Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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Godan-mu verb
to strive, to endeavour, to endeavor, to make an effort, to be zealous

noun
1.
shaking (something) out
2.
starting point, beginning, outset
3.
drawing (e.g. of a bill), issue, draft
4.
throw (of dice)
5.
infusion (remedy)(abbreviation)
6.
shaker (e.g. saltshaker)
Other readings:
振出し【ふりだし】
振出【ふりだし】
振り出【ふりだし】

noun
tile

noun, no-adjective
discipline, training, teaching manners(usually kana)

noun, no-adjective
1.
(private) secretary
noun
2.
treasured book, secret book

noun
vessel, ship, shipping, seacraft

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
guide, tour guide, conductor, guiding, leading
noun
2.
guidebook

Godan-su verb, intransitive verb
to plan, to intend, to aspire to, to set aims (sights on)

noun, no-adjective
walking, going on foot

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
protest, objection

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
making use of, application, practical use, effective management (e.g. of funds)
2.
operation, handling, steering (esp. a boat)

noun, auxillary suru verb
religious mission, religious proclamation

noun
1.
family name, lineage, birth
noun, suffix
2.
clan
See also:氏 (し)

noun, na-adjective, no-adjective
mystery, mysteriousness, secret

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

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to harden, to freeze, to strengthen, to solidify, to make (a fist), to tramp down (snow, dirt)
2.
to put together, to collect, to gather, to consolidate
3.
to make secure, to stabilize, to settle down, to strengthen (belief, resolution, etc.), to establish (evidence)
5.
to wear for a specific purpose (armor, coat, etc.)(in the form に身をかためる)
6.
to swear, to resolutely vow, to sincerely promise
7.
to tie tightly, to fasten
8.
to hold a bow fully drawn
Other readings:
堅める【かためる】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

adverb
something or other, one thing or another, this or that(usually kana)
Other readings:
なんだかんだ《何だ彼だ》
なんだかだ《何だかだ》
なんだかだ《何だ彼だ》

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
period, time
noun
2.
opportunity, chance, occasion
noun, noun (suffix)
3.
age(geology term)
noun (suffix)
4.
term (e.g. in office)
5.
session (e.g. of parliament)
6.
stage (e.g. of a disease)
7.
season (e.g. of a TV series)

torishimari
noun
control, management, supervision
Other readings:
取締まり【とりしまり】
取り締り【とりしまり】
取締り【とりしまり】
取締【とりしまり】

noun
1.
retirement age
2.
years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion(archaism)
Other readings:
停年【ていねん】

noun, no-adjective
the text, original

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
news coverage, collecting data (e.g. for an article), covering (something for media)

noun
association, society, organization, organisation

noun
1.
one breath
2.
time of one breath
3.
pause, break, rest, breather
4.
(doing in) one go, doing without stopping(as 一息に)
5.
small amount of effort, a little more effort

noun, noun (suffix), counter
1.
vote, ballot(sometimes びょう, ぴょう as a suffix)
noun (suffix), noun
2.
label, ticket, tag, stub

noun, na-adjective
1.
economic slump, hard times, depression, recession
See also:好景気
na-adjective, noun
2.
poor (business), dull, slack, inactive
3.
gloomy, cheerless, dismal

adverb
very, greatly, exceedingly(usually kana)

noun
misprint

noun
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa), empress tree, foxglove tree
Other readings:
キリ

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

noun, no-adjective
business, affairs, duties, work, procedure, task, action, function, (business) operations, operational

noun
1.
ball (for sport, games, etc.)
2.
kemari, type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan(only relevant for 鞠 and 毬)
See also:蹴鞠
Other readings:
【まり】
【まり】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
first visit to inn, restaurant, etc. without an introduction
Other readings:
一現【いちげん】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
crowding together, clustering together, close formation, swarm

noun
clothing, costume, outfit, garment, dress
Other readings:
衣裳【いしょう】

noun, auxillary suru verb
somersault, looping-the-loop

noun
1.
product of the land
2.
present, souvenir
Other readings:
土産【とさん】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
wild, growing wild, living in the wild
pronoun
2.
I(archaism, male term)

noun
character, traits, ethos

noun
stalk, stem

counter
1.
counter for nights of a stay
noun
2.
overnight stay, lodging(obscure)

noun, auxillary suru verb
exaggeration

noun
bad guy, villain, evildoer, scoundrel

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.), to satisfy, to comply with, to live up to
See also:沿う
2.
to accompany, to go with, to stay by one's side
3.
to associate with (someone), to mix with
4.
to marry, to wed(esp. 添う)
5.
to be added(esp. 添う)
Other readings:
副う【そう】

noun
trouble

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

noun
1.
meaning, point (e.g. of a statement), gist, effect
2.
goal, intent, object, aim, point(only relevant for 趣旨)
Other readings:
主旨【しゅし】

na-adjective, noun
taste, palate, sense of taste
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