Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
structure, construction, arrangement, contrivance, mechanism, workings
2.
plan, plot, contrivance
Other readings:
仕組【しくみ】

adjective
1.
sluggish, languid, listless, heavy (heart, legs, etc.), dull(usually kana)
2.
bothersome, tiresome, pain-in-the-ass(usually kana, slang)
Other readings:
だるい《懈い》
ダルい
たるい《怠い》[1]
たるい《懈い》[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, no-adjective
short wave

noun, auxillary suru verb
drop (e.g. of water), drip
All readings:
【しずく】
【しずく】

noun, auxillary suru verb
improvement, reform

Godan-tsu verb, intransitive verb
to be useful, to be helpful, to serve the purpose
Other readings:
役だつ【やくだつ】

noun
cost of fuel and lighting, cost of heat and electricity, energy bill, utility cost

adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
silently (as the grave), quietly (as in death)(onomatopia)
All readings:
しーん
しいん
シーン

noun
1.
protagonist, main character, hero(ine) (of a story)
2.
head of household

noun, auxillary suru verb
collecting, gathering

prenominal, adverb
only, merely, but, no more than

もう
moushiireru
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to propose, to suggest

noun, auxillary suru verb
reading aloud, recitation
See also:音読

adverb
naturally, as a matter of course(usually kana)
Other readings:
おのずから《自ら》

na-adjective
fierce, intense, severe, violent, strong, vehement, terrific, terrible

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
praise, glorification, extolment
Other readings:
讚美【さんび】
讃美【さんび】

noun, no-adjective
self, oneself

noun, auxillary suru verb
burn, scald(usually kana)
All readings:
やけど《火傷》
かしょう《火傷》

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to become misty, to become hazy(usually kana)(esp. 霞む)
2.
to get blurry, to grow dim(usually kana)(esp. 翳む)
3.
to be overshadowed, to be upstaged, to be outshone(usually kana)(esp. 霞む)
Other readings:
かすむ《翳む》

noun, auxillary suru verb
aggression, invasion, raid
Other readings:
侵掠【しんりゃく】

noun, auxillary suru verb
interference, intervention, meddling

noun, auxillary suru verb
reading, translation

noun
bet, wager, stake, gamble
Other readings:
【かけ】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to give an order, to place an order, to have made to order(usually kana)

noun, auxillary suru verb
description, account

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

pre-noun adjectival
next (day, morning, etc.), following(usually kana)
Other readings:
あくる《翌る》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

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】

noun
excreta, raw sewage, human waste, night soil
All readings:
し尿【しにょう】
屎尿【しにょう】

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
all day, for a whole day
Other readings:
終日【ひねもす】
終日【ひめもす】
終日【ひもすがら】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
securing, obtaining, ensuring, guarantee, maintaining
2.
belay, belaying

noun, noun (suffix)
liquid, fluid

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

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.), to carry
2.
to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission), to take on
3.
to have a trace of, to be tinged with

suru verb (special)
to escape from, to get out

noun, adverbial noun
1.
on the way, en route
noun
2.
in the process of (development, construction, etc.), in the middle of

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
groping (for), fumbling around (for), searching (for an answer, solution, etc.), trying to find
Other readings:
摸索【もさく】

noun
1.
passenger
2.
traveller, traveler, tourist
Other readings:
旅客【りょきゃく】

noun, auxillary suru verb
fall, crash (e.g. aircraft)

noun
convenience, accommodation, advantage, benefit, expediency
Other readings:
便宜【びんぎ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, no-adjective
1.
large part, greater part, majority
2.
people in general, general public, public at large
adverb
3.
mostly, for the most part, almost, nearly
4.
probably, maybe, perhaps

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to become weak, to decline, to wear, to abate, to decay, to wither, to waste away

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
soon, nearness, before long
All readings:
近々【ちかぢか】
近々【きんきん】
近近【ちかぢか】
近近【きんきん】
近ぢか【ちかぢか】

adjective
1.
brittle, fragile, weak, frail(usually kana)
2.
tender-hearted, sentimental, easily moved(usually kana)

noun, no-adjective
1.
orbit, trajectory(astronomy term, physics term)
noun
2.
railroad track
3.
(right) track, proper course

noun, auxillary suru verb
division, splitting, sharing, distribution, dissemination, allocation

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
blink (of eyes), wink
2.
twinkling (of stars), flicker (of light), blink (of light)(only relevant for またたき and まだたき)
All readings:
瞬き【まばたき】
瞬き【またたき】
瞬き【まだたき】[1]
瞬き【めばたき】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage
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