Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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

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

noun
tanka, 31-mora Japanese poem
Other readings:
短歌【みじかうた】

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】

noun
guidebook

noun
1.
world, society, public(only relevant for 世)
2.
life, lifetime
3.
age, era, period, epoch, generation
4.
reign, rule
5.
the times(only relevant for 世)
6.
world (of existence)(Buddhist term)(only relevant for 世)
Other readings:
【よ】

adverb, conjunction
next, secondly, subsequently

na-adjective
frequent, incessant

adverb
as much as possible, if possible(usually kana)
Other readings:
なるたけ《成るたけ》
なるだけ《成る丈》

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to flatter, to soft-soap, to sweet talk, to cajole, to instigate(usually kana)

na-adjective, no-adjective
dynamic, kinetic

noun
unlucky day
All readings:
悪日【あくにち】
悪日【あくび】

noun
remuneration, recompense, reward, toll

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
change, transformation, innovation, reform, revolution, revolutionizing, upheaval
2.
Reformation

noun, auxillary suru verb
taking a seat, sitting down (in one's seat)

pre-noun adjectival
satisfactory, decent(usually kana)(usually used in the negative sense)
Other readings:
ろくな《陸な》
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

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

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
forcing, enforcement
na-adjective
2.
forced, enforced

noun
retainer, retinue, servant
Other readings:
家礼【けらい】
家頼【けらい】

noun, auxillary suru verb
rejection, negation, voting down

noun
borrowing, debt, loan

counter
1.
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper)
2.
counter for positions or roles(archaism)
See also:役 (やく)
3.
counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba)(archaism)
4.
counter for ranking level(sumo term)

adverb
1.
more and more, all the more, increasingly(usually kana)
2.
at last, finally, beyond doubt(usually kana)
3.
(at the) last moment, worst possible time(usually kana)
All readings:
いよいよ《愈》
いよいよ《愈々》
いよいよ《弥々》
いよいよ《愈愈》
いよいよ《弥弥》
イヨイヨ

noun, auxillary suru verb
intention, aim, preference (for), orientation (towards a goal)
See also:指向

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to name, to call, to christen, to term
Other readings:
名づける【なづける】

noun
1.
(written) application, written request, petition
2.
written prayer for a shrine or Buddhist temple
See also:願文

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
maturity, ripeness

expression, noun, no-adjective
moment, brief space of time
All readings:
つかの間【つかのま】
束の間【つかのま】

noun
welfare, well-being, social welfare, social security, social service
Other readings:
福祉【ふくち】

noun, no-adjective
1.
body(からだ is a gikun reading of 身体)
noun
2.
torso, trunk
3.
build, physique, constitution
noun, no-adjective
4.
health
noun
5.
corpse, dead body
All readings:
【からだ】
身体【からだ】
【からだ】
【からだ】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.), to fold back (e.g. page)
2.
to turn back, to double back, to return
3.
to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)(computer term)
Other readings:
折返す【おりかえす】

noun
1.
milk
2.
breast
3.
loop(only relevant for ち)
4.
decorative bump (on a hanging bell)(only relevant for ち)
See also:梵鐘
Other readings:
【ち】

no-adjective, noun (prefix), noun
first, new
Other readings:
【うい】

noun, auxillary suru verb
vote, ballot, division

noun, auxillary suru verb
reform, innovation

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

noun
joint, seam, joining point
Other readings:
継目【つぎめ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
confusion, mixing, merger

adverb, interjection
now, come (now), well

noun
source of funds, resources, finances

noun
security guard, doorkeeper

adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
clearly, plainly, distinctly, decisively, flatly, definitely, resolutely(onomatopia)
Other readings:
キッパリ

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to disappear into, to be lost in, to slip into, to get mixed in among
2.
to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.)
3.
to be almost indistinguishable, to be confusingly similar
4.
to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.), to forget about
5.
to be distracted by, to be too absorbed in

noun
ferry

noun, no-adjective
1.
left-handedness, left-handed person, left-hander
2.
fondness for alcohol, person who is fond of alcohol, drinker
Other readings:
左利【ひだりきき】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
exemption, exoneration, discharge

na-adjective, noun
firm, strong, unbending, unyielding, uncompromising, stubborn, tough, hard-line

noun
troupe, theatrical company
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