Vocabulary list for JLPT N1
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noun, auxillary suru verb
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waste (of money, time, etc.), squandering, frittering away
Other readings:
無駄使い【むだづかい】[1]
、無駄づかい【むだづかい】
、むだ遣い【むだづかい】
、むだ使い【むだづかい】[1]
、徒遣い【むだづかい】
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
noun
1.
(flower) bud
2.
promising young person, budding beauty
Other readings:
莟【つぼみ】
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to pass, to elapse, to go by
2.
to pass through, to go through
3.
to experience, to go through, to undergo
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歴る【へる】
adverbial noun, noun
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evening, dusk, twilight
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夕暮【ゆうぐれ】[1]
、夕ぐれ【ゆうぐれ】
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
adverb, prenominal
•
beforehand, in advance, previously(usually kana)
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
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澁い【しぶい】[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to remain, to abide, to stay (in the one place)(usually kana)
2.
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とどまる《留まる》
、とどまる《停まる》
、とどまる《駐まる》
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to knead, to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame)
2.
to polish (a plan, etc.), to refine, to elaborate, to work out
3.
to train, to drill, to exercise
4.
to gloss (silk), to soften, to degum(only relevant for 練る)
5.
to tan (leather)
6.
to temper (steel)(also written as 錬る)
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
7.
to walk in procession, to parade, to march(also written as 邌る)
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煉る【ねる】
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to be given, to be granted, to be honored with, to be honoured with(humble language)
2.
to give, to bestow, to confer, to honor, to honour(honorific language)
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賜わる【たまわる】
、給わる【たまわる】
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
unity, union, solidarity, combination, teaming up
noun, auxillary suru verb
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stagnation, tie-up, standstill, congestion, delay, accumulation, falling into arrears
zuruzuru
Common word
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)
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ズルズル
、づるづる[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
adjective
1.
lowborn, humble, lowly
2.
vulgar, coarse, crude, mean, base, vile
3.
shabby
4.
greedy, gluttonous, avaricious
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賤しい【いやしい】
gakkuri
Common word
adverb, noun, auxillary suru verb, to-adverb
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heartbroken, crestfallen, dejected, disappointed(onomatopia)
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ガックリ
noun
1.
germ, germs, bacteria, mold, mould(colloquialism)
2.
something harmful, vermin(used figuratively)
All readings:
ばい菌【ばいきん】
、バイ菌【バイきん】
、黴菌【ばいきん】
noun
1.
way, method, means, resource, remedy
2.
(technical) specification
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仕樣【しよう】[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to stop, to cease, to come to an end, to cut off
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跡絶える【とだえる】
noun
•
custom, convention, tradition, mores, conventional practice(usually kana)
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しきたり《仕来り》
、しきたり《仕来たり》
、しきたり《為来り》
、しきたり《為来たり》
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
promotion, acceleration, encouragement, facilitation, spurring on
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to pierce, to penetrate, to soak in, to permeate(usually kana)
2.
to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.), to smart, to twinge(usually kana)(only relevant for 染みる and 沁みる)
3.
to be infected (with vice), to be steeped (with prejudice), to be influenced(usually kana)
4.
to feel keenly, to make a deep impression(usually kana)
Other readings:
しみる《沁みる》
、しみる《滲みる》
、しみる《浸みる》
、しみる《泌みる》
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to look back on (the past), to reflect on, to reminisce about
See also:省みる (かえりみる)
2.
to look behind (at), to turn round (and look), to look over one's shoulder
3.
to consider, to concern oneself about, to take notice of, to pay attention to, to take into consideration(usu. in the negative)
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顧る【かえりみる】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
na-adjective, noun
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disastrous, tragic, miserable, wretched, pitiful, woeful
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悲酸【ひさん】
noun
1.
retirement age
2.
years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion(archaism)
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停年【ていねん】
noun, auxillary suru verb
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lottery, raffle, drawing (of lots)
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抽籤【ちゅうせん】[1]
、抽せん【ちゅうせん】
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
adjective
1.
smelling of fish, fishy, smelling of blood, bloody
2.
degenerate (of a monk), depraved, corrupt, fallen
3.
worldly, mundane, secular, common, ordinary
4.
fishy, suspicious, questionable
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腥い【なまぐさい】
na-adjective
1.
rough, crude, sloppy, messy
noun (prefix), no-adjective, noun
2.
miscellaneous
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to omit, to leave out, to skip(only relevant for 抜かす)
2.
to overtake, to pass(only relevant for 抜かす)
3.
to say, to speak(vulgar)
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吐かす【ぬかす】
noun, auxillary suru verb
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embroidery
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刺しゅう【ししゅう】
、刺繡【ししゅう】
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