Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun, auxillary suru verb
exception, exclusion

noun
Santa Claus
Other readings:
サンタ・クロース

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
appointment, nomination, ordination, commission, designation

noun
connection, relation
All readings:
結びつき【むすびつき】
結び付き【むすびつき】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
advice, counsel, remonstrance, recommendation

noun
exemplar, model, example, pattern

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to drag along, to pull
2.
to force someone along
3.
to prolong, to drag out
4.
to influence strongly, to seduce
Other readings:
引ずる【ひきずる】
引き摺る【ひきずる】
引摺る【ひきずる】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

na-adjective, noun
1.
open, unconcealed, undisguised, blatant, plain, frank
2.
broad, lewd, indecent, crude

interjection, noun, auxillary suru verb
OK, okay
All readings:
OK【オッケー】
OK【オーケー】

no-adjective, noun
oral, verbal, spoken, parol

expression, adjective
cannot be helped, unavoidable
All readings:
やむを得ない【やむをえない】
止むを得ない【やむをえない】
已むを得ない【やむをえない】

noun
whirlpool, swirl, eddy, vortex, maelstrom

noun, no-adjective
fraud, swindle, graft, cheating, trick, scam

noun, auxillary suru verb
attendant, companion
See also:供 (とも)
Other readings:
御供【おとも】
お伴【おとも】
御伴【おとも】

noun
1.
thin rice porridge, watery cooked rice, rice gruel, congee
2.
breakfast (in Zen temples)(only relevant for しゅく)
Other readings:
【しゅく】
【かい】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
public discussion, public criticism, controversy

noun, auxillary suru verb
division of labor, division of labour, specialization, specialisation, assembly-line production

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to break off, to come to an end, to be interrupted, to be cut short, to pause
All readings:
途切れる【とぎれる】
跡切れる【とぎれる】

noun, auxillary suru verb
hibernation, winter sleep, torpor

noun
Imperial Palace (of Japan), imperial residence
Other readings:
皇居【こうぎょ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

na-adjective
tranquil, calm, quiet, peaceful(usually kana)

na-adjective
1.
chic
2.
sick
3.
thick

noun
1.
ambition, aspiration
2.
sinister designs, treachery

noun
topic of discussion, agenda

noun, no-adjective
small number, few, minority
See also:多数 (antonym)

noun
armed might, military power, the sword, force

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
indication, denotation, designation
2.
instructions, directions
Other readings:
指示【しし】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
harmony, accord, reconciliation, agreement

adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
distinctly (standing out), clearly, in sharp relief, boldly(onomatopia)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
abolition, repeal

noun, auxillary suru verb, noun (suffix), no-adjective
1.
(one's) exclusive use, private use, personal use
noun, noun (suffix), no-adjective
2.
dedicated use, use for a particular purpose
noun, auxillary suru verb
3.
exclusive use (of particular products), using only (e.g. a certain brand), using solely

adverb
1.
expressly, especially, taking the trouble (to do), going to the trouble of (doing), going out of one's way (to do)(usually kana)
2.
intentionally, deliberately(usually kana)(used to criticize someone's actions)
Other readings:
わざわざ《態態》

counter
counter for houses, households, apartments, etc.

noun, no-adjective
money, currency, coinage

noun, no-adjective
Bible, scriptures

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
daytime, during the day, time from sunrise until sunset, diurnal period
All readings:
昼間【ひるま】
昼間【ちゅうかん】

adjective
precious, valuable, priceless, noble, exalted, sacred
All readings:
尊い【とうとい】
尊い【たっとい】
貴い【とうとい】
貴い【たっとい】

noun
1.
small change, coins
2.
small sum of money

noun, auxillary suru verb
compensation, reparations, indemnity, damages

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
handicraft
2.
work, construction, manufacturing
3.
maneuvering, manoeuvering

noun, na-adjective
depression, melancholy, dejection, gloom, despondency
Other readings:
憂うつ【ゆううつ】
憂欝【ゆううつ】
悒鬱【ゆううつ】
幽鬱【ゆううつ】
幽欝【ゆううつ】
悒欝【ゆううつ】

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
1.
document, writing, letter, papers, notes, records, archives
2.
document addressed to someone(only relevant for もんじょ)(paleography term)
Other readings:
文書【もんじょ】
文書【ぶんじょ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin), to wilt, to fade, to wither, to be wizened(usually kana)

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to fail, to blunder, to mess up, to screw up
2.
to be dismissed, to be fired

noun
(tree) trunk, (arrow) shaft, (tool) handle, backbone, base
All readings:
【みき】
【かん】

suru verb (special), intransitive verb
to be worth, to be worthy of, to deserve, to merit(usu. as 〜に値する)
Other readings:
価する【あたいする】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to tell, to inform, to announce
2.
to indicate, to signal, to mark
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