Vocabulary list for JLPT N1
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noun
1.
yokozuna (highest rank in sumo), grand champion(sumo term)
2.
best in its field, crème de la crème, cream of the crop
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
•
to delay, to postpone, to slow down, to retard
Other readings:
後らす【おくらす】
、遅す【おくらす】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
adjective
•
casual, unconcerned, nonchalant
Other readings:
何気無い【なにげない】
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
excuse
2.
explanation
Other readings:
言いわけ【いいわけ】
、言訳【いいわけ】
、言い分け【いいわけ】
、言分け【いいわけ】
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
resonance, sympathetic (sound), (being in) sympathy
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to come off, to be worn off(usually kana)
2.
to fade, to discolor, to discolour(usually kana)
Other readings:
はげる《剝げる》
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to go under, to pass under, to go through, to pass through(usually kana)
2.
3.
to evade, to get around, to slip past(usually kana)
4.
to survive, to surmount(usually kana)
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
•
to stop by, to drop in for a short visit
Other readings:
立寄る【たちよる】
、立ちよる【たちよる】
Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to herd, to drive, to chase, to corral
2.
to corner, to force someone into doing
3.
to go hard, to push yourself, to make a last charge
4.
to run on (e.g. lines in printing)
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
packing, baling, crating
Other readings:
荷作り【にづくり】
、荷づくり【にづくり】
noun
1.
attempt, trial, experiment
2.
endeavour (endeavor), effort, venture, initiative
noun
•
body build, figure
All readings:
体つき【からだつき】
、体付き【からだつき】
、身体つき【からだつき】
、身体付き【からだつき】
Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be crowded with people, to be bustling with
2.
to prosper, to flourish, to do thriving business
noun
1.
master (of a house, shop, etc.)
2.
husband(familiar language)
3.
sir, boss, master, governor(used to address a male patron, customer, or person of high status)
4.
patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess, sugar daddy
See also:パトロン
Other readings:
檀那【だんな】
noun
1.
(company) director, executive, top management(only relevant for じゅうやく)
2.
important post, role with heavy responsibilities
All readings:
重役【じゅうやく】
、重役【おもやく】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
support (e.g. of one's dependents), maintenance
Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to incline toward, to slant, to lurch, to heel over, to be disposed to, to trend toward, to be prone to
2.
to go down (sun), to wane, to sink, to decline
All readings:
傾く【かたむく】
、傾く【かたぶく】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
buruu
Common word
noun, na-adjective
1.
blue (colour, color)
na-adjective
2.
sad, down (in the dumps)
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.), providing a meal, lunch service
See also:学校給食 (がっこうきゅうしょく)
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
revival, reconstruction, restoration, rebuilding, recovery, renaissance
Ichidan-zuru verb, intransitive verb
•
to apply correspondingly, to correspond to, to be proportionate to, to conform to
See also:準じる
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准ずる【じゅんずる】
noun
1.
route, course, path
2.
one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
suru verb (special), transitive verb
1.
to take the name of, to call oneself
2.
to pretend, to feign, to purport
noun
1.
copper (Cu)
2.
All readings:
銅【どう】
、銅【あか】
、銅【あかがね】
、赤金【あかがね】
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】
numeric
•
six(陸 is used in legal documents)
All readings:
六【ろく】
、六【む】
、六【むう】
、６【ろく】
、６【む】
、６【むう】
、陸【ろく】
、陸【む】
、陸【むう】
suru verb (special), transitive verb
1.
to offer, to present, to submit, to supply
2.
to serve (food and drink)
3.
to offer (to the gods), to set up (before an alter)
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to harden, to freeze, to strengthen, to solidify, to make (a fist), to tramp down (snow, dirt)
See also:土を固める (つちをかためる)
2.
to put together, to collect, to gather, to consolidate
3.
to make secure, to stabilize, to settle down, to strengthen (belief, resolution, etc.), to establish (evidence)
See also:身を固める (みをかためる)
4.
to fortify, to reinforce, to support
5.
to wear for a specific purpose (armor, coat, etc.)(in the form に身をかためる)
6.
to swear, to resolutely vow, to sincerely promise
7.
to tie tightly, to fasten
8.
to hold a bow fully drawn
Other readings:
堅める【かためる】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
noun
1.
(being in) the red, deficit
2.
red letter, red writing
3.
corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to swell (from inflammation), to become swollen
Other readings:
脹れる【はれる】
interjection
1.
ah!, oh!, alas!(usually kana)(also written as 於乎, 於戯, 嗟乎, 嗟夫, 吁, etc.)
2.
yes, indeed, that is correct(usually kana)
3.
aah, gah, argh(usually kana)(in exasperation)
4.
hey!, yo!(usually kana)
5.
uh huh, yeah yeah, right, gotcha(usually kana)
Other readings:
ああ《噫》[1]
、ああ《嗟》[1]
、あー
、あぁ
、アー
、アア
、アァ
Notes:
- ateji (phonetic) reading
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
engaging in (work), pursuing (e.g. studies), following (a profession), being involved in
noun
•
shamisen, samisen, three-stringed Japanese lute
All readings:
三味線【しゃみせん】
、三味線【さみせん】
noun, no-adjective
1.
turning by hand, hand-turned, hand-cranked
noun
2.
preparations, arrangements
noun
•
fault, error, indiscretion, faux pas
Other readings:
誤ち【あやまち】
noun
1.
small dining table (usu. for a single person), serving tray (with legs)
2.
meal, food, serving
See also:御膳
counter
3.
counter for bowlfuls of rice
4.
counter for pairs of chopsticks
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits), elimination, eradication, destruction, suppression
2.
making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings(Buddhist term)
3.
curing illness
Other readings:
対治【たいじ】
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