Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun
1.
master (of a house, shop, etc.)
2.
husband(familiar language)
3.
sir, boss, master, governor(used to address a male patron, customer, or person of high status)
4.
patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess, sugar daddy
See also:パトロン
5.
alms, almsgiving, almsgiver(Buddhist term)(orig. meaning; usu. written as 檀那)
See also:檀越,  檀家
Other readings:
檀那【だんな】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
jump
noun
2.
jumping event (skiing, track and field)
noun, auxillary suru verb
3.
jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink)
4.
jump (in price), sudden rise

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
(suffer) deterioration, growing worse, aggravation, degeneration, corruption
Other readings:
あっ化【あっか】

noun
1.
volt
2.
bolt(only relevant for ボルト)
Other readings:
ヴォルト

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
treaty, pact, convention, agreement

noun
nephew
See also:甥御,  甥子

na-adjective
negligent, neglectful, careless, remiss(usually kana)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
establishment, founding
2.
incorporation (of a business)

noun
association, society, organization, organisation

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
angle
2.
square, cube
3.
bishop(abbreviation, shogi term)
4.
third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale)
See also:五音
5.
Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)(astronomy term)
6.
jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
See also:元 (げん)

na-adjective, noun
taste, palate, sense of taste

noun
shield, buckler, escutcheon, pretext
Other readings:
【たて】

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
single, simple, sole, individual, unitary

na-adjective, noun
1.
safe (e.g. choice), secure, innocuous, inoffensive
2.
acceptable, passable, satisfactory, adequate, faultless, without flaw

noun
karuta, traditional Japanese playing cards(usually kana)
All readings:
かるた《歌留多》[1]
かるた《骨牌》[1]
かるた《加留多》[1]
かるた《嘉留太》[1]
かるた《軽板》[1][2]
かるた《軽多》[1][2]
カルタ
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading
  2. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
political measures, policy

noun
1.
rental car, rent-a-car, hired auto
2.
car rental agency, car hire agency, hire car agency

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to bite off, to gnaw through
Other readings:
かみ切る【かみきる】

noun, no-adjective
youth, springtime of life, adolescent

noun
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa), Japanese era name
See also:元号

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

na-adjective, noun
affected, smug, pompous, conceited, snobby, pretentious(usually kana)
See also:気障り
Other readings:
キザ

noun, auxillary suru verb
conviction, belief, confidence

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to amuse oneself, to make merry

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to flip, to snap, to flick(usually kana)
2.
to repel(usually kana)
3.
to use (an abacus), to calculate(usually kana)
4.
to strum, to pluck the strings (of a guitar, etc.)(usually kana)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
command, direction
Other readings:
指麾【しき】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to incline, to lean, to tip, to tilt, to slant, to bend, to list
2.
to devote oneself to, to concentrate on, to pour one's energy into
3.
to ruin, to squander, to empty
4.
to drink (alcohol)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
dissection, autopsy
2.
analysis

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
forfeiture, seizure, confiscation, impounding

noun, auxillary suru verb
adoption, selection, choice

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
running away from home, elopement
2.
outing, going out(archaism)
3.
becoming a Buddhist monk, entering the priesthood(archaism)

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

Godan-su verb, intransitive verb
to reflect, to throw back light

na-adjective, noun
clean, pure, chaste
See also:清い

noun
1.
the Sheep (eighth sign of the Chinese zodiac), the Ram, the Goat
2.
hour of the Sheep (around 2pm, 1-3pm, or 2-4pm)(obsolete)
See also:未の刻
3.
south-southwest(obsolete)
4.
sixth month of the lunar calendar(obsolete)

noun, auxillary suru verb
price reduction, discount
Other readings:
値引【ねびき】

suru verb (special), transitive verb
to have, to possess, to own, to be endowed with

noun
mansion, residence
Other readings:
第宅【ていたく】

noun, auxillary suru verb
dressing up in fine clothes, splendid clothes, one's best clothes

noun, auxillary suru verb
depiction, description, portrayal

noun
1.
load, baggage, cargo, freight, goods
2.
burden, responsibility

na-adjective, adverb, noun
far, far away, distant, remote, far off(usually kana)
Other readings:
はるか《遙か》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
arrangement, pact, agreement

noun
personal history, career

machiawase
noun
appointment
Other readings:
待ちあわせ【まちあわせ】

noun
1.
unmarried woman
noun (suffix)
2.
Miss(after a name)
3.
-ess, -ette(after a line of work)
Other readings:
【じょう】
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