Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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suru verb (special), transitive verb
1.
to hold back (e.g. emotions), to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people), to bridle
2.
to get the better of
3.
to control, to command

noun
•
self-esteem, self-respect, self-importance, conceit, pride

noun
1.
career
2.
carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.)
3.
carrier, telephone company
4.
career government employee
Other readings:
キャリヤ
、
キャリアー
、
キャリヤー

noun
1.
eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara), eastern provinces(archaism)
2.
east(archaism)
3.
wagon, yamatogoto, six-stringed native Japanese zither(abbreviation)
See also:東琴
4.
my spouse(only relevant for 吾妻 and 吾嬬)
Other readings:
東【あづま】[1]
、
吾妻【あずま】
、
吾妻【あづま】[1]
、
吾嬬【あずま】
、
吾嬬【あづま】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
1.
meaning, tenor, gist
2.
effect, influence
3.
appearance, aspect
4.
grace, charm, refinement, taste, elegance
Other readings:
趣き【おもむき】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
1.
drill bit, drill
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
drill (practice)
noun
3.
drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
revival (e.g. musical), come-back
2.
restoration, rebirth, resurrection

noun
1.
(flower) bud
2.
promising young person, budding beauty
Other readings:
莟【つぼみ】

adverb
1.
how, in what way(usually kana)
2.
how (much), to what extent(usually kana)
3.
however (much), no matter how(usually kana)(as いかに...も)
interjection
4.
hey, oi(archaism)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
practice, putting into practice, implementation
noun
2.
praxis (philosophy)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
independence, autonomy, self-reliance

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
ruin, fall, collapse

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
check, restraint, oppression, suppression

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
arriving first

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
return, relapse, recurrence

noun
1.
good and evil, purity and impurity
2.
voiced and unvoiced consonants

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
establishment, institution
2.
installation (of a machine or equipment)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
presentation, exhibit, suggest, citation

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
counterattack, counteroffensive, counterblow

noun
1.
sigh
2.
grief, lamentation
All readings:
嘆【たん】
、
歎【たん】

numeric
•
10^32, hundred nonillion(obscure)

noun
1.
place, point, part, spot, area, passage, portion(only relevant for 箇所 and 個所)
counter
2.
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
Other readings:
個所【かしょ】
、
カ所【かしょ】
、
ヶ所【かしょ】
、
か所【かしょ】
、
ヵ所【かしょ】
、
ケ所【かしょ】

adverb, no-adjective, na-adjective
1.
very, greatly, much, considerably, to a large extent, quite(usually kana)(余 is ateji)
See also:よほど
adverb
2.
just about to, almost, very nearly(usually kana)
See also:よほど

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to excel, to surpass, to exceed, to have an edge, to be superior, to outrival
2.
to outweigh, to preponderate
Other readings:
優る【まさる】

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
encore

noun, no-adjective
•
fixed date, settlement date
Other readings:
期日【きにち】
、
期日【ごじつ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
•
warp, curvature, curve, arch

ものた
monotarinai
adjective
•
unsatisfied, unsatisfactory, insufficient

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
resonance, sympathetic (sound), (being in) sympathy

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
regulation, control

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
correction, revision, redressing, rectifying

noun
•
genius, prodigy, natural gift
See also:凡才 (antonym)

noun
•
stress

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
measure, step, action

noun
1.
bed, bedding
2.
sickbed
3.
alcove(abbreviation)
See also:床の間
4.
riverbed
5.
seedbed
6.
straw "core" of a tatami mat
7.
floor
See also:床 (ゆか)

na-adjective, noun
•
nonsense
Other readings:
ノンセンス

noun, noun (suffix)
•
pipe, tube
Other readings:
管【くだ】

noun, no-adjective, na-adjective
1.
the defensive
2.
passive attitude, passivity, passiveness
3.
the passive, passive voice(linguistics)
4.
ukemi (the art of falling safely)(martial arts)
Other readings:
受け身【うけみ】

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

adverb
1.
exactly, precisely, just, right(usually kana)
2.
as if, as though, quite(usually kana)
All readings:
ちょうど《丁度》
、
ちょうど《恰度》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
(corporate) bankruptcy, insolvency, commercial failure, failed business

noun
•
(about) middle, midway
All readings:
中ほど【なかほど】
、
中程【なかほど】

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, noun (suffix)
•
will, desire, ambition, urge (e.g. creative urge)
Other readings:
意慾【いよく】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
•
delay, lag, postponement, falling behind
Other readings:
後れ【おくれ】

noun, na-adjective
•
liar, fibber
Other readings:
嘘吐き【うそつき】
、
嘘付き【うそつき】
、
ウソ付き【ウソつき】
、
ウソ吐き【ウソつき】
、
うそ付き【うそつき】
、
噓吐き【うそつき】
、
うそ吐き【うそつき】
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