, abnormal

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
search (esp. for someone or something missing), manhunt
2.
legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.(law term)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
guess, conjecture

noun, no-adjective
1.
absence
noun (suffix)
2.
disregard, indifference

noun
1.
matchmaker(esp. なこうど)
2.
go-between, intermediary, middleman, mediator, intercessor(esp. ちゅうにん)
All readings:
仲人【なこうど】
仲人【ちゅうにん】
媒人【なこうど】
【なこうど】

na-adjective
gorgeous, gaudy, dazzling, gay, resplendent(usually kana)
Other readings:
きらびやか《綺羅びやか》

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to be based on, to take into account, to build upon, to have origin in
2.
to have one's feet firmly planted on, to plant oneself on

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to handle, to manage, to deal with, to work with, to have experience with
2.
to rear, to look after
All readings:
手がける【てがける】
手掛ける【てがける】
手懸ける【てがける】

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

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.), to satisfy, to comply with, to live up to
See also:沿う
2.
to accompany, to go with, to stay by one's side
3.
to associate with (someone), to mix with
4.
to marry, to wed(esp. 添う)
5.
to be added(esp. 添う)
Other readings:
副う【そう】

Godan-u verb
to make a mistake, to be incorrect, to be mistaken

noun
1.
lack of harmony, lack of balance, lack of coordination, malfunction
2.
ataxia(medical term)

noun
decoration

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

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to rule, to govern, to administer
Other readings:
掌る【つかさどる】
司どる【つかさどる】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
itemization (of expenses), the items, breakdown, classification

noun, auxillary suru verb
(sea) voyage, navigation, sailing, passage, cruise

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to lay in stock, to replenish stock, to procure
2.
to learn, to find out, to take in

Godan-tsu verb, transitive verb
1.
to sever, to cut off
2.
to suppress, to eradicate, to exterminate
3.
to abstain (from), to give up
All readings:
断つ【たつ】
絶つ【たつ】
斷つ【たつ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, no-adjective
woman, girl
All readings:
女子【じょし】
女子【おなご】
女子【おみなご】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
ability, skill, facility
Other readings:
腕まえ【うでまえ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
bleeding, haemorrhage, hemorrhage
2.
bleeding money, red ink, selling below cost

noun
spring

noun
1.
logic
no-adjective
2.
logical

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
blink (of eyes), wink
2.
twinkling (of stars), flicker (of light), blink (of light)(only relevant for またたき and まだたき)
All readings:
瞬き【まばたき】
瞬き【またたき】
瞬き【まだたき】[1]
瞬き【めばたき】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage
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