Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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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】

noun, na-adjective
1.
cavity, hollow, void
na-adjective
2.
hollow (voice, smile, etc.), blank (eyes, look, etc.), vacant (expression, stare, etc.), empty (words, heart, etc.)(only relevant for 虚ろ and 空ろ)
All readings:
虚ろ【うつろ】
空ろ【うつろ】
洞ろ【うつろ】
【うつろ】

noun
1.
time
2.
thyme
3.
time out (e.g. in sport)

noun (suffix), noun
1.
fashion, way, style, manner
2.
school (of thought)
noun (suffix)
3.
class, rank, rate(usu. after a number)
See also:一流
noun
4.
current (electrical, water, etc.), flow, stream

oshiyoseru
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to advance on, to close in, to march on, to descend on (the enemy), to move towards, to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.), to rush for (the door), to inundate, to overwhelm, to push aside
Other readings:
押寄せる【おしよせる】
押しよせる【おしよせる】

noun, auxillary suru verb
agreement, concurrence, conformance, compliance

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to cramp up, to tighten, to stiffen
2.
to be insistent, to persist (in one's opinion), to stick to one's guns
3.
to act tough, to bluff, to be defiant, to be unruly
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
4.
to prop up (e.g. with a post), to support
5.
to push out (one's legs or arms), to stretch (e.g. an arm against the wall), to press
6.
to thrust (one's opponent)(sumo term)

adjective
wretched, miserable, shameful, mean, despicable, abject
Other readings:
浅間しい【あさましい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
whirlpool, swirl, eddy, vortex, maelstrom

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to go in the direction of, to proceed toward, to proceed according to, to repair to, to betake oneself to
2.
to become, to face (facts, circumstances, etc.)
3.
to abide by, to agree to, to consent to, to obey(archaism)
Other readings:
赴く【おもぶく】
趣く【おもむく】
趣く【おもぶく】
趨く【おもむく】
趨く【おもぶく】

noun, noun (suffix)
penalty, sentence, punishment

noun
1.
prey, catch, kill, game
2.
spoils, trophy, loot, plunder

noun, auxillary suru verb
chatting, idle talk

noun
fat, grease, blubber, lard, suet

noun, no-adjective
1.
(private) secretary
noun
2.
treasured book, secret book

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

counter
1.
indicates position in a sequence
See also:目 (め)
noun
2.
divisions of a kabuki performance
Other readings:
番め【ばんめ】

noun
bad guy, villain, evildoer, scoundrel

noun
urine(しい,しし, and しと were primarily children's words)
Other readings:
尿【ゆばり】[1]
尿【いばり】[1]
尿【ゆまり】[1]
尿【ばり】[1]
尿【しい】[1]
尿【しし】[1]
尿【しと】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

counter
1.
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper)
2.
counter for positions or roles(archaism)
See also:役 (やく)
3.
counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba)(archaism)
4.
counter for ranking level(sumo term)

noun
1.
seal, stamp, monogram signature(only relevant for はん)
2.
judgment, judgement(only relevant for はん)
noun, noun (suffix)
3.
size (of paper or books)
See also:判型
Other readings:
【ばん】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
emigration, immigration(sensitive)
2.
emigrant, immigrant

noun
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)

Godan-gu verb, transitive verb
1.
to endure, to keep out (e.g. rain), to stave off (e.g. starvation)
2.
to pull through, to get over, to survive
3.
to surpass, to outdo, to excel, to eclipse, to defy, to slight

na-adjective, noun
whim, caprice, whimsy, fickle, moody, uneven temper
Other readings:
気紛れ【きまぐれ】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
distribution (e.g. films, rice)
2.
rationing (e.g. food, gasoline)
3.
food ration

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
support, backing, endorsement, approval
2.
support, holding up, propping

noun (suffix), noun
1.
right (to do something)
noun, noun (suffix)
2.
authority, power

noun
left-hand radical of a character

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
assistance, support, aid, help
2.
subsidy, supplement, subvention, grant-in-aid
3.
auxiliary, subsidiary
4.
spot (in bodybuilding)

Godan-su verb, intransitive verb
to happen to meet, to come across
Other readings:
出会す【でくわす】
出喰わす【でくわす】

noun
1.
bathing
auxillary suru verb
2.
to bathe, to take a bath, to enter a bath

noun, auxillary suru verb
intention, aim, design

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
multi-use, combined use, combination, serving two purposes

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
to wait eagerly for, to look forward to
Other readings:
待望む【まちのぞむ】

noun
new moon, crescent moon
All readings:
三日月【みかづき】
三日月【みかずき】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

noun, no-adjective
1.
old person, elderly person, senior citizen
noun
2.
trustee of the Japan Sumo Association, retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay(sumo term)
3.
senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate)
4.
important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
Other readings:
年寄【としより】
年より【としより】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
private ownership

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to weaken

na-adjective, noun
skillful, adroit, dexterous, masterful, clever, ingenious, cunning

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
search (esp. in criminal investigations), investigation, inquiry, enquiry

adverb
in advance, beforehand, previously
Other readings:
前以て【まえもって】
前以って【まえもって】

Godan-gu verb, transitive verb
1.
to sharpen, to hone, to whet, to grind
2.
to wash (rice)(esp. 磨ぐ)
3.
to scour, to polish, to burnish
Other readings:
磨ぐ【とぐ】
砥ぐ【とぐ】

noun
1.
home area, home town
no-adjective
2.
local

noun, auxillary suru verb, noun (suffix), no-adjective
1.
(one's) exclusive use, private use, personal use
noun, noun (suffix), no-adjective
2.
dedicated use, use for a particular purpose
noun, auxillary suru verb
3.
exclusive use (of particular products), using only (e.g. a certain brand), using solely

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
abolition, repeal
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