Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun, auxillary suru verb
adjustment, touch up

noun, auxillary suru verb
design

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
arrangement, preparations
2.
search (by police)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
excuse
2.
explanation
Other readings:
言いわけ【いいわけ】
言訳【いいわけ】
言い分け【いいわけ】
言分け【いいわけ】

noun
1.
matchmaker(esp. なこうど)
2.
go-between, intermediary, middleman, mediator, intercessor(esp. ちゅうにん)
All readings:
仲人【なこうど】
仲人【ちゅうにん】
媒人【なこうど】
【なこうど】

noun
objection, dissent, protest

noun
decoration

na-adjective
smooth, undisturbed, uninterrupted, harmonious
Other readings:
円滑【えんこつ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

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

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
bad condition, not to work out (i.e. a deal), disagreement, break-off, disorder, slump, out of form

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

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
room
2.
wife (of someone of high rank)(obscure)
3.
scabbard(obscure)
4.
Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)(astronomy term)

noun
1.
quantity of heat, heat value, calorific value, calories
2.
(degree of) enthusiasm, zeal, passion

noun
1.
bowl, vessel, container
2.
ability, capacity, calibre, caliber

noun, no-adjective
Bible, scriptures

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
boiling, seething
2.
becoming heated (e.g. debate), excitement, agitation, fermentation
3.
soaring (prices), shooting up

na-adjective, noun
affected, smug, pompous, conceited, snobby, pretentious(usually kana)
See also:気障り
Other readings:
キザ

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
close examination, careful selection, testing, scrutiny
2.
examination of criminal charges
3.
reciting and appreciating traditional poetry(archaism)(orig. meaning)

noun
1.
purpose, utility, objective
2.
way to use something
Other readings:
使いみち【つかいみち】
使い途【つかいみち】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
optical illusion, hallucination
2.
misapprehension, delusion

noun, auxillary suru verb
sanctions, punishment

noun
(outward) looks, features, face, countenance, expression
All readings:
顔つき【かおつき】
顔付き【かおつき】
顔付【かおつき】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
1.
volt
2.
bolt(only relevant for ボルト)
Other readings:
ヴォルト

na-adjective
1.
vivid, bright, brilliant, clear, fresh, vibrant
2.
skillful, skilful, adept, adroit, deft, brilliant, beautiful, fine, excellent
Other readings:
鮮か【あざやか】[1]
彩やか【あざやか】[2]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage
  2. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
1.
nightclub
2.
clubs (card suit)
3.
golf club

noun, no-adjective
odd number
See also:偶数

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to hurry (up), to urge on, to press, to rush

noun, auxillary suru verb
threat, menace, coercion, terrorism

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to loosen, to slacken
See also:締める (antonym)
2.
to relax (attention, efforts, etc.), to let down (one's guard), to relieve (tension)
3.
to relax (a rule), to ease (e.g. restrictions), to loosen (control)
4.
to reduce (speed), to slow down, to ease up
5.
to make more gradual (of a slope)
Other readings:
弛める【ゆるめる】

noun, auxillary suru verb
trade in, part exchange

noun
1.
attack, offence, offense
2.
dominant partner of a homosexual relationship(usually kana, colloquialism)
See also:タチ,  受け
suffix
3.
a barrage of, a flood of
See also:質問攻め

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
status, position, rank
noun
2.
method, way, style
3.
rule, regulation, law
4.
grammatical case(linguistics)
5.
figure (syllogism)

suru verb (special), transitive verb
1.
to offer, to present, to submit, to supply
2.
to serve (food and drink)
3.
to offer (to the gods), to set up (before an alter)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
confession, acknowledgement, acknowledgment
2.
confession of love, professing one's feelings
3.
confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)

noun, auxillary suru verb
send specially, special envoy

noun, no-adjective, na-adjective
urgency, emergency

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
to be jealous of, to envy, to begrudge
Other readings:
嫉む【ねたむ】

noun
gathering (esp. Buddhist, festive, etc.)(archaism)

noun, auxillary suru verb
repair, improvement

taru-adjective, to-adverb
vague, obscure, indistinct, hazy, ambiguous
Other readings:
ばく然【ばくぜん】

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

noun
nuance

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to garnish, to accompany (as a card does a gift)
2.
to add to as support, to prop up
3.
to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.)
4.
to mimic, to imitate(archaism)
5.
to draw something near to oneself, to approach nearby(archaism)
Other readings:
副える【そえる】

expression, noun, no-adjective
1.
the rest, the others(そのた is the more common reading when written)
expression, adverbial noun, no-adjective
2.
in addition (to that), besides that, other than that, and other ...
expression, noun
3.
and so forth, and the like, and what have you, et cetera
All readings:
その他【そのほか】
その他【そのた】
その外【そのほか】
その外【そのた】
其の他【そのほか】
其の他【そのた】
其の外【そのほか】
其の外【そのた】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
seasoning, flavoring, flavouring
2.
addition, inclusion, taking into account

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to dress up

expression, suffix
things like ..., or something like that ...(often derogatory)

noun
1.
magnification, leverage, amplification, scaling factor, scale factor
2.
competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance), applicant-to-acceptance ratio(25% acceptance would be a 倍率 of 4)

no-adjective, noun
normal, usual, ordinary, everyday

noun
bad guy, villain, evildoer, scoundrel
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