Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun, no-adjective
leisure, leisure time, spare time

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

adjective
precious, valuable, priceless, noble, exalted, sacred
All readings:
尊い【とうとい】
尊い【たっとい】
貴い【とうとい】
貴い【たっとい】

na-adjective, noun
1.
big, large, drastic, substantial
See also:小幅 (antonym)
noun
2.
full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
See also:小幅,  中幅
Other readings:
大巾【おおはば】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
1.
market price
2.
speculation (e.g. on stocks)
3.
reputation (according to conventional wisdom), estimation, esteem

noun
agreement, rules, code, protocol, convention, bylaw

noun, auxillary suru verb
judgement, judgment, decision, adjudication, award, verdict, determination

noun
1.
(passenger) fare
2.
freight rates, shipping expenses

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

noun
management, (executive) staff, leaders, leadership, top brass, upper echelons

noun
colour, color, hue, tints

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

na-adjective, noun
nonsense, no meaning, meaningless

noun
(tree) trunk, (arrow) shaft, (tool) handle, backbone, base
All readings:
【みき】
【かん】

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to take over, to capture, to seize, to commandeer, to occupy, to usurp
2.
to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
Other readings:
乗っとる【のっとる】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
command, direction
Other readings:
指麾【しき】

noun
outward appearance, exterior appearance, outward show, looks

noun
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)(sports term)

noun
spring

noun
1.
news (from somebody), letter, contact
2.
(somebody's) whereabouts, (somebody's) movements
Other readings:
消息【しょうそこ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
oxidation, oxidization(chemistry term)
See also:還元

adverb
barely, narrowly, only just, with difficulty(usually kana)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
conception, pregnancy

adverb, to-adverb
1.
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly(onomatopia)
2.
(falling) little by little, (slipping) gradually, (drawing back) slowly, with a slither(onomatopia)
3.
on and on, while putting off, slovenly, interminably(onomatopia)
4.
with a slurp, with a sniffle(onomatopia)
na-adjective
5.
loose, lax, inconclusive, unresolved(onomatopia)
Other readings:
ズルズル
づるづる[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
1.
substance, essence
no-adjective
2.
real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate), substantive, substantial, essential, tangible

noun, auxillary suru verb
self-consciousness, self-awareness

no-adjective
1.
young
noun
2.
youth, young person

noun, auxillary suru verb
interruption, suspension, break
Other readings:
仲断【ちゅうだん】

noun
living room (Japanese-style)

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
difficulty, trouble, hardship
2.
accident, disaster, danger
3.
fault, defect
4.
criticism

noun, no-adjective, na-adjective
Western style
See also:和風

noun, auxillary suru verb
introduction, bringing in, leading in, installation

noun
decision of a contest, finals (in sports)

Ichidan-zuru verb, transitive verb
to honor, to honour, to respect, to esteem, to prize
See also:重んじる

noun
treetop, tip of a branch
Other readings:
【こずえ】

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

noun
weave, weaving, woven item
All readings:
織り【おり】
【おり】

noun, auxillary suru verb
chatting, idle talk

noun
1.
cotton (material)
2.
red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)(usually kana)(only relevant for きわた)
All readings:
木綿【もめん】
木綿【きわた】
木棉【きわた】

noun (temporal)
during the night, at night

noun
1.
clue, lead, key, trail, scent, track
2.
handhold, hold
All readings:
手がかり【てがかり】
手掛かり【てがかり】
手掛り【てがかり】
手懸かり【てがかり】
手懸り【てがかり】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.), to assume the shape of, to turn oneself into, to transform oneself into
2.
to disguise oneself as
3.
to change radically, to metamorphose
4.
to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)

noun
message
Other readings:
メセージ

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
procurement, purchase, buying(only relevant for 購買)
noun
2.
school store, co-op, school canteen, tuck shop(abbreviation)
Other readings:
校売【こうばい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
passenger
All readings:
乗客【じょうきゃく】
乗客【じょうかく】

noun
abundant harvest, bumper crop

noun
(divine) punishment, curse, retribution

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