Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to feel down, to feel sad, to be depressed, to be in low spirits
2.
to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.), to be in an unfavourable condition
3.
to fall into (e.g. a hole)
Other readings:
落込む【おちこむ】
落ちこむ【おちこむ】

noun
1.
grade, class, degree, rank, rating, order, points
2.
magnitude(astronomy term)

noun
deed, act, action, conduct, behavior, behaviour, asceticism
Other readings:
行ない【おこない】
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
waiting on a table, serving (at dinner)
noun
2.
waiter, waitress, waitperson, server, cabin boy, bellboy, page, pageboy
3.
office boy, office girl

noun
airmail, air mail
See also:航空郵便
Other readings:
エアーメール
エア・メール
エアー・メール

adverb
rather, sooner, preferably(formerly written as 一層)

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
automatic
Other readings:
オートマティック

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to pass (examination)

noun, no-adjective
interval, break, pause, spare moment
Other readings:
合い間【あいま】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
correspondence (to), equivalence
2.
suitability, coordination, matching, being appropriate (for)
3.
dealing with, coping with, handling, response, reception, reaction
4.
compatibility (with technology, software, etc.), capability, support (for)

noun
antipathy, antagonism, animosity, revulsion, ill feeling

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
control, restraint, suppression, constraint, curtailment, inhibition, check, curb

noun, auxillary suru verb
public appeal (e.g. for contributions), public offering (of securities), public advertisement (of a post), open recruitment

na-adjective, noun
keen, acute, heartfelt

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to tailor, to make (clothing)
2.
to train, to bring up
3.
to make it seem like, to pass off
4.
to turn into a play or movie
5.
to prepare, to send, to despatch

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse), bonfire
2.
open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
All readings:
焚き火【たきび】
たき火【たきび】
焚火【たきび】

adverb
1.
already, now(usually kana)
2.
no longer, not any more(usually kana)(with negative verb)

noun, auxillary suru verb
lottery, drawn lot
All readings:
くじ引き【くじびき】
籤引き【くじびき】
籤引【くじびき】

noun, auxillary suru verb
consideration, concern, attention, thoughtfulness, making arrangements, care, trouble

noun
flattery, compliment
See also:世辞
Other readings:
お世辞【おせいじ】
御世辞【おせじ】
御世辞【おせいじ】

noun
1.
trouble, bother
2.
number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.)(only relevant for てかず)
3.
number of punches (in boxing)(only relevant for てかず)
All readings:
手数【てすう】
手数【てかず】

noun, no-adjective, auxillary suru verb, na-adjective
fixed, settled, constant, definite, uniform, regularized, regularised, defined, standardized, standardised, certain, prescribed
All readings:
一定【いってい】
一定【いちじょう】

noun, auxillary suru verb
promoting, increase, advance

no-adjective, na-adjective, adverb
considerably, fairly, quite(usually kana)
All readings:
かなり《可也》
かなり《可成り》
かなり《可なり》
かなり《可成》

noun
1.
electric line, electric cable, power cable
2.
telephone line, telegraph wire

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
dispersion, breakup, scattering, decentralization, decentralisation, distribution
2.
variance(mathematics)
3.
dispersion(chemistry term, physics term)

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to partition, to divide, to mark off
2.
to direct, to manage, to run, to organize, to take responsibility for
3.
to settle accounts
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
4.
to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout), to poise oneself for the initial charge(sumo term)

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

noun
goods, materials, commodities, resources, supplies

noun
qualifications, requirements, capabilities

suru verb (special), transitive verb
1.
to injure, to damage, to harm, to hurt
2.
to kill
3.
to hinder, to obstruct

noun, no-adjective
clothes, clothing, garments

noun
1.
top and bottom, up and down, high and low, above and below, upper and lower ends
no-adjective, noun
2.
upside-down

expression
to be, to exist(polite language, usually kana)
See also:御座る
All readings:
ございます《御座います》
ございます《ご座います》

noun
1.
cotton (material)
2.
red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)(usually kana)(only relevant for きわた)
All readings:
木綿【もめん】
木綿【きわた】
木棉【きわた】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to pass (the night), to spend
2.
to reveal, to divulge, to disclose, to expose
3.
to prove, to verify

noun
bet, wager, stake, gamble
Other readings:
【かけ】

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to weave

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to spring, to bound, to bounce
2.
to be stimulated, to be encouraged, to get lively
Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
3.
to pay handsomely, to splurge, to part eagerly with (money, etc.)
Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
4.
to breathe hard, to pant, to be out of breath
Other readings:
勢む【はずむ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
maintenance
noun
2.
conservatism, conservativeness, conservation

adverbial noun, noun (temporal), no-adjective
every other week, every two weeks

noun
House of Representatives (lower house of the National Diet of Japan)

adverb, noun, no-adjective
beginning, start, outset

noun, no-adjective
myopia, shortsightedness, nearsightedness

noun, auxillary suru verb
exemption, exoneration, discharge
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