Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun, auxillary suru verb
persuasion

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

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to expel, to drive out

no-adjective, noun
normal, usual, ordinary, everyday

noun, adverbial noun
1.
on the way, en route
noun
2.
in the process of (development, construction, etc.), in the middle of

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
theory, reason
Other readings:
理窟【りくつ】

noun
handle, grip, knob
Other readings:
把手【とって】
把手【はしゅ】
把っ手【とって】
取手【とって】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
presentation (e.g. of a gift)

noun
1.
blind spot (on the retina)
2.
blind spot, weak point, loophole

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
control, restraint, suppression, constraint, curtailment, inhibition, check, curb

noun, na-adjective
predominance, superiority, ascendancy, advantage, supremacy

noun, auxillary suru verb
judgement, judgment, decision, adjudication, award, verdict, determination

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
1.
view, prospect, outlook
2.
viewing platform, overlook(abbreviation)
Other readings:
見晴し【みはらし】
見はらし【みはらし】

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
suitable, appropriate, befitting, becoming, adequate, reasonable, proper
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
conjoining, association, samprayukta(Buddhist term)

noun
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)(sports term)

noun, no-adjective
national ownership, state ownership, government ownership

taru-adjective, to-adverb
vague, obscure, indistinct, hazy, ambiguous
Other readings:
ばく然【ばくぜん】

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
to scoop, to ladle out(usually kana)
Other readings:
すくう《抄う》

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits), elimination, eradication, destruction, suppression
2.
making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings(Buddhist term)
3.
curing illness
Other readings:
対治【たいじ】

na-adjective
rough (estimate, manner, etc.), crude, broad, loose, careless (work)
All readings:
大雑把【おおざっぱ】
大ざっぱ【おおざっぱ】

noun, no-adjective, auxillary suru verb
deliberation

noun, auxillary suru verb
explosion, rupture, break off

noun, no-adjective
1.
old person, elderly person, senior citizen
noun
2.
trustee of the Japan Sumo Association, retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay(sumo term)
3.
senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate)
4.
important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
Other readings:
年寄【としより】
年より【としより】

noun
management, (executive) staff, leaders, leadership, top brass, upper echelons

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
poisoning
noun (suffix)
2.
addiction

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to smoke (e.g. fire), to billow smoke, to smoulder, to smolder
2.
to be hazy, to look dim
Other readings:
煙る【けぶる】[1]
烟る【けむる】
烟る【けぶる】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
taking a seat, sitting down (in one's seat)

noun, no-adjective
insurance, guarantee

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
accumulation, accumulate, store

counter
1.
indicates position in a sequence
See also:目 (め)
noun
2.
divisions of a kabuki performance
Other readings:
番め【ばんめ】

noun, no-adjective
porcelain (esp. hard-paste porcelain), china, chinaware

noun
something small, something petty, trifle
Other readings:
瑣事【さじ】

noun
1.
knowledge, understanding
2.
rules, regulations, guideline, directions
noun (suffix)
3.
deputy, acting

noun, no-adjective
anaesthesia, anesthesia
Other readings:
痲酔【ますい】
麻睡【ますい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
duty, function, office, mission, task

noun
prayer, supplication
Other readings:
祷り【いのり】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to be temperate in, to refrain, to abstain, to hold back, to restrain oneself from excessive ...
2.
to make notes, to jot down (e.g. phone number)
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
3.
to be in preparation for, to be in waiting for
4.
to be soon, to be in the offing
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
5.
to be in a close relationship (e.g. as a backer, etc.)
Other readings:
扣える【ひかえる】

noun
1.
errand, mission, going as envoy
2.
messenger, bearer, errand boy, errand girl
3.
familiar spirit
See also:使い魔
noun (suffix), noun (prefix)
4.
use, usage, user, trainer, tamer, charmer(often read as づかい when used as a suffix)
See also:魔法使い
All readings:
使い【つかい】
遣い【つかい】

noun
Yang energy, spirit
See also:

noun, auxillary suru verb
compatibility, coexistence, standing together

expression, noun, no-adjective
1.
the rest, the others(そのた is the more common reading when written)
expression, adverbial noun, no-adjective
2.
in addition (to that), besides that, other than that, and other ...
expression, noun
3.
and so forth, and the like, and what have you, et cetera
All readings:
その他【そのほか】
その他【そのた】
その外【そのほか】
その外【そのた】
其の他【そのほか】
其の他【そのた】
其の外【そのほか】
其の外【そのた】

noun, no-adjective
just above, right overhead
Other readings:
ま上【まうえ】

noun
yearbook, almanac, annual

noun
public discussion, public criticism, controversy
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