Vocabulary list for JLPT N1
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Common word
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to advance on, to close in, to march on, to descend on (the enemy), to move towards, to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.), to rush for (the door), to inundate, to overwhelm, to push aside
Other readings:
押寄せる【おしよせる】
、押しよせる【おしよせる】
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
temptation, allurement, lure, enticement, seduction
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
expectation, anticipation, prediction, forecast, conjecture
adjective
1.
fleeting, transient, short-lived, momentary, ephemeral, fickle, vain(usually kana)
2.
empty (dream, etc.), mere (hope), faint (possibility)(usually kana)
All readings:
はかない《儚い》
、はかない《果敢ない》
、はかない《果敢無い》
、はかない《果無い》
、はかない《果ない》
、はかない《果敢い》[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
close examination, careful selection, testing, scrutiny
2.
examination of criminal charges
3.
reciting and appreciating traditional poetry(archaism)(orig. meaning)
noun
1.
pulse
2.
vein
3.
chain (of mountains, etc.)
4.
hope
5.
thread (of an argument)
Other readings:
脉【みゃく】
to-adverb, adverb
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long, drawn-out, very long
Other readings:
長長【ながなが】
、永永【ながなが】
、永々【ながなが】
Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to deceive, to delude, to trick, to fool
2.
to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")(in form Aを欺くB)
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
relay, hook-up
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to get complicated, to grow worse, to turn sour(usually kana)
noun
1.
closing years (period, days), last stage, end stage, end-of-life (care, decision making, etc.)
prenominal
2.
terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.), final
Other readings:
末季【まっき】
noun
1.
route, course, path
2.
one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
embroidery
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刺しゅう【ししゅう】
、刺繡【ししゅう】
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
outbreak, spring forth, occurrence, incidence
2.
generation (e.g. of power or heat), genesis, origin
3.
ontogeny, development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
See also:個体発生
noun
1.
the teaching profession
2.
education of laity (in Christianity)
Godan-gu verb, transitive verb
1.
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.), to inherit, to take over, to follow
2.
to patch (clothes), to mend, to repair(only relevant for 継ぐ)
3.
to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire), to replenish with, to feed with, to follow up with (e.g. remarks), to gather (one's breath)(only relevant for 継ぐ)
Other readings:
嗣ぐ【つぐ】
、続ぐ【つぐ】
、襲ぐ【つぐ】
na-adjective
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gorgeous, gaudy, dazzling, gay, resplendent(usually kana)
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きらびやか《綺羅びやか》
Godan-ru verb, Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to be damp, to be moist(一段 form is mainly spoken language)
Other readings:
湿気る【しっける】
kikkari
Godan-mu verb
•
to keep someone from doing, to stop, to prevent, to check, to hinder, to obstruct, to oppose, to thwart
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沮む【はばむ】
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》
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
running away from home, elopement
2.
outing, going out(archaism)
3.
becoming a Buddhist monk, entering the priesthood(archaism)
tisshupeepaa
Common word
Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be crowded with people, to be bustling with
2.
to prosper, to flourish, to do thriving business
noun
1.
end, close, finish, termination
See also:お仕舞い (おしまい)
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】
buumu
Common word
noun, noun (suffix), auxillary suru verb
1.
boom, rage, fad
noun
2.
boom, cross-arm
adverb
•
All readings:
しばしば《屡々》
、しばしば《屡屡》
、しばしば《屡》
、しばしば《数数》
、しばしば《数々》
、しばしば《数》
noun
•
clothing, costume, outfit, garment, dress
Other readings:
衣裳【いしょう】
noun, suffix
1.
side (of something, or taking someone's side), part
2.
(watch) case
Other readings:
側【かわ】
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