Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun
1.
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land)(abbreviation, Buddhist term)
See also:極楽浄土
2.
paradise, heaven on earth

noun
section, cross section, profile

adverb
1.
(not) at all, completely, utterly, entirely, altogether(with neg. sentence)
2.
very, extremely

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, auxillary suru verb
looking away, looking aside
All readings:
よそ見【よそみ】
余所見【よそみ】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
fit, spasm, attack, seizure(medical term)

noun
1.
right or wrong, good or bad, quality, suitability
2.
having both merits and demerits, having both advantages and disadvantages
All readings:
良し悪し【よしあし】
良し悪し【よしわるし】
善し悪し【よしあし】
善し悪し【よしわるし】
良しあし【よしあし】
善しあし【よしあし】
よし悪し【よしあし】

auxillary suru verb, adverb, to-adverb
1.
dangling heavily, swaying to and fro, swinging(onomatopia)
2.
strolling, rambling, roaming, wandering(onomatopia)
3.
idly, lazily, leisurely, aimlessly(onomatopia)
4.
persisting (of an illness)(onomatopia)
Other readings:
ブラブラ

noun
kotatsu, table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat(usually kana)
All readings:
こたつ《炬燵》
こたつ《火燵》
コタツ

pre-noun adjectival
next (day, morning, etc.), following(usually kana)
Other readings:
あくる《翌る》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

adjective
over-familiar
Other readings:
馴々しい【なれなれしい】

noun
1.
(being in) the red, deficit
See also:黒字 (antonym)
2.
red letter, red writing
3.
corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red

expression
(I'm fine) thank you, thanks to you, fortunately, under the gods' shadow(polite language, usually kana)
All readings:
おかげさまで《お陰様で》
おかげさまで《お蔭様で》
おかげさまで《お陰さまで》
おかげさまで《御陰様で》
おかげさまで《御蔭様で》

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to destroy, to overthrow, to wreck, to ruin
Other readings:
亡ぼす【ほろぼす】
滅す【ほろぼす】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
bleeding, haemorrhage, hemorrhage
2.
bleeding money, red ink, selling below cost

noun
strap (to hang onto)
All readings:
つり革【つりかわ】
吊り革【つりかわ】
吊革【つりかわ】
釣り革【つりかわ】
釣革【つりかわ】

noun
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds), fair weather, clear weather, clear sky, fair skies
Other readings:
晴天【せいでん】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
rice (esp. when served on a plate)

noun
1.
feelings, emotion, sentiment
2.
compassion, sympathy
3.
passion, affection, love
4.
the way things really are, the actual situation

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
(coming to an) agreement, consent, mutual understanding, accord, consensus

noun
scale, scope, plan, structure

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
reasoning, inference, deduction
noun
2.
mystery or detective genre
See also:推理小説

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
past, after
2.
too (much), over- (e.g. eating)(usually kana)

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to delay, to postpone, to slow down, to retard
Other readings:
後らす【おくらす】
遅す【おくらす】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

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

na-adjective, noun
sincere, honest, faithful

no-adjective, adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
usual, ordinary, normal, regular, general, common

noun
1.
pair of compasses, compass (for drawing circles, etc.)
2.
(mariner's) compass
3.
legs, step, gait

noun
brilliance, polish, lustre, luster, glossy finish (of photographs)

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to be fit for, to be equal to, to function properly
Other readings:
務まる【つとまる】

na-adjective
concise, brief, succinct, compact (style)

noun, na-adjective
superiority, superior power, predominance, preponderance
See also:劣勢 (antonym)

noun, auxillary suru verb
injury, wound

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to stop, to stay (e.g. the night), to cease, to put an end to
2.
to contain, to keep (in position, in place), to limit
3.
to record (e.g. a fact), to retain
All readings:
留める【とどめる】
止める【とどめる】
停める【とどめる】

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

noun
1.
mouse, rat(usually kana)
2.
dark gray, dark grey, slate (color, colour)
See also:鼠色
All readings:
ねずみ《鼠》
ねず《鼠》
ネズミ

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
overcrowding, crowded, congestion

adverb
1.
more and more, all the more, increasingly(usually kana)
2.
at last, finally, beyond doubt(usually kana)
3.
(at the) last moment, worst possible time(usually kana)
All readings:
いよいよ《愈》
いよいよ《愈々》
いよいよ《弥々》
いよいよ《愈愈》
いよいよ《弥弥》
イヨイヨ

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
forcing, enforcement
na-adjective
2.
forced, enforced

noun
dispute, strife, quarrel, dissension, conflict, rivalry, contest

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
two days before yesterday, three days back (ago)
All readings:
一昨昨日【いっさくさくじつ】
一昨昨日【さきおとつい】
一昨昨日【さきおととい】
一昨々日【いっさくさくじつ】
一昨々日【さきおとつい】
一昨々日【さきおととい】

noun
stalk, stem

noun
condition, situation, prospects

noun
1.
walking
2.
pace, step
3.
course (of history, one's life, etc.), history, progress, advance, development
4.
pitch (of a screw, etc.)
Other readings:
【あゆみ】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to herd, to drive, to chase, to corral
2.
to corner, to force someone into doing
3.
to go hard, to push yourself, to make a last charge
4.
to run on (e.g. lines in printing)

adverb
1.
especially, particularly, unusually, above all
2.
additionally(archaism)
Other readings:
異に【ことに】

noun
gathering (esp. Buddhist, festive, etc.)(archaism)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
securing, obtaining, ensuring, guarantee, maintaining
2.
belay, belaying
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