Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun, no-adjective
•
essence, true nature, substance, reality

noun
1.
nightclub
2.
clubs (card suit)
3.
golf club

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
reception, acceptance, enjoyment, being given

noun
1.
effect, virtue, efficacy, impression
2.
one's dominant eye(only relevant for 利き目 and きき眼 and 利目)
Other readings:
利き目【ききめ】
、
きき眼【ききめ】
、
効目【ききめ】
、
利目【ききめ】

noun
•
contrast

noun
1.
personal history, background, career
2.
log, record, history
3.
hysteresis(abbreviation)

noun
1.
source, origin
2.
source program, source code(computer term)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
judging, inspection, examination, investigation, review

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
(practical) experience, personal experience, hands-on experience, first-hand experience

noun, auxillary suru verb, na-adjective, no-adjective
1.
parallelism, running parallel (to, with)
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
2.
running concurrently, occurring at the same time, keeping pace with
See also:並行
noun, auxillary suru verb
3.
not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to develop a rash or inflammation (e.g. in response to a skin irritant), to react to (something)(usually kana)
2.
to be strongly influenced (usu. negative or critical nuance)(usually kana)

noun
1.
war, battle, campaign, fight
2.
troops, forces(archaism)
All readings:
戦【いくさ】
、
軍【いくさ】
、
兵【いくさ】

noun
1.
drinking straw
2.
straw
See also:藁

adverb
1.
more and more, all the more, increasingly(usually kana)
2.
at last, finally, beyond doubt(usually kana)
3.
(at the) last moment, worst possible time(usually kana)
All readings:
いよいよ《愈》
、
いよいよ《愈々》
、
いよいよ《弥々》
、
いよいよ《愈愈》
、
いよいよ《弥弥》
、
イヨイヨ

na-adjective
1.
pretty, lovely, beautiful, fair(usually kana)
2.
clean, clear, pure, tidy, neat(usually kana)
3.
completely, entirely(usually kana)(as きれいに)
All readings:
きれい《綺麗》
、
きれい《奇麗》
、
きれい《暉麗》[1]
、
キレイ
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, no-adjective
•
overwork, strain

noun, no-adjective
•
carbon (C)

noun, no-adjective
•
boiling water

na-adjective
1.
very hungry, starving, famished(onomatopia)
to-adverb, adverb, auxillary suru verb
2.
fawning, bowing and scraping, being obsequious, being servile, kowtowing, bowing repeatedly, cringing(onomatopia)
See also:ぺこん
3.
giving in, being dented(onomatopia)
See also:ぺこん
All readings:
ペコペコ
、
ぺこぺこ

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

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
ornament, decoration

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
•
to remove, to deinstall, to take away, to set apart
Other readings:
取除く【とりのぞく】
、
とり除く【とりのぞく】
、
取りのぞく【とりのぞく】

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
dissection, autopsy
2.
analysis

noun, noun (suffix)
•
pipe, tube
Other readings:
管【くだ】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to grant, to give, to confer, to award
2.
to teach, to instruct, to impart (knowledge)

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

noun
•
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.), side show, entertainment

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

noun
1.
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period), samurai
2.
man in attendance (on a person of high standing), retainer(archaism)(only relevant for さぶらい)
Other readings:
侍【さぶらい】
、
士【さむらい】

noun
•
straw(usually kana)
Other readings:
ワラ

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to die out, to peter out, to become extinct
2.
to cease, to be stopped, to be discontinued, to be cut off
Other readings:
断える【たえる】

noun
1.
sacrifice, victim, scapegoat
2.
sacrifice (to the gods)
See also:生け贄

noun, no-adjective
1.
patent, special permission, licence (license), concession, franchise, charter
prenominal
2.
proprietary

noun
•
yearbook, almanac, annual

adverb
•
exceedingly, extremely, decisively

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
shaking, trembling, pitching, rolling, oscillation
2.
disturbance, unrest, agitation, excitement, commotion, turmoil, discomposure, feeling shaken

adverb
•
(not) well, (not) enough, (im)properly, (in)sufficiently, (un)satisfactorily(usually kana)(used with negative verb)
Other readings:
ろくに《陸に》

noun, no-adjective
1.
back, rear
2.
background, behind the scenes

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to carry on one's back
2.
to be burdened with, to take responsibility for
3.
to have (something) in the background, to be in front (of something)
Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
4.
to be conceited, to think highly of oneself(only relevant for しょう)(in the form しょってる)
All readings:
背負う【せおう】
、
背負う【しょう】
、
脊負う【せおう】[1]
、
脊負う【しょう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
•
wealthy person, millionaire

noun
1.
illness, disease
2.
bad habit, weakness, fault

noun
•
tone color, tone colour, tone quality, timbre
Other readings:
音色【おんしょく】
、
音いろ【ねいろ】

noun
•
civil war, insurrection, rebellion, domestic conflict

adjective
•
meagre, meager, scarce, limited, destitute, hard up, lacking, scanty, poor
Other readings:
乏しい【ともしい】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
•
to stop by, to drop in for a short visit
Other readings:
立寄る【たちよる】
、
立ちよる【たちよる】
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