Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to catch, to capture, to seize, to arrest, to grab, to catch hold of
2.
to grasp (e.g. meaning), to perceive, to capture (e.g. features)
3.
to captivate, to move (one's heart)
All readings:
捉える【とらえる】
捕らえる【とらえる】
捕える【とらえる】

noun
palm (of one's hand)
All readings:
手のひら【てのひら】
【てのひら】
【たなごころ】
【しょう】
手の平【てのひら】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
circulation (money, goods, etc.), distribution
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
circulation (air, water, etc.), ventilation, flow
prenominal
3.
negotiable (e.g. shares), distributional, circulating

noun
1.
manners, customs
2.
sex service, sex industry, sex-oriented entertainment
Other readings:
フーゾク

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to pollute, to contaminate, to soil, to make dirty, to stain
2.
to disgrace, to dishonour, to dishonor, to defile(esp. けがす)
All readings:
汚す【よごす】
汚す【けがす】
穢す【けがす】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
fall, tumble, spill, plunge, dive
2.
degradation, comedown, demotion, slump
Other readings:
顛落【てんらく】

noun, no-adjective, auxillary suru verb
supplement, complement

noun
monthly installment (instalment), monthly payment
See also:月払い

noun
woodcut, woodblock print, art print
Other readings:
板画【はんが】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to defeat

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to spend, to expend, to consume
2.
to waste, to squander, to throw away
3.
to devote

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to swell (from inflammation), to become swollen
Other readings:
脹れる【はれる】

noun, auxillary suru verb
acquisition, obtaining, coming to hand

noun
qualitative difference, disparity, gap

noun, auxillary suru verb
short course, training

noun, noun (suffix)
punishment, penalty

prefix
1.
new, neo-
noun
2.
newness, novelty
3.
Gregorian calendar(abbreviation)
See also:新暦
4.
Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE), Hsin dynasty

noun
anger, rage, fury, wrath, indignation

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
to mount up, to pile up, to accumulate, to increase(usually kana)

noun
1.
communism
2.
Communist Party(abbreviation)
See also:共産党

noun
script, screenplay, scenario

na-adjective, no-adjective
1.
best(only relevant for ベスト)
noun
2.
vest
Other readings:
ヴェスト

noun, no-adjective
carbon (C)

noun, no-adjective
long way, distant place
Other readings:
遠方【おちかた】

na-adjective, noun
intelligence, cleverness, innate aptitude
See also:鈍根 (antonym)

noun, na-adjective
excess, surplus, superabundance
See also:過少 (antonym)

noun
appendix, supplement, annex, extra (of a newspaper or magazine)
Other readings:
附録【ふろく】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to bind, to file
2.
to top with egg (e.g. donburi)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
pachinko, mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball
2.
slingshot, catapult
noun
3.
pistol(colloquialism)
Other readings:
ぱちんこ

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to graze (e.g. bullet), to scratch, to touch lightly(usually kana)
2.
to take a percentage, to exploit, to squeeze(usually kana)
All readings:
かする《掠る》
かする《擦る》

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
flight, desertion, escape

prefix
the same, the said, ibid.

adverb
1.
really (seem, appear, etc.), truly, evidently(usually kana)
2.
in that way(usually kana)

noun, auxillary suru verb
compensation, reparations, indemnity, damages

noun
secretary (government), director, chief

noun
honey(usually kana)
Other readings:
はちみつ《はち蜜》
はつみつ《蜂蜜》[1]
ハチミツ
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

noun
1.
windmill
2.
pinwheel (toy), windmill (toy)(only relevant for かざぐるま)
3.
Clematis patens (species of climbing plant)(usually kana)(only relevant for かざぐるま and カザグルマ)
All readings:
風車【ふうしゃ】
風車【かざぐるま】
カザグルマ

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
payment (taxes, fees, etc.)
2.
supply (of goods), delivery

adverb
surely, certainly, without doubt(used of beliefs that turned out to be false)

noun
yearbook, almanac, annual

noun
(flower) petal
Other readings:
花弁【はなびら】
花弁【かべん】
花瓣【かべん】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
cycle

noun
one's circumstances, environment, situation (in life)

noun
1.
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot)
2.
vacuum bottle, thermos flask

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to decide, to determine
2.
to establish, to lay down, to prescribe, to provide, to stipulate
3.
to bring peace (to), to make peaceful

na-adjective, noun
uncertain, vague, ambiguous(onomatopia)
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