Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun
state of things, state of affairs, condition, situation, circumstances
Other readings:
状勢【じょうせい】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
distribution

noun, auxillary suru verb
abandonment, renunciation, resignation, abdication (responsibility, right)
Other readings:
抛棄【ほうき】

noun, auxillary suru verb
rejection, negation, voting down

noun
1.
(company) director, executive, top management(only relevant for じゅうやく)
2.
important post, role with heavy responsibilities
All readings:
重役【じゅうやく】
重役【おもやく】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
jealousy, envy

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

noun
evidence, proof
Other readings:
證據【しょうこ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
1.
source (of a river), fountainhead
2.
source, origin, root

noun
semi-express train, local express train, sub-express train(abbreviation)(from 準急行列車, etc.)

noun, auxillary suru verb
defeat, lost battle, losing a war

noun, auxillary suru verb
constraint, reserve, feeling hesitant, being afraid of troubling someone
Other readings:
気がね【きがね】

noun, counter
1.
swing, shake, wave, swinging
noun
2.
appearance, behaviour(usually kana)
3.
pretence (pretense), show, pretending (to)(usually kana)(oft. after a noun+の or verb in the dictionary form)
noun, no-adjective
4.
going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction(usually kana)
noun
5.
move (dance), postures
6.
lead in (e.g. to a running joke, asking a question), lead up(usually kana)(oft. as フリ)
See also:前振り
7.
unsewn part of a hanging sleeve on a traditional Japanese woman's garment
suffix, counter
8.
counter for swords, blades, etc.
noun
9.
not wearing underwear or pants(archaism)
Other readings:
【ふり】

na-adjective, noun
1.
chic, smart, stylish, tasteful, refined, sophisticated(いき is also written as 意気)
See also:野暮 (antonym)
2.
familiar with worldly pleasures and subtleties of human nature (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
3.
considerate, understanding, sympathetic
noun, na-adjective
4.
essence, the best, the cream(only relevant for すい)
Other readings:
【すい】

noun, auxillary suru verb
release, emission, ejection

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

noun
eyebrow, eyebrows
Other readings:
【まみえ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
insult, affront, slight, contempt (e.g. of court)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
customary use, common usage, general usage

machiawase
noun
appointment
Other readings:
待ちあわせ【まちあわせ】

noun
blessing, grace

noun
printing
Other readings:
摺り【すり】
【すり】

noun
1.
family register
2.
census

noun
1.
manners, customs
2.
sex service, sex industry, sex-oriented entertainment
Other readings:
フーゾク

noun, auxillary suru verb
collection, recovery, withdrawal, retrieval

suffix
1.
Mr., Mrs., Miss, Ms., -san(honorific language, familiar language)(after a person's name (or position, etc.))
See also:様 (さま)
2.
politeness marker(polite language)(usu. after a noun or sometimes na-adjective)

noun, auxillary suru verb
nursing, (army) nurse

noun
(mental) attitude, way of thinking, attention, care, prudence, intention
All readings:
心がけ【こころがけ】
心掛け【こころがけ】
心懸け【こころがけ】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to serve, to work for, to attend
Other readings:
事える【つかえる】

adverbial noun
sometimes
Other readings:
時折【ときより】[1]
時おり【ときおり】
時折り【ときおり】
時折り【ときより】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to chip, to nick, to break, to crack
2.
to lack
Other readings:
闕く【かく】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to give (time, money, goods), to donate
2.
to do, to perform, to conduct
3.
to apply (processing, makeup, etc.), to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
4.
to sow, to seed, to scatter (e.g. fertilizer), to sprinkle
5.
to spread far and wide(archaism)

adverb, no-adjective, noun
1.
without change, as is(usually kana)
no-adjective, noun
2.
just like, extremely similar(usually kana)
adverb
3.
immediately, just after, without a pause(usually kana)
All readings:
そのまま《其のまま》
そのまま《その儘》
そのまま《其の儘》
そのまま《其儘》[1]
そのまんま《その儘》
そのまんま《其の儘》
そのまんま《其儘》[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
assistance, support, aid, help
2.
subsidy, supplement, subvention, grant-in-aid
3.
auxiliary, subsidiary
4.
spot (in bodybuilding)

na-adjective, noun
1.
gloomy, dismal, miserable, melancholy
See also:陽気 (antonym)
noun
2.
spirit of yin

na-adjective, noun
free and easy, open-hearted, relaxed, not fussy, frank
Other readings:
灑落【しゃらく】

noun
teacher, instructor, teaching staff, faculty member

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
interview, audience, meeting, (viewing) party

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to age, to grow old

noun
1.
face, honour, honor, reputation, prestige, dignity, credit
2.
appearance, look
Other readings:
面目【めんもく】
面目【めいぼく】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
transfer (trains, buses, etc.), change, connection
2.
switch (to another ideology, party, system, method, etc.), change, conversion
3.
switching (stock)(finance term)
4.
chromosomal crossover, crossing over(biology term)
See also:交差
Other readings:
乗換【のりかえ】
乗換え【のりかえ】
乗りかえ【のりかえ】
乗り替え【のりかえ】
乗替え【のりかえ】

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
good quality, fine quality, superior quality, high quality

noun, na-adjective
hero, manly person, warrior(sometimes じょうぶ)
Other readings:
丈夫【ますらお】
益荒男【ますらお】

noun
1.
text (of a book, document, etc.), body (of a letter)
2.
this passage, this sentence
Other readings:
本文【ほんもん】

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