Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun
•
typist

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
declaration, statement, proclamation

Godan-su verb
1.
to write down, to note, to jot down
See also:記する
2.
to remember(usu. as 心に記す, etc.)
Other readings:
記す【きす】
、
誌す【しるす】
、
識す【しるす】

na-adjective, noun
1.
second (party to an agreement), the B party (e.g. in a contract), the latter, defendant
See also:甲 (こう)
2.
stylish, chic, spicy, witty, tasty, romantic
na-adjective
3.
strange, quaint, queer
expression
4.
thank you, good job, goodbye, goodnight(abbreviation, slang)
See also:お疲れ様
Other readings:
オツ

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
•
to scratch, to claw
All readings:
引っかく【ひっかく】
、
引っ掻く【ひっかく】
、
引掻く【ひっかく】

noun
1.
electric line, electric cable, power cable
2.
telephone line, telegraph wire

noun
•
negation, denial, negative(linguistics)
Other readings:
打消し【うちけし】
、
打消【うちけし】

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to dance (orig. a whirling dance)
See also:踊る
2.
to flutter about, to revolve

na-adjective, noun
1.
chic, smart, stylish, tasteful, refined, sophisticated(いき is also written as 意気)
See also:野暮 (antonym)
2.
familiar with worldly pleasures and subtleties of human nature (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
3.
considerate, understanding, sympathetic
noun, na-adjective
4.
essence, the best, the cream(only relevant for すい)
Other readings:
粋【すい】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to (happen to) see, to notice, to catch sight of
All readings:
見かける【みかける】
、
見掛ける【みかける】

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

na-adjective, noun
1.
narrow, tight, cramped
2.
formal, stiff, strict, ceremonious, rigid
3.
constrained, uncomfortable
4.
tight (e.g. finances)

noun, no-adjective
•
bad harvest, poor crop

noun
1.
melody
2.
chime
Other readings:
メロディ
、
メロデー[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

noun
•
tuberculosis, tubercule

na-adjective, noun
•
elaborate, delicate, exquisite

noun, no-adjective
1.
duty, sense of duty, honor, honour, decency, courtesy, debt of gratitude, social obligation
no-adjective
2.
in-law, relation by marriage

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
regulation, (traffic) policing, control, restriction

noun
•
without permission, without notice

noun, no-adjective
•
(plant) bulb

na-adjective, noun
•
cowardly, timid, easily frightened
Other readings:
憶病【おくびょう】
、
おく病【おくびょう】

na-adjective, noun
•
poor, pitiful, piteous, pitiable
All readings:
不憫【ふびん】
、
不愍【ふびん】
、
不便【ふびん】

noun
1.
request, favor, favour
2.
reliance, dependence, trust, hope
Other readings:
恃み【たのみ】
、
憑み【たのみ】

na-adjective
1.
tender, warm, caring, thoughtful
2.
meticulous, detailed, attentive
3.
deep (of a colour), thick (e.g. fog)
Other readings:
濃やか【こまやか】

adjective
•
perfectly round, perfectly circular
Other readings:
まん丸い【まんまるい】
、
真ん円い【まんまるい】
、
まん円い【まんまるい】

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
image, figure, statue, picture, portrait
2.
figure, form, shape, appearance
3.
image(physics term, mathematics)

adjective
1.
astringent, bitter, puckery, rough, harsh, tart
2.
austere, elegant (and unobtrusive), refined, quiet (and simple), sober, sombre, subdued, tasteful (in a quiet way), understated
3.
sour (look), glum, grim, sullen, sulky
4.
stingy, tight-fisted
Other readings:
澁い【しぶい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
•
overcrowding, crowded, congestion

noun
1.
foundation, base, basis
adverb
2.
from the beginning, from the outset, by nature(often in negative contexts)
See also:元々

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
•
to jar, to creak, to grate(usually kana)

noun
1.
hit
2.
success
3.
guess, prediction
4.
affability, friendliness
5.
sensation, touch
6.
bruise (on fruit)
7.
situation in which a stone or chain of stones may be captured on the next move (in the game of go)
8.
bite (of a fish on a hook), strike(also written as 魚信)
See also:魚信
suffix
9.
per, each
Other readings:
当り【あたり】
、
中り【あたり】
、
中たり【あたり】

noun
1.
personal history, background, career
2.
log, record, history
3.
hysteresis(abbreviation)

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

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be in a hurry, to be impatient, to be anxious (to do), to fret
2.
to get a fright, to panic, to get flustered, to be startled(colloquialism)

adverbial noun, no-adjective, noun
•
by nature, by birth, naturally, natural, innate
Other readings:
生れつき【うまれつき】
、
生まれ付き【うまれつき】
、
生れ付き【うまれつき】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
establishment, settlement

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

to-adverb, adverb
•
long, drawn-out, very long
Other readings:
長長【ながなが】
、
永永【ながなが】
、
永々【ながなが】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
arranging in a line, standing in a row
noun, no-adjective
2.
parallel (electronics, computing, etc.)

adverb, taru-adjective
1.
firmly, absolutely, flatly, resolutely, decisively, definitely
adverb
2.
by far, far and away, by a long shot, hands down

noun
•
public (institution)

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to swell (out), to expand, to be inflated, to distend, to bulge
2.
to get cross, to get sulky, to pout
Other readings:
脹れる【ふくれる】

noun
1.
cannabis (Cannabis sativa), hemp (plant)
2.
hemp (fiber), linen, flax, jute
Other readings:
麻【お】[1]
、
苧【お】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
moving to a different location to start a new job, (proceeding to) new appointment

noun
1.
details, particulars, whole story, sequence of events, chronology, circumstances, how it started, how things got this way(only relevant for いきさつ and けいい)
2.
longitude and latitude(only relevant for けいい)
3.
warp and weft, warp and woof(only relevant for けいい and たてぬき and たてよこ)(orig. meaning of けいい)
Other readings:
経緯【けいい】
、
経緯【たてぬき】
、
経緯【たてよこ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage
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