Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
waiting on a table, serving (at dinner)
noun
2.
waiter, waitress, waitperson, server, cabin boy, bellboy, page, pageboy
3.
office boy, office girl

noun, auxillary suru verb
lapse of memory, (something) slipping one's mind, forgetting for a moment something one knows well
All readings:
ど忘れ【どわすれ】
ド忘れ【ドわすれ】
度忘れ【どわすれ】

na-adjective, noun
in good health, alive and well, going strong

noun, auxillary suru verb
consultation, conference

noun, no-adjective
just above, right overhead
Other readings:
ま上【まうえ】

noun
brilliance, polish, lustre, luster, glossy finish (of photographs)

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to rise, to swell, to be promoted

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to put to bed
2.
to lay down lengthwise, to put a thing on its side
3.
to set something aside unused, to let lie idle
4.
to ferment, to lay down (wine)

noun
typist

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

noun
evidence, proof
Other readings:
證據【しょうこ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to go in the direction of, to proceed toward, to proceed according to, to repair to, to betake oneself to
2.
to become, to face (facts, circumstances, etc.)
3.
to abide by, to agree to, to consent to, to obey(archaism)
Other readings:
赴く【おもぶく】
趣く【おもむく】
趣く【おもぶく】
趨く【おもむく】
趨く【おもぶく】

noun, auxillary suru verb
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices), promotion, organizing, organising, hosting, staging

noun
1.
motive, incentive
2.
motif
See also:モチーフ

noun, no-adjective
small number, few, minority
See also:多数 (antonym)

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

noun
promise, prediction(archaism)
Other readings:
兼言【かねごと】
兼ね言【かねごと】

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

noun
tissue paper, tissue, facial tissue, facial tissues
See also:塵紙
Other readings:
ティッシュ・ペーパー

noun, auxillary suru verb
abstention (from voting), renunciation (of a right), withdrawal (from a contest)

noun, auxillary suru verb
command, lead, generalship, leadership

na-adjective
gorgeous, gaudy, dazzling, gay, resplendent(usually kana)
Other readings:
きらびやか《綺羅びやか》

suffix, Godan-ru verb
1.
to show signs of being, to feel, to think(following adj. stem)
2.
to behave as if one were, to pretend, to act as if(following adj. stem or noun)

noun
1.
hermit, wizard
See also:仙人
2.
wizardry
See also:仙術

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to fuss over, to be particular about(usually kana)
2.
to be obsessive about, to be fixated on(usually kana)
3.
to obstruct, to hinder(usually kana)
Other readings:
こだわる《拘わる》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun, na-adjective
negligence, neglect, carelessness, procrastination

noun, no-adjective
interior, inside, internal

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to grapple with, to wrestle with, to engage in a bout, to be matched against
2.
to tackle (e.g. a problem), to come to grips with, to work hard on
Other readings:
取組む【とりくむ】

noun, na-adjective
1.
cavity, hollow, void
na-adjective
2.
hollow (voice, smile, etc.), blank (eyes, look, etc.), vacant (expression, stare, etc.), empty (words, heart, etc.)(only relevant for 虚ろ and 空ろ)
All readings:
虚ろ【うつろ】
空ろ【うつろ】
洞ろ【うつろ】
【うつろ】

noun
1.
foam
2.
form

らん
gorannasai
expression
1.
(please) look(honorific language, polite language)
2.
see(used to emphasize that an earlier prediction was correct)
auxiliary verb
3.
(please) try to do(honorific language, polite language, usually kana)(after the -te form of a verb)
All readings:
ご覧なさい【ごらんなさい】
御覧なさい【ごらんなさい】

noun, no-adjective, noun (suffix)
doubt, misgivings, distrust, suspicion

noun
timing

noun, auxillary suru verb
action, operation, effect, function

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to give (time, money, goods), to donate
2.
to do, to perform, to conduct
3.
to apply (processing, makeup, etc.), to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
4.
to sow, to seed, to scatter (e.g. fertilizer), to sprinkle
5.
to spread far and wide(archaism)

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to defeat

noun, auxillary suru verb
control

noun
sky, the skies, high-altitude sky, upper air

adjective
remarkable, striking, brilliant, splendid, spectacular, wonderful
All readings:
目覚ましい【めざましい】
目覚しい【めざましい】
目ざましい【めざましい】
目醒しい【めざましい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun, no-adjective
the sense of hearing

adverb
very, greatly, exceedingly(usually kana)

noun, auxillary suru verb
limit, localize, localise

adverb
at the latest
See also:早くとも (antonym)

noun
household economy, family finances

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
judicial decision, judgement, judgment, sentence, decree

noun, auxillary suru verb
integration, unification, unity, combination, consolidation, synthesis

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
overcrowding, crowded, congestion
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