Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun, auxillary suru verb
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inclination, slant, slope, bevel, list, dip, tilt, lean

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
service, ministry, attendance, church work
2.
offering goods at a reduced price, providing a service for free

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】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
complete change, about-face

adverb
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(not) so, (not) particularly, (not) very, (not) that much(usually kana)(usu. with a negative verb)
All readings:
さほど《然程》
、
さほど《左程》

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
advance sale, booking
Other readings:
前売【まえうり】

noun
•
shame, embarrassment, disgrace
Other readings:
辱【はじ】
、
辱【じょく】[2]
、
羞【はじ】
、
耻【はじ】
、
恥じ【はじ】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage
  2. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
•
side (esp. of a waterbody), edge, bank, shore(usually kana)
All readings:
ほとり《辺》
、
ほとり《畔》
、
ほとり《辺り》[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
1.
inside out, upside down
2.
flip side, opposite, contrary, reverse

noun, no-adjective, na-adjective
•
Western style
See also:和風

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
angle
2.
square, cube
3.
bishop(abbreviation, shogi term)
4.
third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale)
See also:五音
5.
Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)(astronomy term)
6.
jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
See also:元 (げん)

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】

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

auxillary suru verb
1.
to start work (on), to undertake
2.
to start committing a crime(law term)(also 著手)
noun
3.
embarkation, launch

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
rotation (usu. on an axis), turning, spin
See also:回転

noun
•
bad guy, villain, evildoer, scoundrel

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to take over, to capture, to seize, to commandeer, to occupy, to usurp
2.
to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
Other readings:
乗っとる【のっとる】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to dress stylishly
2.
to joke, to play on words
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

けが
kegarawashii
adjective
•
filthy, unfair, dirty, untouchable, disgusting, nasty, foul, odious, repulsive
Other readings:
穢らわしい【けがらわしい】

noun
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typist

noun
•
appearance, air, condition, state, form
Other readings:
態【てい】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
official recognition, authorization, authorisation, licence, license, accreditation

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
furnished with, including
2.
attached to
3.
impression, appearance
noun
4.
luck(usually kana)
5.
sociality
noun, noun (suffix)
6.
under, assistant (e.g. to a manager)
See also:お付き
7.
soup base
Other readings:
付き【づき】
、
付【つき】
、
付【づき】
、
ツキ

counter
•
counter for wheels and flowers

adverb, noun
1.
one mind
2.
wholeheartedness, one's whole heart
See also:一心に

noun
•
tuberculosis, tubercule

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
inspection, observation

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to give (time, money, goods), to donate
2.
to do, to perform, to conduct
3.
to apply (processing, makeup, etc.), to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
4.
to sow, to seed, to scatter (e.g. fertilizer), to sprinkle
5.
to spread far and wide(archaism)

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to lean (to one side), to incline
2.
to be unbalanced (e.g. diet), to be unduly weighted towards, to be concentrated on
3.
to be partial, to be biased, to be prejudiced
Other readings:
片寄る【かたよる】

noun
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cost of fuel and lighting, cost of heat and electricity, energy bill, utility cost

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
arrangement, disposition
noun
2.
array (programming)(computer term)(only relevant for 配列)
Other readings:
排列【はいれつ】

adverb
•
at a stroke, with a single swoop

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to leak out, to escape, to come through, to shine through, to filter out
2.
to find expression, to give vent
3.
to leak out, to be divulged, to be disclosed
4.
to be omitted, to be left out, to be excluded, to be not included
Other readings:
洩れる【もれる】

noun
•
truth, real situation

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
•
to judge, to decide, to sit in judgement, to try

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
•
immediate, prompt, quick, rapid, urgent, pressing
All readings:
早急【そうきゅう】
、
早急【さっきゅう】

noun, prenominal
•
elbowroom, leeway, room, reserve, margin, allowance, latitude, time (to spare)

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to lick, to lap, to suck
2.
to taste
3.
to experience (esp. a hardship)
4.
to look down on (someone), to make fun of, to put down, to treat with contempt, to underestimate(usually kana)
5.
to lick (at, of flames), to burn
All readings:
舐める【なめる】
、
嘗める【なめる】
、
甞める【なめる】
、
ナメる

noun
•
majority decision, majority vote, majority rule

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
playing (a wind instrument), blowing

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
•
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener, to abase oneself(usually kana)
Other readings:
へりくだる《遜る》

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to grant, to give, to confer, to award
2.
to teach, to instruct, to impart (knowledge)

noun
1.
mansion, palace, manor house, castle
2.
nobleman, noblewoman, dignitary(honorific language, archaism)
3.
cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)(archaism)(only relevant for やかた)
All readings:
館【やかた】
、
館【たち】
、
館【たて】
、
屋形【やかた】

noun
•
thing that should be (carefully) avoided, no-no, thing to definitely not do, something forbidden, taboo

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

na-adjective
•
plentiful, abundant, ample, lavish

noun
1.
analogy
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
analogical reasoning, analogical inference
noun
3.
analogy(linguistics)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
strike (i.e. industrial action)

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be duplicated, to be repeated
See also:ダブル
2.
to overlap, to fall together (of dates, etc.), to coincide
3.
to repeat (a failed course, school year, etc.)
4.
to make a double play(baseball term)
5.
to make a double fault (in tennis)(sports term)
Other readings:
だぶる

noun
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media
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