Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun
past events, bygones
All readings:
旧事【きゅうじ】
旧事【くじ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
poverty, destitution, privation, indigence, penury

adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
silently (as the grave), quietly (as in death)(onomatopia)
All readings:
しーん
しいん
シーン

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
arbitration, conciliation, mediation

noun, auxillary suru verb
loss, going missing

noun
articles, supplies, parts

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

noun
qing (Chinese unit of land area equal to 100 mu)(obscure)
See also:畝 (ほ)

noun, no-adjective
original work

noun, no-adjective
1.
old person, elderly person, senior citizen
noun
2.
trustee of the Japan Sumo Association, retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay(sumo term)
3.
senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate)
4.
important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
Other readings:
年寄【としより】
年より【としより】

pre-noun adjectival
1.
next (e.g. "next April"), forthcoming, coming
See also:去る (antonym)
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
2.
to come, to arrive, to be due to(orig. meaning)
Other readings:
来たる【きたる】

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
group, party, team(also read ぱん as a suffix)
2.
squad, section(military)

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to run (a business), to operate, to conduct, to practice (law, medicine, etc.)
2.
to carry out, to perform, to lead (a life)
3.
to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)

noun, auxillary suru verb
washing with water, rinsing, flushing

Godan-tsu verb, transitive verb
1.
to sever, to cut off
2.
to suppress, to eradicate, to exterminate
3.
to abstain (from), to give up
All readings:
断つ【たつ】
絶つ【たつ】
斷つ【たつ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
1.
condition, assumption, prerequisite, hypothesis
2.
intention, intent, aim, goal
3.
premise (in logic)

noun, auxillary suru verb
measure, step, action

noun, auxillary suru verb
fall, crash (e.g. aircraft)

expression
thank you (for the meal just served), I receive (this meal)(usually kana)
All readings:
いただきます《頂きます》
いただきます《戴きます》

noun
1.
beginning and end
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
doing something from beginning to end, being unchanged from beginning to end
adverb
3.
from beginning to end, the whole time, throughout, consistently

adverb
surely, certainly, no doubt, indeed(usually kana)
See also:嘸かし,  嘸や

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

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
to jar, to creak, to grate(usually kana)

noun, auxillary suru verb
corresponding to, being applicable to, being relevant to, coming under, falling under, fulfilling (requirements), meeting (conditions), qualifying for

noun
business

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.), to assume the shape of, to turn oneself into, to transform oneself into
2.
to disguise oneself as
3.
to change radically, to metamorphose
4.
to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)

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

noun
1.
kindness, favor, favour, friendliness
2.
goodwill, affection, liking (for someone), love

noun
1.
background, scenery, backdrop, setting
2.
background (of an incident, situation, etc.), circumstances, context
3.
backing, support (from behind the scenes)

noun, no-adjective
bad harvest, poor crop

adverb
immediately, right away, on the spot
See also:即座

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to dance (orig. a whirling dance)
See also:踊る
2.
to flutter about, to revolve

na-adjective, noun
vigorous, healthy, sound

noun
1.
structure, construction, appearance
2.
posture (e.g. in martial arts), pose, stance
3.
readiness, determination, preparedness
4.
kanji enclosure type radical (must enclose at least two sides of the kanji)(e.g. 門)
Other readings:
【かまえ】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
lead (Pb)

noun
1.
source of electricity, electrical power
2.
power (button on TV, etc.)

noun
1.
image (on a screen), picture (e.g. on a TV)
2.
video, film, footage
3.
reflection
4.
image (in one's mind), mental picture

noun
1.
end, close, finish, termination
2.
noh dance in plain clothes(only relevant for 仕舞)
All readings:
仕舞い【しまい】
仕舞【しまい】
終い【しまい】
了い【しまい】

noun
1.
the teaching profession
2.
education of laity (in Christianity)

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
height above sea level

yobitomeru
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to (call and) stop, to call (someone) to stop, to hail (e.g. a taxi)
Other readings:
呼びとめる【よびとめる】
呼び留める【よびとめる】
呼止める【よびとめる】
呼留める【よびとめる】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
optical illusion, hallucination
2.
misapprehension, delusion

Godan-su verb, intransitive verb
to happen to meet, to come across
Other readings:
出会す【でくわす】
出喰わす【でくわす】

noun
1.
state, condition, circumstances, sight, spectacle
2.
the way things should be, ideal state(only relevant for ありよう)
3.
truth(only relevant for ありよう)
Other readings:
有様【ありよう】
有り様【ありさま】
有り様【ありよう】
あり様【ありさま】
あり様【ありよう】
有りさま【ありさま】

noun
public gaze, public notice, attention
All readings:
人目【ひとめ】
人目【じんもく】
人眼【ひとめ】
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