Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun
shamisen, samisen, three-stringed Japanese lute
All readings:
三味線【しゃみせん】
三味線【さみせん】

noun
colour, color, hue, tints

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
public performance
2.
exhibition in a foreign country(sumo term)

noun
hint

noun
1.
time
2.
thyme
3.
time out (e.g. in sport)

noun
trouble, troubles, worry, distress, sorrows, anguish, agony, problem

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to shave
All readings:
剃る【そる】
剃る【する】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
distillation
Other readings:
蒸溜【じょうりゅう】
蒸餾【じょうりゅう】

noun
1.
market price
2.
speculation (e.g. on stocks)
3.
reputation (according to conventional wisdom), estimation, esteem

noun, no-adjective
1.
physiology
2.
menstruation, one's period, menses
See also:月経

adjective
1.
empty, void, vacant
2.
vain, fruitless, futile, ineffective
3.
lifeless
All readings:
虚しい【むなしい】
空しい【むなしい】

noun
business, thing to be done, something that should be performed, information that should be conveyed

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be moist, to be damp, to get wet, to be watered
2.
to profit by, to receive benefits, to receive favors (favours)
3.
to become rich, to become at ease financially
Other readings:
霑う【うるおう】

adverbial noun, noun (temporal), no-adjective
day after day, every day

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
1.
uniform, equal, even, the same, identical
See also:多様 (antonym)
2.
common, ordinary, usual

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to beg, to pester, to plead, to coax, to hound, to importune(usually kana)

noun, no-adjective
administration of justice

noun
rice (esp. when served on a plate)

particle
1.
only, just, merely, simply, no more than, nothing but, alone(usually kana)
2.
as much as, to the extent of, enough to(usually kana)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
retirement
2.
retired person

noun, auxillary suru verb
continuation, persisting, lasting, sustaining, enduring

noun
1.
script, screenplay
2.
scenario

adjective
1.
wild, violent, rough-mannered, rude
2.
rough (e.g. work), crude, coarse, careless
Other readings:
粗っぽい【あらっぽい】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
crystal, crystallization, crystallisation
2.
fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
See also:愛の結晶

noun, auxillary suru verb
compulsion, coercion, forcing (to do), enforcement

adverb, noun
1.
one mind
2.
wholeheartedness, one's whole heart
See also:一心に

noun
register of names, list of names, roll, register, roster

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to swell (out), to expand, to be inflated, to distend, to bulge
2.
to get cross, to get sulky, to pout
Other readings:
脹れる【ふくれる】

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

noun
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)(usually kana)
Other readings:
きびす《踵》
くびす《踵》
あくと《踵》

noun
side (esp. of a waterbody), edge, bank, shore(usually kana)
All readings:
ほとり《辺》
ほとり《畔》
ほとり《辺り》[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

conjunction, expression
or, otherwise(usually kana)

no-adjective
prior, beforehand, in advance, before the fact, ex ante(often as 事前に)
See also:事後

noun
cram school, private tutoring school, juku

noun
1.
movement, move, motion
2.
trend, development, change, fluctuation

adjective
pleasant, agreeable, comfortable, refreshing
Other readings:
心良い【こころよい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
forwarding, sending on, redirecting (e.g. mail)
2.
deadheading (e.g. train)
See also:回送車
Other readings:
廻送【かいそう】

noun, auxillary suru verb
assassination

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to graze (e.g. bullet), to scratch, to touch lightly(usually kana)
2.
to take a percentage, to exploit, to squeeze(usually kana)
All readings:
かする《掠る》
かする《擦る》

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to extend, to stretch out, to stand in a row
2.
to attend, to participate in
3.
to enrol, to enroll, to join
4.
to have a connection, to be related, to be linked
Other readings:
列なる【つらなる】

noun
1.
details, particulars, specifics
na-adjective
2.
detailed, specific, minute
noun
3.
close-up view (of a digitally displayed map), zoomed-in view
See also:広域 (antonym)

noun, no-adjective
instinct

noun
1.
mistake, error, discrepancy
2.
discrepancy between one's actions and intentions(law term)

na-adjective
plentiful, abundant, ample, lavish

noun
straw(usually kana)
Other readings:
ワラ

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

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to deceive, to falsify, to misrepresent, to cheat, to swindle, to tamper, to juggle, to manipulate(usually kana)
2.
to dodge, to beg the question (issue, difficulties)(usually kana)
3.
to varnish over, to gloss over(usually kana)
Other readings:
ごまかす《誤摩化す》[1]
ごまかす《胡麻化す》[1]
ごまかす《誤魔かす》[1]
ごまかす《胡魔化す》[1]
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading
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