Vocabulary list for JLPT N1
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noun, auxillary suru verb
•
waste (of money, time, etc.), squandering, frittering away
Other readings:
無駄使い【むだづかい】[1]
、無駄づかい【むだづかい】
、むだ遣い【むだづかい】
、むだ使い【むだづかい】[1]
、徒遣い【むだづかい】
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
noun
1.
salt (i.e. sodium chloride), common salt, table salt(esp. しお)
2.
salt (e.g. sodium chloride, calcium sulfate, etc.)(chemistry term)(esp. えん)
3.
hardship, toil, trouble(only relevant for しお)
4.
saltiness(food term)(only relevant for しお)
All readings:
塩【しお】
、塩【えん】
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to pollute, to contaminate, to soil, to make dirty, to stain
2.
to disgrace, to dishonour, to dishonor, to defile(esp. けがす)
All readings:
汚す【よごす】
、汚す【けがす】
、穢す【けがす】
adverb, no-adjective
1.
wholly, solely, entirely, exclusively, devotedly, fixedly(usually kana)
2.
principally, mostly, chiefly, mainly(usually kana)
Other readings:
もはら《専ら》[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun
1.
metal rod, metal bar, iron rod, crowbar
2.
iron club, iron staff with rings on top (traditionally used by night watchmen)
All readings:
金棒【かなぼう】
、鉄棒【かなぼう】
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
•
to interrupt, to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.), to block (light, wind, etc.), to intercept, to cut off
Other readings:
遮る【さいぎる】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun
1.
rod, pole
2.
neck (of a shamisen, etc.), shamisen(esp. 棹)
3.
beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance)
4.
single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese)
5.
penis(slang)
counter
6.
counter for flags (on poles), counter for long, thin Japanese sweets (e.g. yōkan)
Other readings:
棹【さお】
noun, suffix
1.
side (of something, or taking someone's side), part
2.
(watch) case
All readings:
側【がわ】
、側【かわ】
noun
1.
beast (i.e. any animal other than man)
2.
3.
brute (i.e. a contemptible human being)
interjection
4.
damn it, damn, Christ, for Christ's sake(usually kana)
Other readings:
畜生【ちきしょう】
no-adjective, noun, auxillary suru verb
•
universal, general, ubiquitous, omnipresent
Other readings:
普偏【ふへん】[1]
、普辺【ふへん】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
Godan-ku verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb
1.
to lament, to grieve, to regret
Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
2.
to deplore
Other readings:
歎く【なげく】
noun
•
(oral) message, declaration, hearsay, rumour, rumor
Other readings:
言伝て【ことづて】
、言づて【ことづて】
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
•
to be distant
Other readings:
距たる【へだたる】
noun, noun (suffix)
1.
plan, policy, means, measure, stratagem, scheme
noun
2.
fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong, right upward flick
See also:永字八法
Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to drift, to float
2.
to waft (e.g. a scent), to hang in the air
3.
to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood)
4.
to wander, to walk around aimlessly
5.
to be unsteady, to be unstable(archaism)
6.
to falter, to flinch, to wince(archaism)
7.
to live in unreliable circumstances(archaism)
na-adjective, noun
1.
earnest, sincere, acute, keen, fervent
2.
pressing, urgent, serious, severe
3.
pertinent, appropriate
douyara
Common word
adverb
1.
possibly, apparently, (seem) likely, seemingly
2.
somehow or other, with difficulty, barely, after a fashion
See also:どうにか
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
•
to rule, to govern, to administer
Other readings:
掌る【つかさどる】
、司どる【つかさどる】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
pillage, plunder, looting, robbery
Other readings:
掠奪【りゃくだつ】
noun, noun (suffix)
1.
status, position, rank
noun
2.
method, way, style
3.
rule, regulation, law
4.
grammatical case(linguistics)
5.
figure (syllogism)
Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
•
to be jealous of, to envy, to begrudge
See also:嫉む (そねむ)
Other readings:
嫉む【ねたむ】
biri
noun
•
last (on the list), (at the) bottom, (in) last position, tailender
All readings:
ビリ
、びり
Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.), to throw down the gauntlet, to contend for
Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
2.
to tackle (e.g. a problem), to attempt, to go after (a prize, record, etc.)
3.
to pressure (someone) for sex, to make advances to
noun (temporal)
•
week before last
All readings:
先々週【せんせんしゅう】
、先先週【せんせんしゅう】
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