Vocabulary list for JLPT N1
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Godan-ru verb
1.
to pledge, to vow, to promise, to swear
2.
to have sexual intercourse (esp. between husband and wife), to share a bed
Godan-gu verb, transitive verb
1.
to endure, to keep out (e.g. rain), to stave off (e.g. starvation)
2.
to pull through, to get over, to survive
3.
to surpass, to outdo, to excel, to eclipse, to defy, to slight
noun
1.
dojo, hall used for martial arts training
2.
manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)(abbreviation, Buddhist term)
See also:菩提道場
besuto
Common word
na-adjective, no-adjective
1.
best(only relevant for ベスト)
noun
2.
vest
Other readings:
ヴェスト
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to leak out, to escape, to come through, to shine through, to filter out
2.
to find expression, to give vent
3.
to leak out, to be divulged, to be disclosed
4.
to be omitted, to be left out, to be excluded, to be not included
Other readings:
洩れる【もれる】
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
promotion, advancement, rising in rank
Other readings:
昇進【しょうじん】[1]
、陞進【しょうしん】
、陞進【しょうじん】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
establishment, founding, organization, organisation
noun, na-adjective
•
(idle) curiosity, fancifulness, whimsy, (having) strange tastes
Other readings:
もの好き【ものずき】
、物数奇【ものずき】
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.
Other readings:
オツ
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to serve, to work for, to attend
Other readings:
事える【つかえる】
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
intuition, instinct, insight, hunch, immediacy
Other readings:
直観【ちょっかん】
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
training, education, development, cultivation
pronoun
1.
2.
that time, then
3.
there (indicating a place near the listener)(archaism)
4.
you(archaism)
Other readings:
それ《其》[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
noun
•
wholesale store, wholesale dealer, wholesaler
All readings:
問屋【とんや】
、問屋【といや】
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】
Godan-bu verb, transitive verb
•
to value, to prize, to esteem, to respect
All readings:
貴ぶ【とうとぶ】
、貴ぶ【たっとぶ】
、尊ぶ【とうとぶ】
、尊ぶ【たっとぶ】
Godan-ku verb
1.
to mutter, to murmur, to grumble(usually kana)
2.
to tweet (Twitter)(usually kana)
conjunction
•
All readings:
おいて《於て》
、おいて《於いて》
、おいて《於》[1]
、おいて《置いて》[2]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
- word containing irregular kanji usage
na-adjective, noun
1.
upper part
noun
2.
upper stream, upper course of a river(only relevant for かみて)
3.
right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV), stage left (actor's POV)(only relevant for かみて)
na-adjective, noun
4.
skillful (in comparisons), dexterity(only relevant for うわて)
noun
5.
over-arm grip on opponent's belt(sumo term)(only relevant for うわて)
Other readings:
上手【かみて】
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to respect, to honor, to honour, to esteem, to prize
noun
1.
pillar, post
2.
support, prop, mainstay
suffix, counter
3.
counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
saboru
Common word
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
•
to be truant, to play hooky, to skip school, to skip out, to be idle, to sabotage by slowness(from サボタージュ)
See also:サボタージュ
Other readings:
さぼる
noun, noun (suffix)
1.
having, holding, possessing, owning, using, holder, owner, user
2.
wear, durability, life(also written as 保ち)
3.
charge, expense
noun
4.
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.), tie(literary or formal term)
noun
1.
approximate age, apparent age
See also:年の頃
noun, no-adjective
2.
marriageable age (esp. of a woman), age of maturity, age of adulthood
noun
3.
appropriate age (to ...), old enough (to ...)(after modifying phrase)
noun, adverbial noun
4.
Other readings:
年ごろ【としごろ】
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》
noun
•
serious matter, major incident, matter of grave concern, crisis
See also:大事 (だいじ)
Other readings:
大ごと【おおごと】
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
encouragement, spurring (on), cheering (on)
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
exploration, expedition
Other readings:
探険【たんけん】
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
1.
height, stature
2.
length (esp. of clothing)
4.
magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
Other readings:
丈【たき】[2]
、長【たけ】[1]
、長【たき】[1][2]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
na-adjective, noun
•
frank, candid, straightforward, openhearted, direct, outspoken
Other readings:
卒直【そっちょく】
noun
1.
small dining table (usu. for a single person), serving tray (with legs)
2.
meal, food, serving
See also:御膳
counter
3.
counter for bowlfuls of rice
4.
counter for pairs of chopsticks
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】
adverb
1.
still, as yet, hitherto, only(usually kana)
2.
not yet(usually kana)(with verb in the negative)
3.
more, besides(usually kana)
na-adjective
4.
unfinished, incomplete, not yet finished with(usually kana)
All readings:
まだ《未だ》
、いまだ《未だ》
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