Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun, auxillary suru verb
improvement, reform

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to become blunt, to grow dull
2.
to become less capable, to weaken, to falter
All readings:
鈍る【にぶる】
鈍る【なまる】

noun, auxillary suru verb
breeding, raising, rearing

noun
1.
war, battle, campaign, fight
2.
troops, forces(archaism)
All readings:
【いくさ】
【いくさ】
【いくさ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
ornamentation, embellishment, decoration, adornment, polish up (writing)
2.
modification, qualification(linguistics)

noun, auxillary suru verb
switching over to, migration, transition

noun
1.
crown (of head), summit (of mountain), spire(esp. 頂)
2.
easy win for one(頂き,戴き)
3.
something received(頂き,戴き)
Other readings:
頂き【いただき】
戴き【いただき】

noun
1.
gap, lag, slippage
2.
difference, discrepancy
3.
shear (e.g. shear stress)(physics term)

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to lick, to lap, to suck
2.
to taste
3.
to experience (esp. a hardship)
4.
to look down on (someone), to make fun of, to put down, to treat with contempt, to underestimate(usually kana)
5.
to lick (at, of flames), to burn
All readings:
舐める【なめる】
嘗める【なめる】
甞める【なめる】
ナメる

noun
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds), fair weather, clear weather, clear sky, fair skies
Other readings:
晴天【せいでん】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to become loose, to slacken (e.g. rope)
2.
to become less tense, to relax, to let one's guard down
3.
to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision), to become lax
4.
to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression), (of ice) to partially melt
5.
to decrease (e.g. speed)
6.
(of a market price) to go down slightly
Other readings:
弛む【ゆるむ】

noun
1.
screw(usually kana)
2.
key (of a clock, watch, etc.), spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
All readings:
ねじ《螺子》
ねじ《捻子》
ねじ《捩子》
ねじ《螺旋》
らし《螺子》
ネジ

noun, auxillary suru verb
escape, flight, running away, elopement, fleeing

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to be planted

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
to resemble closely

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

adverb
completely, all the way, altogether, bodily(usually kana)

noun, no-adjective, na-adjective
dullness, slump, stagnation, inactivity, depression

noun, auxillary suru verb
repair, improvement

noun, prefix
whole, all, general, gross, entire, overall

noun
pawn(abbreviation, shogi term)

conjunction
1.
moreover, furthermore(usually kana)
2.
nevertheless, and yet(usually kana)
All readings:
しかも《然も》
しかも《而も》
しかも《併も》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
show, exhibition, spectacle
All readings:
見世物【みせもの】
見せ物【みせもの】

noun
the person concerned, the person in question, the said person

noun
1.
unmarried woman
noun (suffix)
2.
Miss(after a name)
3.
-ess, -ette(after a line of work)
Other readings:
【じょう】

na-adjective, noun
good, fine, excellent, favorable, favourable, satisfactory

noun, no-adjective
delinquency, misconduct

noun
1.
jaw, chin
2.
barb (of a fishhook)
Other readings:
【がく】
【あご】
【あご】[1]
【あご】[1]
【あご】[1]
【あご】[1]
【がく】[1]
アゴ
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, auxillary suru verb
health preservation, recuperation, recreation

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
waiting on a table, serving (at dinner)
noun
2.
waiter, waitress, waitperson, server, cabin boy, bellboy, page, pageboy
3.
office boy, office girl

noun, noun (suffix)
punishment, penalty

noun, noun (suffix), counter
stroke (of a kanji, etc.)
Other readings:
【かく】

noun
administration, governance, the authorities, authority

noun
1.
sensitivity (e.g. of a measuring instrument), reception (radio, TV, etc.)
2.
sensitivity (of film)

na-adjective, noun
healthy, sound, wholesome

no-adjective, na-adjective
1.
sole, single, solo
noun
2.
independence, singleness, singularity

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to insert, to put in (such that there is a snug fit), to button, to put on (something that envelops, e.g. gloves, ring)(usually kana)
2.
to have sex, to fuck(colloquialism)
3.
to pigeonhole (into a particular category)
4.
to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
5.
to entrap, to set someone up (e.g. frame them for a crime, etc.)
All readings:
はめる《嵌める》
はめる《填める》[1]
はめる《篏める》[1]
はめる《塡める》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, auxillary suru verb
crowd, community, group, herd, gathering, assembly
See also:群衆
Other readings:
群聚【ぐんしゅう】

noun, no-adjective
low rank, lower position, subordinate position, lower order (e.g. byte)

noun
1.
face, official stance, public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts)
See also:本音
2.
ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house(only relevant for 建前 and 建て前)
Other readings:
建て前【たてまえ】
立前【たてまえ】
立て前【たてまえ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
training, education, development, cultivation

noun
treaty, pact, convention, agreement

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
steering, piloting, flying, control, operation, handling
2.
management, handling, control, manipulation

noun, auxillary suru verb
(medical) treatment, care, therapy, cure, remedy
Other readings:
治療【じりょう】

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to be out of, to have no more at hand

noun
teamwork

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

na-adjective, noun
impolite, rude
See also:失礼,  失礼

noun
1.
rear, rear unit guard
2.
anchor (man)
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