Vocabulary list for JLPT N1
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noun
1.
subject, theme, issue, matter
2.
homework, assignment
3.
task, challenge, problem, question
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
abandonment, renunciation, resignation, abdication (responsibility, right)
Other readings:
抛棄【ほうき】
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
establishment, founding
2.
incorporation (of a business)
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
(corporate) bankruptcy, insolvency, commercial failure, failed business
noun
•
Imperial Palace (of Japan), imperial residence
Other readings:
皇居【こうぎょ】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun
1.
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road), going astray
2.
difference of opinion, misunderstanding, estrangement, disagreement
Other readings:
行き違い【ゆきちがい】
、行違い【いきちがい】
、行違い【ゆきちがい】
adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
the other day, some time ago, recently
Other readings:
先達て【せんだって】
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
crowding together, clustering together, close formation, swarm
adverb
1.
originally, essentially, naturally, by nature, really, actually
2.
in the first place, to begin with
noun
1.
route, course, path
2.
one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
na-adjective
1.
methodical, precise, meticulous, scrupulous, regular, punctual
noun
2.
wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
kyaria
Common word
noun
1.
career
2.
carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.)
3.
carrier, telephone company
4.
career government employee
Other readings:
キャリヤ
、キャリアー
、キャリヤー
noun
•
technique, art, skill, move
Other readings:
技【ぎ】
、伎【わざ】[1]
、伎【ぎ】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to deepen, to heighten, to intensify
noun
1.
(animal) collar
2.
necklace, choker
Other readings:
頸環【くびわ】
、頸輪【くびわ】
、頚輪【くびわ】
pronoun
•
who(だあれ is emphatic or inquisitive)
All readings:
誰【だれ】
、誰【だあれ】
、誰【たれ】[1]
、誰【た】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun
1.
movement, move, motion
2.
trend, development, change, fluctuation
noun
•
assembly hall, parliament house, diet building, capitol, houses of parliament, congress hall
Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to support, to maintain, to provide for
2.
to bring up, to raise, to rear, to feed
3.
to adopt (a child)
4.
to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.), to develop, to build up, to foster
5.
to recuperate (from injury, illness, etc.)
adjective
1.
astringent, bitter, puckery, rough, harsh, tart
2.
austere, elegant (and unobtrusive), refined, quiet (and simple), sober, sombre, subdued, tasteful (in a quiet way), understated
3.
sour (look), glum, grim, sullen, sulky
4.
stingy, tight-fisted
Other readings:
澁い【しぶい】[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
•
to rule, to govern, to administer
Other readings:
掌る【つかさどる】
、司どる【つかさどる】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to look back on (the past), to reflect on, to reminisce about
See also:省みる (かえりみる)
2.
to look behind (at), to turn round (and look), to look over one's shoulder
3.
to consider, to concern oneself about, to take notice of, to pay attention to, to take into consideration(usu. in the negative)
Other readings:
顧る【かえりみる】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to go through, to pierce, to penetrate
2.
to run through (e.g. a river through a city), to pass through
3.
to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.), to carry out, to persist with, to keep (e.g. faith), to maintain (e.g. independence)
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
drop (e.g. of water), drip
All readings:
滴【しずく】
、雫【しずく】
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
support (e.g. of one's dependents), maintenance
counter
1.
counter for small animals(only relevant for ひき)
2.
counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size)
3.
counter for horses(archaism)(only relevant for き)
noun
4.
roll of cloth
Other readings:
匹【き】
、疋【ひき】
、疋【き】
noun
•
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.), side show, entertainment
adjective
1.
smoky
2.
awkward, ill at ease
Other readings:
煙たい【けぶたい】
、烟たい【けむたい】
、烟たい【けぶたい】
noun
1.
idle complaint, grumble
noun, na-adjective
2.
moha (ignorance, folly)(Buddhist term)
Other readings:
愚癡【ぐち】[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
expression, adverb
1.
above anything else, above all, more than anything
expression, no-adjective, noun
2.
best, greatest, excellent, wonderful, most important
expression, noun, no-adjective
•
moment, brief space of time
All readings:
つかの間【つかのま】
、束の間【つかのま】
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