Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun, no-adjective
1.
old person, elderly person, senior citizen
noun
2.
trustee of the Japan Sumo Association, retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay(sumo term)
3.
senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate)
4.
important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
Other readings:
年寄【としより】
年より【としより】

noun, no-adjective
centre, center, pivot, mainstay, nucleus, backbone, central figure, pillar, key man

noun, auxillary suru verb
consideration, concern, attention, thoughtfulness, making arrangements, care, trouble

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
production (e.g. play), direction

noun
1.
volt
2.
bolt(only relevant for ボルト)
Other readings:
ヴォルト

noun
1.
way, method, means, resource, remedy
2.
(technical) specification
Other readings:
仕樣【しよう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
distribution

noun, auxillary suru verb
revival, reconstruction, restoration, rebuilding, recovery, renaissance

noun
temple, sacred place, shrine, sanctuary, tabernacle

noun, no-adjective
wonder, miracle, amazement, prodigy

noun
1.
elegance, refinement, grace, dignity
2.
aroma

noun
1.
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road), going astray
2.
difference of opinion, misunderstanding, estrangement, disagreement
Other readings:
行き違い【ゆきちがい】
行違い【いきちがい】
行違い【ゆきちがい】

noun
passenger
All readings:
乗客【じょうきゃく】
乗客【じょうかく】

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
past, after
2.
too (much), over- (e.g. eating)(usually kana)

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.), to throw down the gauntlet, to contend for
Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
2.
to tackle (e.g. a problem), to attempt, to go after (a prize, record, etc.)
3.
to pressure (someone) for sex, to make advances to

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to carry on one's back
2.
to be burdened with, to take responsibility for
3.
to have (something) in the background, to be in front (of something)
Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
4.
to be conceited, to think highly of oneself(only relevant for しょう)(in the form しょってる)
All readings:
背負う【せおう】
背負う【しょう】
脊負う【せおう】[1]
脊負う【しょう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
edict, ordinance, proclamation

noun
1.
feelings, emotion, sentiment
2.
compassion, sympathy
3.
passion, affection, love
4.
the way things really are, the actual situation

adverb
completely, absolutely, totally(with neg. sentence)

noun
association, society, organization, organisation

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
fund-raising, collection of funds

noun, auxillary suru verb
complete change, about-face

noun
1.
time
2.
thyme
3.
time out (e.g. in sport)

noun
1.
hope, promise, possibility, chance, probability, likelihood
2.
expectation, anticipation, forecast, estimate
3.
side of a structural member
Other readings:
見込【みこみ】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

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

adjective
famous, noted, renowned, celebrated, well-known

adverbial noun, noun (temporal), no-adjective
day after day, every day

noun
maternity leave(abbreviation)
See also:出産休暇

noun
electrical transistor
All readings:
トランジスタ
トランジスター

no-adjective, na-adjective
characteristic, traditional, peculiar, inherent, native, eigen-

noun
1.
thigh
no-adjective
2.
femoral
All readings:
【もも】
【もも】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
correspondence (to), equivalence
2.
suitability, coordination, matching, being appropriate (for)
3.
dealing with, coping with, handling, response, reception, reaction
4.
compatibility (with technology, software, etc.), capability, support (for)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
carrying (on one's person or in the hand)(only relevant for けいたい)
noun
2.
mobile phone, cell phone(abbreviation, usually kana)
See also:携帯電話
Other readings:
ケータイ
ケイタイ

noun, na-adjective, no-adjective
depression, recession, slump
See also:好況

noun
treatment, service, handling, management
Other readings:
取扱い【とりあつかい】
取り扱【とりあつかい】
取扱【とりあつかい】

counter
1.
counter for nights of a stay
noun
2.
overnight stay, lodging(obscure)

noun
1.
aim, object, purpose, end
2.
expectations, prospects, hopes
3.
something that can be relied upon
4.
snack served with alcoholic drink(Kansai-ben (dialect))
noun (suffix)
5.
pad, guard
noun (suffix), noun (prefix)
6.
blow, strike
suffix
7.
addressed to(only relevant for 宛 and 宛て)
8.
per(usually kana)(also written as 充て)
Other readings:
【あて】
宛て【あて】

suffix, counter
-fold, -ply(counter for layers in the hito-futa-mi counting system)

noun
1.
request, favor, favour
2.
reliance, dependence, trust, hope
Other readings:
恃み【たのみ】
憑み【たのみ】

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to operate (e.g. a machine), to handle, to manage, to control, to maneuver, to steer
2.
to have a good command of (a language), to play proficiently (of a musical instrument)
3.
to work (a puppet), to pull the strings of a puppet
4.
to manipulate (a person, public opinion, etc.), to pull the strings, to control from the shadows, to mastermind

na-adjective, noun
near oneself, close to one, familiar

adjective
troublesome, annoying, complicated

noun
custom, practice, convention, precedent

noun, auxillary suru verb
regulation, (traffic) policing, control, restriction

noun
1.
net, netting
2.
web

noun, auxillary suru verb
purchase, buy

noun
quality (of a product or a service)
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