Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun
1.
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.), tail end
2.
slope at the foot of a mountain

noun
•
motto, slogan, catchword

na-adjective, noun
1.
second (party to an agreement), the B party (e.g. in a contract), the latter, defendant
See also:甲 (こう)
2.
stylish, chic, spicy, witty, tasty, romantic
na-adjective
3.
strange, quaint, queer
expression
4.
thank you, good job, goodbye, goodnight(abbreviation, slang)
See also:お疲れ様
Other readings:
オツ

noun (suffix)
•
pupil in ... year, student in ... year

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
leaving as is, leaving alone, leaving to chance, neglecting, abandoning

noun, suffix
•
calendar, almanac(れき when a suffix)
Other readings:
暦【れき】

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
•
to feel shy, to be bashful, to blush
Other readings:
羞じらう【はじらう】
、
恥らう【はじらう】

adverb
•
naturally, as a matter of course(usually kana)
Other readings:
おのずから《自ら》

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

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to become weak, to decline, to wear, to abate, to decay, to wither, to waste away

noun
1.
treasure house, treasury
2.
financial supporter, patron, financier, backer(only relevant for かねぐら)
All readings:
金蔵【かねぐら】
、
金蔵【きんぞう】[2]
、
金庫【かねぐら】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage
  2. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, no-adjective, auxillary suru verb, na-adjective
•
fixed, settled, constant, definite, uniform, regularized, regularised, defined, standardized, standardised, certain, prescribed
All readings:
一定【いってい】
、
一定【いちじょう】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
exception, exclusion

noun
1.
beginning and end
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
doing something from beginning to end, being unchanged from beginning to end
adverb
3.
from beginning to end, the whole time, throughout, consistently

noun, no-adjective
1.
numerator
2.
molecule
3.
member, element

adverb
•
surely, certainly, without doubt(used of beliefs that turned out to be false)

na-adjective
1.
very hungry, starving, famished(onomatopia)
to-adverb, adverb, auxillary suru verb
2.
fawning, bowing and scraping, being obsequious, being servile, kowtowing, bowing repeatedly, cringing(onomatopia)
See also:ぺこん
3.
giving in, being dented(onomatopia)
See also:ぺこん
All readings:
ペコペコ
、
ぺこぺこ

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
infiltration, sneaking in, going undercover

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to walk, to go on foot
2.
to tread (a figurative path), to follow, to lead (a life), to experience
3.
to advance towards (e.g. a solution), to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.), to embark (on the road to ...)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
duration, continuance, survival, persistence, retention

noun
•
body build, figure
All readings:
体つき【からだつき】
、
体付き【からだつき】
、
身体つき【からだつき】
、
身体付き【からだつき】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
disposal, abandonment, scrapping, discarding, abolition
2.
annulment, cancellation, abrogation, repeal

adjective
1.
gaudy, showy, garish, loud(usually kana)(あく from 灰汁)
2.
crooked, vicious, wicked, nasty, unscrupulous, dishonest(usually kana)

noun
1.
lady
2.
ready
Other readings:
レディ

noun
1.
remains, traces, vestiges, relics
2.
(the sorrow of) parting
3.
end
Other readings:
名残り【なごり】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

na-adjective, noun
•
ominous, sinister, unlucky, inauspicious

adverb, auxillary suru verb
1.
(doing) various things, (doing) this and that(usually kana)
adverb
2.
being apt to, being prone to, tending to(usually kana)
3.
at any rate, anyhow, anyway(usually kana)
no-adjective
4.
all sorts of (negative things), various(usually kana)
noun
5.
things that do not exist, rabbit horns(idiom , Buddhist term)(only relevant for 兎角)
See also:亀毛兎角
Other readings:
とかく《左右》

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
shriek, scream

na-adjective, noun
•
foolish, stupid

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
acknowledgement, acknowledgment, understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"), noting, acceptance
See also:ご了承
Other readings:
諒承【りょうしょう】
、
領承【りょうしょう】

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
•
to resemble closely

no-adjective
1.
lengthy (of a book, etc.), voluminous
See also:小部 (antonym)
adverbial noun
2.
most (e.g. most part), greater, fairly, a good deal, much
Other readings:
大部【だいぶ】

noun, no-adjective
1.
one layer, single layer
2.
monopetalous
See also:単弁
noun
3.
unlined kimono(abbreviation)(usu. 単)
4.
single-edged eyelid, eyelid with an epicanthic fold, upper eyelid with no fold(abbreviation)
All readings:
一重【ひとえ】
、
単【ひとえ】

na-adjective, no-adjective
•
plain, frank, candid, open, direct, straightforward, unabashed, blatant, flagrant(usually kana)
Other readings:
あからさま《偸閑》[1]
、
あからさま《白地》[1]
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun
•
storm, windstorm, gale
Other readings:
暴風【あらし】[1]
Notes:
  1. gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading)

noun, no-adjective
•
heavenly body, celestial body, astronomical object

adjective
1.
fleeting, transient, short-lived, momentary, ephemeral, fickle, vain(usually kana)
2.
empty (dream, etc.), mere (hope), faint (possibility)(usually kana)
All readings:
はかない《儚い》
、
はかない《果敢ない》
、
はかない《果敢無い》
、
はかない《果無い》
、
はかない《果ない》
、
はかない《果敢い》[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
look, appearance
2.
spectacle, sight
3.
observation meditation(Buddhist term)
noun (suffix)
4.
outlook on ..., view of ...

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
expectation, anticipation, prediction, forecast, conjecture

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
intention, aim, preference (for), orientation (towards a goal)
See also:指向

na-adjective, noun
1.
monotony, monotone, dullness
noun, na-adjective
2.
monotone, monotonic(mathematics)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
reimbursement, compensation, reparation, indemnity

noun
•
straw(usually kana)
Other readings:
ワラ

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to be frugal, to be sparing
2.
to value, to hold dear
3.
to regret (e.g. a loss), to feel sorry (for)
4.
to be unwilling, to be reluctant
Other readings:
吝しむ【おしむ】[1]
、
愛しむ【おしむ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
•
proposal, request, claim, report, notice, offer
All readings:
申し出【もうしで】
、
申し出で【もうしいで】
、
申出で【もうしいで】
、
申出【もうしで】
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