Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to catch, to capture, to seize, to arrest, to grab, to catch hold of
2.
to grasp (e.g. meaning), to perceive, to capture (e.g. features)
3.
to captivate, to move (one's heart)
All readings:
捉える【とらえる】
、
捕らえる【とらえる】
、
捕える【とらえる】

noun, no-adjective, auxillary suru verb
•
stipulation, prescription, provision, regulation, rule

noun
•
death penalty, capital punishment

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
look, appearance
2.
spectacle, sight
3.
observation meditation(Buddhist term)
noun (suffix)
4.
outlook on ..., view of ...

noun
1.
(outward) appearance
2.
(proper) format (e.g. of an essay), form, style
3.
appearances, decency, show, display
4.
lip-service, insincere words, glib talk
Other readings:
体裁【たいさい】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to finish up, to complete, to finish off, to get through, to polish off

noun
1.
justice, right, righteousness
2.
correct meaning, correct explanation(usu. in titles of annotated editions of Confucian classics)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
punishment, penalty

noun, noun (suffix)
•
government office, agency, board

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to rise, to tower, to soar(usually kana)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
sympathy, empathy, response

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
thought, consideration, thinking

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to handle, to manage, to deal with, to work with, to have experience with
2.
to rear, to look after
All readings:
手がける【てがける】
、
手掛ける【てがける】
、
手懸ける【てがける】

noun
1.
mouse, rat(usually kana)
2.
dark gray, dark grey, slate (color, colour)
See also:鼠色
All readings:
ねずみ《鼠》
、
ねず《鼠》
、
ネズミ

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to build, to construct, to erect
2.
to amass (e.g. fortune), to pile up

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
puncture, flat tyre (tire), blowout
2.
bursting, overflowing, being jammed (e.g. phone lines), reaching breaking point, collapse, breakdown, going bankrupt

na-adjective, no-adjective
•
diverse, varied
See also:一様 (antonym)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
publication, issue

noun
•
communication
Other readings:
コミュニケイション
、
コミニュケーション[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.), to calm down, to cool off, to abate, to be settled, to be brought under control
2.
to be at peace, to be governed well
3.
to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.), to be alleviated, to get better, to ease off

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to lay in stock, to replenish stock, to procure
2.
to learn, to find out, to take in

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
evolution, progress
See also:退化 (antonym)

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:
毬【まり】
、
球【まり】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

na-adjective, noun
•
showy, brilliant, gorgeous, florid, gay
Other readings:
花やか【はなやか】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to die out, to peter out, to become extinct
2.
to cease, to be stopped, to be discontinued, to be cut off
Other readings:
断える【たえる】

noun, no-adjective
•
centre, center, pivot, mainstay, nucleus, backbone, central figure, pillar, key man

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be related, to be connected, to be joined together
2.
to result in, to lead to, to bring about
All readings:
結びつく【むすびつく】
、
結び付く【むすびつく】

noun
•
look (in someone's eyes), expression (of the eyes), eyes
All readings:
目つき【めつき】
、
目付き【めつき】
、
眼つき【めつき】[1]
、
眼付き【めつき】[1]
、
眼付【めつき】[1][2]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage
  2. irregular okurigana usage

noun
•
natural calamity, disaster

noun
•
influence, power, might, strength, potency, force, energy

prenominal, adverb
1.
how ...!, what ...!(usually kana)
interjection
2.
what?, what's that?

noun
•
buzzer, personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)

auxillary suru verb, to-adverb
1.
to be disheartened, to be dejected, to be discouraged, to be disappointed(onomatopia)
adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
2.
suddenly (losing a lot of weight), looking emaciated, becoming very thin(onomatopia)
Other readings:
ゲッソリ

noun
1.
fossil
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
petrifaction, petrification, fossilization, fossilisation

noun
•
flower bed
Other readings:
花だん【かだん】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
•
to rise, to swell, to be promoted

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
being produced in a particular region, local specialty

noun (temporal)
•
week before last
All readings:
先々週【せんせんしゅう】
、
先先週【せんせんしゅう】

noun
1.
lady
2.
ready
Other readings:
レディ

adjective
1.
painful, heartrending, trying
2.
oppressive, suffocating, miserable

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
stillness, repose, standing still
See also:運動 (antonym)

noun
1.
intellectual, educated person
See also:知識人
2.
intelligentsia(abbreviation)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
ruin, fall, collapse

noun, no-adjective
•
anaesthesia, anesthesia
Other readings:
痲酔【ますい】
、
麻睡【ますい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun, noun (suffix), auxillary suru verb
1.
boom, rage, fad
noun
2.
boom, cross-arm

noun, no-adjective
1.
flavour, flavor, taste
2.
charm, appeal, interest, meaning, significance

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
•
to stop, to abort, to discontinue, to close
Other readings:
打切る【うちきる】

noun
•
height above sea level
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