Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun, auxillary suru verb
manufacturing, processing, treatment, machining

noun, auxillary suru verb
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.), opening, hosting (e.g. the Olympics)

noun, no-adjective
essence, true nature, substance, reality

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to speak ill of, to disparage(usually kana)

noun
1.
indication, sign, hint, presence, trend
2.
quotation (esp. stock market)
All readings:
気配【けはい】
気配【きはい】

adjective
puzzling, tangled, complicated, complex

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

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
feudalistic

no-adjective, adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
1.
side, edge, beside, besides, nearby
See also:傍らに
adverbial noun
2.
while (doing), in addition to, at the same time(usually kana)
Other readings:
側ら【かたわら】[1]
【かたわら】[1]
【かたわら】
【かたわら】
【かたわら】
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to entrust, to leave to a person

Ichidan verb
1.
to escape (disaster, death, etc.), to be saved from, to be rescued from
2.
to avoid (e.g. punishment), to evade (e.g. responsibility), to avert, to elude, to be exempted from
All readings:
免れる【まぬがれる】
免れる【まぬかれる】

noun
script, libretto, scenario

noun, auxillary suru verb
fatigue, weariness

noun
1.
logic
no-adjective
2.
logical

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to be planted

noun
1.
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE), Chou dynasty
2.
perimeter(mathematics)
noun (suffix), counter
3.
counter for laps or circuits

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to operate (e.g. a machine), to handle, to manage, to control, to maneuver, to steer
2.
to have a good command of (a language), to play proficiently (of a musical instrument)
3.
to work (a puppet), to pull the strings of a puppet
4.
to manipulate (a person, public opinion, etc.), to pull the strings, to control from the shadows, to mastermind

noun, auxillary suru verb
success in life, getting ahead, successful career, promotion, climbing the corporate ladder, eminence

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
distribution

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】

noun
1.
structure, construction, appearance
2.
posture (e.g. in martial arts), pose, stance
3.
readiness, determination, preparedness
4.
kanji enclosure type radical (must enclose at least two sides of the kanji)(e.g. 門)
Other readings:
【かまえ】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be renewed, to change(only relevant for 改まる)
2.
to be improved, to be reformed, to be revised, to be corrected(only relevant for 改まる)
3.
to stand on ceremony, to be formal(only relevant for 改まる)
4.
to take a turn for the worse (of an illness), to take a serious turn
Other readings:
革まる【あらたまる】

noun
custom, convention, tradition, mores, conventional practice(usually kana)
All readings:
しきたり《仕来り》
しきたり《仕来たり》
しきたり《為来り》
しきたり《為来たり》

Godan-gu verb, transitive verb
1.
to act as an agent for, to intermediate
2.
to announce (someone's arrival), to answer (the door, the phone), to receive (a guest at reception), to usher in (a guest)
3.
to convey (a message)
Other readings:
取次ぐ【とりつぐ】
取りつぐ【とりつぐ】
取り継ぐ【とりつぐ】[1]
取継ぐ【とりつぐ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
artistry, good taste, elegance, grace

na-adjective
elegant

noun, auxillary suru verb
ruin, fall, collapse

noun
1.
clue, lead, key, trail, scent, track
2.
handhold, hold
All readings:
手がかり【てがかり】
手掛かり【てがかり】
手掛り【てがかり】
手懸かり【てがかり】
手懸り【てがかり】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
celebration, congratulations

noun
steam

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
ornamentation, embellishment, decoration, adornment, polish up (writing)
2.
modification, qualification(linguistics)

noun, no-adjective
discipline, training, teaching manners(usually kana)

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

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to destroy, to overthrow, to wreck, to ruin
Other readings:
亡ぼす【ほろぼす】
滅す【ほろぼす】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

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】

noun
exit and entrance
Other readings:
出入口【でいりぐち】

adverbial noun, noun (temporal), no-adjective
postpartum, after childbirth
See also:産前

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to tailor, to make (clothing)
2.
to train, to bring up
3.
to make it seem like, to pass off
4.
to turn into a play or movie
5.
to prepare, to send, to despatch

expression, adverb
1.
above anything else, above all, more than anything
expression, no-adjective, noun
2.
best, greatest, excellent, wonderful, most important

noun, no-adjective
the very best, utmost

noun
1.
acid
2.
sourness, sour taste

noun
consecutive holidays

noun, auxillary suru verb
meeting (face-to-face), seeing, visit, interview

noun
ability, skill, facility
Other readings:
腕まえ【うでまえ】

noun
blessing, grace

noun, auxillary suru verb
slander, libel, defamation, calumny, smear

noun
whirlpool, swirl, eddy, vortex, maelstrom

noun, no-adjective
eyeball

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
praise, glorification, extolment
Other readings:
讚美【さんび】
讃美【さんび】
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