Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to stop, to stay (e.g. the night), to cease, to put an end to
2.
to contain, to keep (in position, in place), to limit
3.
to record (e.g. a fact), to retain
All readings:
留める【とどめる】
止める【とどめる】
停める【とどめる】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
guidance, lead, acting as guide
2.
guide, primer, guidebook, handbook, manual
3.
influence, connections, introduction, good offices
Other readings:
手引【てびき】

noun
1.
verbal message, word (from someone)
2.
rumour, rumor

noun, auxillary suru verb
equipment

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】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
guess, conjecture

noun
body build, figure
All readings:
体つき【からだつき】
体付き【からだつき】
身体つき【からだつき】
身体付き【からだつき】

noun
outline, summary, gist, basic points

noun
1.
feeling, sensation, mood
suffix
2.
sensation of doing(usu. after -masu stem of verb; read as ごこち)

noun
hot topic, talk of the town
Other readings:
持ちきり【もちきり】

no-adjective, adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
1.
side, edge, beside, besides, nearby
See also:傍らに
adverbial noun
2.
while (doing), in addition to, at the same time(usually kana)
Other readings:
側ら【かたわら】[1]
【かたわら】[1]
【かたわら】
【かたわら】
【かたわら】
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
1.
rod, pole
2.
neck (of a shamisen, etc.), shamisen(esp. 棹)
3.
beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance)
4.
single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese)
5.
penis(slang)
counter
6.
counter for flags (on poles), counter for long, thin Japanese sweets (e.g. yōkan)
Other readings:
【さお】

noun
cemetery, graveyard
All readings:
墓地【ぼち】
墓地【はかち】

noun
1.
previous generation (e.g. one's parents), family predecessor
2.
predecessor
3.
previous age

noun, auxillary suru verb
locking up (doors and windows), fastening the doors
All readings:
戸締まり【とじまり】
戸締り【とじまり】

noun, auxillary suru verb
hibernation, winter sleep, torpor

noun, auxillary suru verb
check, restraint, oppression, suppression

noun, auxillary suru verb
send specially, special envoy

noun, no-adjective
people, race, nation, ethnic group, ethnos

いつ
itsunomanika
adverb
before one knows, before one becomes aware of, unnoticed, unawares
All readings:
いつの間にか【いつのまにか】
何時の間にか【いつのまにか】

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】
【きり】[1]
【きり】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to knead, to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame)
2.
to polish (a plan, etc.), to refine, to elaborate, to work out
3.
to train, to drill, to exercise
4.
to gloss (silk), to soften, to degum(only relevant for 練る)
5.
to tan (leather)
6.
to temper (steel)(also written as 錬る)
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
7.
to walk in procession, to parade, to march(also written as 邌る)
Other readings:
煉る【ねる】

noun
1.
electric line, electric cable, power cable
2.
telephone line, telegraph wire

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
chase, pursuit, tracking, stalking
2.
following up, tracing

noun, auxillary suru verb, noun (suffix)
1.
treatment, reception, service
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
working conditions, salary, pay, remuneration

adverbial noun
sometimes
Other readings:
時折【ときより】[1]
時おり【ときおり】
時折り【ときおり】
時折り【ときより】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
prayer, supplication
Other readings:
祷り【いのり】

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

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be furnished with, to be provided with, to be equipped with
2.
to be possessed of, to be endowed with, to be gifted with
3.
to be among, to be one of
Other readings:
具わる【そなわる】

noun
1.
indication, sign, hint, presence, trend
2.
quotation (esp. stock market)
All readings:
気配【けはい】
気配【きはい】

pre-noun adjectival
satisfactory, decent(usually kana)(usually used in the negative sense)
Other readings:
ろくな《陸な》
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
fall, tumble, spill, plunge, dive
2.
degradation, comedown, demotion, slump
Other readings:
顛落【てんらく】

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
1.
unripe, green
na-adjective, noun, no-adjective
2.
inexperienced, immature, unskilled

noun
cheek(colloquialism, usually kana)
See also:頬っぺ
Other readings:
ほっぺた《頰っぺた》
ほっぺた《頬っ辺》
ほっぺた《頰っ辺》

adverbial noun, noun
day and night, around the clock, always, constantly

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to knock together, to strike against each other
2.
to arrange (e.g. a meeting), to discuss (in advance)
Other readings:
打ち合せる【うちあわせる】
打合せる【うちあわせる】
打合わせる【うちあわせる】

noun
lamp, light

noun
property, fortune, means, assets

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to repel, to drive away, to repulse, to reject
Other readings:
斥ける【しりぞける】
却ける【しりぞける】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
dispatch, despatch, deployment
noun
2.
temporary employee (esp. from an agency), temporary worker, agency temp(abbreviation)

noun
hillside, mountainside

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
single, simple, sole, individual, unitary

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.
state, condition, circumstances, sight, spectacle
2.
the way things should be, ideal state(only relevant for ありよう)
3.
truth(only relevant for ありよう)
Other readings:
有様【ありよう】
有り様【ありさま】
有り様【ありよう】
あり様【ありさま】
あり様【ありよう】
有りさま【ありさま】

noun
assembly hall, parliament house, diet building, capitol, houses of parliament, congress hall

noun, auxillary suru verb
mention (in a document), record, entry, statement, listing

noun
common people, ordinary people, masses

noun, prenominal
1.
power, motive power, dynamic force
noun
2.
three-phase electricity(engineering term)
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