Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun, auxillary suru verb
design

na-adjective
unique, individual, original, unusual
Other readings:
ユーニーク[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

adverb
as much as possible, if possible(usually kana)
Other readings:
なるたけ《成るたけ》
なるだけ《成る丈》

noun (prefix)
1.
the last (i.e. immediately preceding) (e.g. "the last mayor"), previous, one-time, former
2.
pre- (e.g. "premodern")(before the name of an era)
no-adjective, noun
3.
before, earlier
See also:前 (まえ)

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to shine, to glow(only relevant for はえる)
2.
to look attractive, to look nice, to be set off (by)(ばえる, バエる are colloquial)
Other readings:
映える【ばえる】
栄える【はえる】
栄える【ばえる】
バエる

noun, auxillary suru verb
taking a seat, sitting down (in one's seat)

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

noun, na-adjective
1.
splendor, splendour, gorgeousness, pomp, magnificence
2.
showiness, gaudiness, extravagance, luxury
Other readings:
花美【かび】

na-adjective, adverb, noun
far, far away, distant, remote, far off(usually kana)
Other readings:
はるか《遙か》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
1.
amiability, friendliness, affability, sociability
2.
fondness (of someone), affection, liking
3.
compliments, civilities, courtesies, flattery
See also:お愛想
4.
hospitality, special treatment, entertainment
See also:お愛想
5.
bill (at a restaurant), check
See also:お愛想
Other readings:
愛想【あいそう】

noun, no-adjective
1.
stroboscope, strobe lamp, stroboscopic lamp
noun
2.
(camera) flash

noun, na-adjective
1.
spare time, free time, leisure
noun
2.
time (e.g. time it takes to do something)(only relevant for ひま and ヒマ)
noun, na-adjective
3.
time off, day off, vacation, holiday, leave
4.
quitting (one's job), firing someone, divorcing (one's spouse)
na-adjective
5.
(being) inactive, (of one's business) slow(only relevant for ひま and ヒマ)
noun
6.
leaving, departing(only relevant for いとま)
See also:御暇
All readings:
【ひま】
【いとま】
【ひま】
【いとま】
ヒマ

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
nomadism

na-adjective
1.
rough, crude, sloppy, messy
noun (prefix), no-adjective, noun
2.
miscellaneous

prefix
the late, the deceased

noun, auxillary suru verb
confrontation, showdown

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
nursing, nurturing, rearing, lactation, suckling
Other readings:
哺育【ほいく】

noun
murder, homicide, manslaughter

noun
father and mother, parents
All readings:
父母【ふぼ】
父母【ちちはは】
父母【ててはは】[1]
父母【かぞいろは】[1]
父母【ぶも】[1]
父母【かぞいろ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

adjective
1.
frightening, scary(colloquialism)
2.
extreme, exaggerated, huge(archaism)

noun, auxillary suru verb
division of labor, division of labour, specialization, specialisation, assembly-line production

noun
1.
both extremities
See also:両極端
2.
North and South Poles
3.
positive and negative poles

noun
general idea, concept, notion

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to put on the market, to put out for sale, to put on sale, to begin selling, to market
Godan-su verb, intransitive verb
2.
to become popular
Other readings:
売出す【うりだす】

na-adjective, noun
impolite, rude
See also:失礼,  失礼

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
once, some time ago(usually kana)
Other readings:
ひところ《一ころ》

noun
1.
market price
2.
speculation (e.g. on stocks)
3.
reputation (according to conventional wisdom), estimation, esteem

adverb, noun, auxillary suru verb, to-adverb
heartbroken, crestfallen, dejected, disappointed(onomatopia)
Other readings:
ガックリ

na-adjective
1.
inborn, innate, inherent, congenital, hereditary
2.
a priori

noun, no-adjective
words, phrases

noun
1.
face
2.
surface
3.
mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)(only relevant for おもて and もて)
All readings:
【おもて】
【おも】
【も】[1]
【もて】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

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

moshikashite
adverb
1.
perhaps, possibly, maybe, by any chance, if I'm not mistaken(usually kana)
2.
if, in case, in the event that(usually kana)

no-adjective, noun
alongside a railway line, bus route, major thoroughfare, etc.

no-adjective, noun
1.
foreign, imported
noun, no-adjective
2.
outpatient, outpatient care, outpatient clinic, outpatient ward(abbreviation)
See also:外来患者

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to make (the best) use of, to put to good use, to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.), to capitalise on (experience, etc.)
2.
to let live, to keep alive
3.
to revive, to resuscitate, to bring back to life
4.
to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
Other readings:
活かす【いかす】

noun
1.
mark, target
2.
object, subject, focus
3.
point (e.g. of argument)

noun
shout, scream, outcry

noun, no-adjective
amateur

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
use, adoption, acceptance
2.
appointment, employment, engagement, recruitment

noun, auxillary suru verb
specialization, specialisation

noun, auxillary suru verb
action, operation, effect, function

noun, auxillary suru verb
feeling keenly, fully realizing

noun
memory, sense, experience

noun
one's circumstances, environment, situation (in life)

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