Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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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:
粋【すい】

noun, no-adjective
•
fine powder

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
personal use, private use
See also:公用 (antonym)
noun
2.
private business, personal business
See also:公用 (antonym)

noun, na-adjective, no-adjective
•
favorable reception, good reputation, popularity

noun
1.
feelings, emotion, sentiment
2.
compassion, sympathy
3.
passion, affection, love
4.
the way things really are, the actual situation

adverbial noun, no-adjective, noun
•
by nature, by birth, naturally, natural, innate
Other readings:
生れつき【うまれつき】
、
生まれ付き【うまれつき】
、
生れ付き【うまれつき】

noun
•
feces, excrement, shit

noun
1.
presentiment, premonition, hunch
auxillary suru verb
2.
to have a premonition, to have a hunch(usu. 予感がする)

na-adjective, noun
•
sensitive, alert, aware, susceptible

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
feel (i.e. tactile sensation), touch, feeling, sensation, texture (e.g. food, cloth)

interjection
•
oh, ah(female term)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
practice, practising
2.
exercises, manoeuvres, maneuvers
3.
seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.), practicum

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
•
to be confused, to be flustered, to be at a loss(usually kana)
See also:まごまご
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun, no-adjective
•
heavenly body, celestial body, astronomical object

noun
•
friendship, goodwill, friendly relations, amity

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

adverb
1.
soon, shortly, before long, in a short time, in a little while(usually kana)
2.
having no time to ..., with no time to ...(after the dictionary form of a verb)
All readings:
まもなく《間もなく》
、
まもなく《間も無く》

noun, no-adjective
•
outside the area

noun
•
truth, real situation

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
rotation (usu. on an axis), turning, spin
See also:回転

noun
1.
end, finish, stop
2.
bounds, limits
3.
delivery date (of a futures contract)(esp. 限り,限)
4.
finale (of a noh song), end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki), final performance of the day (in vaudeville)
suffix, counter
5.
counter for slices (esp. thick slices), counter for cuts (e.g. fish, meat)
particle
6.
only, just(usually kana)(senses 6-8 are sometimes pronounced ぎり, esp. in old-fashioned speech)
7.
since, after(usually kana)(usu. in a negative sentence)
8.
remaining (in a particular state)(usually kana)
Other readings:
限り【きり】
、
切【きり】[1]
、
限【きり】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

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

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to accompany, to go hand in hand with, to be consequent upon(usu. 〜に伴う)
Godan-u verb, transitive verb
2.
to be accompanied by, to bring with, to take with, to be involved in(usu. 〜を伴う)
Other readings:
伴なう【ともなう】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
•
atmospheric current, air current, airflow

noun
•
intention, idea, inclination, wish
Other readings:
意嚮【いこう】

adverb, to-adverb
1.
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly(onomatopia)
2.
(falling) little by little, (slipping) gradually, (drawing back) slowly, with a slither(onomatopia)
3.
on and on, while putting off, slovenly, interminably(onomatopia)
4.
with a slurp, with a sniffle(onomatopia)
na-adjective
5.
loose, lax, inconclusive, unresolved(onomatopia)
Other readings:
ズルズル
、
づるづる[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
•
guts, bowels, intestines
Other readings:
腸【はらわた】
、
腸【わた】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
disposal, throwing away, selling off
2.
dealing with (a problem), measure
3.
punishment, penalty
4.
putting down (e.g. diseased animal)

noun, no-adjective
1.
remainder, remnant, rest, balance, surplus, remains (of a meal), leftovers(usually kana)(only relevant for あまり)
adverb
2.
(not) very, (not) much(usually kana)(with neg. sentence)
3.
too much, excessively, overly(usually kana)(esp. as あまりに(も))
na-adjective, no-adjective
4.
extreme, great, severe, tremendous, terrible
noun (suffix)
5.
more than, over(only relevant for あまり)
All readings:
あまり《余り》
、
あまり《餘り》[1]
、
あんまり《余り》
、
あんまり《餘り》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

suffix
1.
Mr., Mrs., Miss, Ms.(honorific language)(after a person's name (or position, etc.))
2.
makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions)(polite language)(usu. after a noun or na-adjective prefixed with お- or ご-)
noun
3.
state, situation, appearance, manner
Other readings:
方【さま】
、
状【さま】

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to flip, to snap, to flick(usually kana)
2.
to repel(usually kana)
3.
to use (an abacus), to calculate(usually kana)
4.
to strum, to pluck the strings (of a guitar, etc.)(usually kana)

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

noun
1.
karma(Buddhist term)
2.
result of one's karma, fate, destiny
3.
uncontrollable temper

noun
1.
occasion, time
2.
section (of a literary work), paragraph, verse, stanza, passage
3.
season, term, holiday
4.
principle, integrity
5.
node (of a plant stem)
6.
clause(linguistics)
7.
(taxonomical) section

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to start, to begin, to commence
2.
to challenge, to pick (a fight), to make (war), to draw (a reaction) from
3.
to set (traps), to plant (explosives), to lay (mines)
4.
to make a meld call(mahjong term)
Other readings:
仕かける【しかける】
、
し掛ける【しかける】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin), to wilt, to fade, to wither, to be wizened(usually kana)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
price reduction, discount
Other readings:
値引【ねびき】

noun
1.
rental car, rent-a-car, hired auto
2.
car rental agency, car hire agency, hire car agency

no-adjective, na-adjective
1.
inevitable, necessary, certain, sure
See also:偶然 (antonym)
noun
2.
inevitability, necessity

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to become blunt, to grow dull
2.
to become less capable, to weaken, to falter
All readings:
鈍る【にぶる】
、
鈍る【なまる】

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
all day, for a whole day
Other readings:
終日【ひねもす】
、
終日【ひめもす】
、
終日【ひもすがら】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
subtracting points
See also:加点 (antonym)
noun
2.
points deducted

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
freebie (e.g. with a purchase), something additional, bonus, an extra(usually kana)
2.
price reduction, discount(usually kana)
3.
exaggeration(usually kana)
All readings:
おまけ《お負け》
、
おまけ《御負け》

adverb, auxillary suru verb
1.
(doing) various things, (doing) this and that(usually kana)
adverb
2.
being apt to, being prone to, tending to(usually kana)
3.
at any rate, anyhow, anyway(usually kana)
no-adjective
4.
all sorts of (negative things), various(usually kana)
noun
5.
things that do not exist, rabbit horns(idiom , Buddhist term)(only relevant for 兎角)
See also:亀毛兎角
Other readings:
とかく《左右》

noun
1.
public finance
2.
financial affairs, financial situation

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
injury, wound

noun, adverbial noun
1.
on the way, en route
noun
2.
in the process of (development, construction, etc.), in the middle of

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
relief, aid, help, rescue
2.
(religious) salvation, (Christian) grace
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