Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun
fat, grease, blubber, lard, suet

noun, auxillary suru verb
return, restoration

noun
1.
small dining table (usu. for a single person), serving tray (with legs)
2.
meal, food, serving
See also:御膳
counter
3.
counter for bowlfuls of rice
4.
counter for pairs of chopsticks

noun, na-adjective
1.
splendor, splendour, gorgeousness, pomp, magnificence
2.
showiness, gaudiness, extravagance, luxury
Other readings:
花美【かび】

noun
aptitude, aptness, suitability

noun, auxillary suru verb
challenge, defiance, dare, attempt, try

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
compilation (of a text), editing
noun, noun (suffix), counter
2.
volume (of a text)
3.
completed literary work
Other readings:
【へん】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to rub, to chafe
2.
to wear out, to become worn
3.
to lose one's innocence, to become sly
Other readings:
磨れる【すれる】
摩れる【すれる】
擂れる【すれる】

noun
Dear (so and so), Dear Sir, Dear Madam, To Whom It May Concern(letters beginning with this typically end with 敬具)
See also:敬具

noun
form, shape, figure
Other readings:
形体【けいたい】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
waiting expectantly, waiting eagerly, looking forward to
no-adjective
2.
long-awaited

noun
karuta, traditional Japanese playing cards(usually kana)
All readings:
かるた《歌留多》[1]
かるた《骨牌》[1]
かるた《加留多》[1]
かるた《嘉留太》[1]
かるた《軽板》[1][2]
かるた《軽多》[1][2]
カルタ
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading
  2. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
revival (e.g. musical), come-back
2.
restoration, rebirth, resurrection

noun, na-adjective
stinginess, miser, miserliness, selfishness(also read けち)
See also:ケチ
Other readings:
悋嗇【りんしょく】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

no-adjective, adverb, noun
the truth, fact, as it is, as you are, frank, bare plain(usually kana)
Other readings:
ありのまま《有りの儘》

noun
authority, power, influence

noun
1.
evil, wickedness
See also: (antonym)
2.
(role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.), the bad guy
Other readings:
【あく】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
composite, combined, complex

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
past, after
2.
too (much), over- (e.g. eating)(usually kana)

noun
ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral), hall for ceremonies, place of ceremony

noun
1.
trunk, torso, body, abdomen, waist
2.
plastron (in kendo), touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo)
3.
frame (of a drum, etc.), sound box (of a shamisen, etc.), hull (of a ship)

noun, auxillary suru verb
rejection, negation, voting down

noun
1.
nobleman, dignitary, lord(honorific language)
2.
feudal lord (of the Edo period), daimyō(honorific language)
See also:大名
3.
man brought up away from the world, arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world

noun
1.
nectar
2.
honey
3.
honeydew
4.
treacle, molasses
5.
sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
Other readings:
【みち】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

no-adjective
1.
some, few, a number of, a little (bit)
adverbial noun
2.
somewhat, to a certain extent
no-adjective, adverbial noun, noun
3.
many, a lot(archaism)(only relevant for そこばく and そくばく and そこば)
Other readings:
若干【そこばく】
若干【そくばく】
若干【そこば】[1]
幾許【そこばく】
幾許【そくばく】
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
1.
tide, current
2.
sea water
3.
opportunity, chance(only relevant for しお)
4.
thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater(abbreviation)(only relevant for うしお)
All readings:
【しお】
【うしお】
【しお】

noun, auxillary suru verb
retail
Other readings:
小売り【こうり】

noun
1.
subjectivity, subject (philosophical), ego
2.
one's personal opinion, one's own idea

na-adjective, noun
frank, candid, straightforward, openhearted, direct, outspoken
Other readings:
卒直【そっちょく】

no-adjective, na-adjective, noun
senior, older

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to encourage, to cheer, to raise (the voice)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
decision, settlement
2.
definition(mathematics)

noun
tariff (import tax), duty, customs

noun, no-adjective
bad reputation, disgrace, unpopularity

adverb, interjection
now, come (now), well

noun
bad guy, villain, evildoer, scoundrel

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to grant (request, wish), to answer (prayer)(esp. 叶える)
2.
to fulfill (conditions), to meet (requirements)(esp. 適える)
Other readings:
適える【かなえる】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
search (esp. for someone or something missing), manhunt
2.
legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.(law term)

noun
feces, excrement, shit

pre-noun adjectival
all, every(usually kana)
All readings:
あらゆる《有らゆる》
あらゆる《凡ゆる》

adverb, taru-adjective
1.
firmly, absolutely, flatly, resolutely, decisively, definitely
adverb
2.
by far, far and away, by a long shot, hands down

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to spend, to expend, to consume
2.
to waste, to squander, to throw away
3.
to devote

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
to hum (a tune), to sing to oneself, to croon
Other readings:
口遊む【くちずさむ】
口吟む【くちずさむ】
口号む【くちずさむ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
1.
trader, dealer, businessman, vendor, supplier, manufacturer
2.
fellow trader, people in the same trade

counter
counter for wheels and flowers

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
carrying (on one's person or in the hand)(only relevant for けいたい)
noun
2.
mobile phone, cell phone(abbreviation, usually kana)
See also:携帯電話
Other readings:
ケータイ
ケイタイ

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
arrangement, preparations
2.
search (by police)
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