Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun, auxillary suru verb
•
interview, audience, meeting, (viewing) party

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.), to be bright, to be vivid, to be crisp
2.
to be clear-headed, to be alert, to be on the ball, to be wide awake
3.
to look upbeat, to be perky, to be cheerful(often as 冴えない)
4.
to master (a skill), to excel at, to cleanly execute
5.
to be satisfying(often as 冴えない)
See also:冴えない
6.
to become frigid, to become intensely cold(original meaning; now somewhat old-fashioned)
Other readings:
冱える【さえる】

adjective
•
difficult, hard

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to keep in mind, to bear in mind, to try, to aim to do, to endeavor, to endeavour
All readings:
心がける【こころがける】
、
心掛ける【こころがける】
、
心懸ける【こころがける】

noun
•
maternity leave(abbreviation)
See also:出産休暇

na-adjective, noun
1.
useless, futile
2.
unnecessary, needless
3.
not on business, unrelated, unauthorised, unauthorized
4.
prohibited, banned, forbidden

きわる
kimariwarui
adjective
•
feeling awkward, being ashamed, being bashful
All readings:
きまり悪い【きまりわるい】
、
決まり悪い【きまりわるい】
、
決り悪い【きまりわるい】
、
極まり悪い【きまりわるい】

noun
1.
eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara), eastern provinces(archaism)
2.
east(archaism)
3.
wagon, yamatogoto, six-stringed native Japanese zither(abbreviation)
See also:東琴
4.
my spouse(only relevant for 吾妻 and 吾嬬)
Other readings:
東【あづま】[1]
、
吾妻【あずま】
、
吾妻【あづま】[1]
、
吾嬬【あずま】
、
吾嬬【あづま】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
1.
nobleman, dignitary, lord(honorific language)
2.
feudal lord (of the Edo period), daimyō(honorific language)
See also:大名
3.
man brought up away from the world, arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world

noun
•
filter (esp. camera)
Other readings:
フィルタ

noun, no-adjective
•
clothes, clothing, garments

adverbial noun, noun
•
evening, dusk, twilight
Other readings:
夕暮【ゆうぐれ】[1]
、
夕ぐれ【ゆうぐれ】
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
hard struggle, strenuous effort

Godan-ru verb, Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to be damp, to be moist(一段 form is mainly spoken language)
Other readings:
湿気る【しっける】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
leadership, initiative, spearhead

suru verb (special), transitive verb
1.
to guess, to sense, to presume, to judge
2.
to sympathize with, to sympathise with

noun
1.
ear (of plant), head (of plant)
2.
point, tip
3.
scion (in grafting), cion
Other readings:
穗【ほ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
self-confidence, confidence (in oneself)

noun
•
Mrs
Other readings:
ミセズ

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
one defeat

noun
1.
door, gate, opening
2.
title page
Other readings:
闔【とびら】

na-adjective, noun
•
sensitive, alert, aware, susceptible

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
landing, disembarkation, landfall

noun
•
progress

noun
1.
landlord, landlady(only relevant for やぬし and いえぬし)
2.
house owner, home owner, head of the household
All readings:
家主【やぬし】
、
家主【いえぬし】
、
家主【いえあるじ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
1.
Japanese word of Chinese origin, Sino-Japanese word
2.
(ancient) Chinese language

noun (suffix), noun
1.
fee, charge, rate
2.
material

noun
•
stress

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
crowding together, clustering together, close formation, swarm

noun, no-adjective
•
league, federation, union, alliance
Other readings:
聯盟【れんめい】

noun
1.
hall (dance, concert, etc.)
2.
dining area of a restaurant

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
proportion

na-adjective, noun
•
rash, thoughtless, careless, hasty, imprudent
See also:慎重 (antonym)
Other readings:
軽卒【けいそつ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
1.
circuit (electric)
2.
cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle)(biology term)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
sympathy, agreement with, alignment, conformity, tuning

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
expansion, swelling, increase, growth
All readings:
膨張【ぼうちょう】
、
膨脹【ぼうちょう】
、
ぼう張【ぼうちょう】

noun, no-adjective
•
vacancy, room for rent or lease
All readings:
空き間【あきま】
、
空間【あきま】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
introduction, bringing in, leading in, installation

prenominal, adverb
•
only, merely, but, no more than

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】

noun
1.
foam
2.
form

noun
•
borrowing, debt, loan

noun
1.
feeling, sensation, mood
suffix
2.
sensation of doing(usu. after -masu stem of verb; read as ごこち)

adverb
•
(not) so, (not) particularly, (not) very, (not) that much(usually kana)(usu. with a negative verb)
All readings:
さほど《然程》
、
さほど《左程》

auxillary suru verb
1.
to be stumped, to be nonplussed, to be disconcerted, to dumbfounded
See also:閉口
2.
to be fed up with, to be tired of, to find unable to bear
3.
to wince, to shrink back, to cringe
Other readings:
ヘキエキ

noun
1.
unity, coherence, consistency, coordination(usually kana)
2.
settlement, conclusion, completion(usually kana)

noun
•
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa), empress tree, foxglove tree
Other readings:
キリ

noun, noun (suffix), counter
•
stroke (of a kanji, etc.)
Other readings:
劃【かく】

noun
•
principle, general rule

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
somersault, looping-the-loop
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