Vocabulary list for JLPT N1
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noun, auxillary suru verb
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division of labor, division of labour, specialization, specialisation, assembly-line production
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.), to be bright, to be vivid, to be crisp
2.
to be clear-headed, to be alert, to be on the ball, to be wide awake
3.
to look upbeat, to be perky, to be cheerful(often as 冴えない)
4.
to master (a skill), to excel at, to cleanly execute
5.
6.
to become frigid, to become intensely cold(original meaning; now somewhat old-fashioned)
Other readings:
冱える【さえる】
noun, na-adjective, auxillary suru verb
1.
extramarital sex, affair, fooling around
2.
infidelity, wantonness, unfaithfulness, inconstancy, fickleness, caprice
Other readings:
うわ気【うわき】
、上気【うわき】[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt), questioning, pressing, hounding, pinning down
2.
catching up, overtaking
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
odoodo
Common word
adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
•
timidly, nervously, hesitantly, trembling (with fear)(onomatopia)
All readings:
オドオド
、おどおど
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
strife, riot, rebellion, turmoil
2.
(media) uproar, brouhaha, (public) outcry, scandal, controversy
3.
feud, tussle, quarrel, dispute
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
temptation, allurement, lure, enticement, seduction
noun
•
being done for, giving up, being in a hopeless situation, not knowing what to do, being brought to one's knees, throwing up (one's) hands
Other readings:
お手あげ【おてあげ】
、御手上げ【おてあげ】
Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to give birth, to bear (child), to lay (eggs)
2.
to produce, to yield, to give rise to, to deliver
All readings:
生む【うむ】
、産む【うむ】
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
success in life, getting ahead, successful career, promotion, climbing the corporate ladder, eminence
Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to struggle, to writhe, to wriggle, to squirm(usually kana)
2.
to act frantically, to make desperate efforts(usually kana)
Other readings:
もがく《踠く》[2]
Notes:
- ateji (phonetic) reading
- word containing out-dated kanji
noun
1.
precious stone (esp. jade)(also formerly read as ごく)
2.
egg (sometimes esp. as a sushi topping)(food term)
3.
stock or security being traded, product being bought or sold
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
coexistence
All readings:
共存【きょうぞん】
、共存【きょうそん】
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.), to hang out (e.g. a banner), to fly (e.g. a flag), to hoist, to raise, to display
2.
to hold up high, to raise overhead
3.
to tout (a principle, plan, etc.), to herald, to hold up (an ideal), to parade (e.g. a slogan)
4.
to publish, to print, to carry (e.g. an article)
5.
to tuck up (e.g. sleeves), to roll up
6.
to stoke (a fire), to fan (a flame)(archaism)
noun
1.
glasses, eyeglasses, spectacles(usually kana)
2.
judgment, judgement, discrimination, discernment, insight(usually kana)(only relevant for めがね and メガネ)
All readings:
めがね《眼鏡》
、がんきょう《眼鏡》
、メガネ
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
imitation, copying
Other readings:
摸倣【もほう】
adverb
1.
especially, above all(usually kana)
2.
inter alia, among others
Other readings:
とりわけ《取分け》
、とりわけ《取分》
、とりわけ《取りわけ》
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
elevation, rise, improvement, advancement, progress
noun, no-adjective
•
interval, break, pause, spare moment
Other readings:
合い間【あいま】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
noun
1.
passing each other
2.
crossing paths without meeting
See also:行き違い (いきちがい)
3.
(being at) cross purposes, (having) discrepancies
All readings:
すれ違い【すれちがい】
、擦れ違い【すれちがい】
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
transport, transportation, conveyance, carriage
adverb, noun
1.
immediately, at once, right away, directly(usually kana)
2.
soon, before long, shortly(usually kana)
3.
easily, readily, without difficulty(usually kana)
4.
right (near), nearby, just (handy)(usually kana)
na-adjective
5.
honest, upright, frank, straightforward(usually kana)
noun (temporal)
•
week before last
All readings:
先々週【せんせんしゅう】
、先先週【せんせんしゅう】
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
search (esp. in criminal investigations), investigation, inquiry, enquiry
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
disturbance, obstruction, hindrance, jamming, interference
Other readings:
妨碍【ぼうがい】
、妨礙【ぼうがい】
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
dumbfounded, stumped, at one's wits' end, nonplussed
2.
annoyed
noun
1.
beach, seashore
2.
3.
4.
riverbank, riverside(archaism, Osaka-ben (dialect))
Other readings:
ハマ
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to incline, to lean, to tip, to tilt, to slant, to bend, to list
2.
to devote oneself to, to concentrate on, to pour one's energy into
3.
to ruin, to squander, to empty
4.
to drink (alcohol)
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity), communication, delivery, conveyance, transfer, relay, propagation, conduction
noun, noun (suffix)
1.
edge, brink, verge, side(pronounced ぎわ when a suffix)
2.
time, moment of
Other readings:
際【ぎわ】
noun
1.
retirement age
2.
years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion(archaism)
Other readings:
停年【ていねん】
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