Vocabulary list for JLPT N1
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        noun
1.
closing years (period, days), last stage, end stage, end-of-life (care, decision making, etc.)
prenominal
2.
terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.), final
Other readings:
                末季【まっき】
                adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
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every day, daily, day after day, days (e.g. good old days)
Other readings:
                日々【にちにち】
、日日【ひび】
、日日【にちにち】
                kikkari
                    Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
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to abate, to weaken, to be emaciated, to be dejected, to be perplexed
noun
1.
document, writing, letter, papers, notes, records, archives
2.
document addressed to someone(only relevant for もんじょ)(paleography term)
Other readings:
                文書【もんじょ】
、文書【ぶんじょ】[1]
                Notes:
                - out-dated or obsolete kana usage
 
noun, auxillary suru verb
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limitation, restriction, condition, constraints
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
bleeding, haemorrhage, hemorrhage
2.
bleeding money, red ink, selling below cost
adverb
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naturally, as a matter of course(usually kana)
Other readings:
                おのずから《自ら》
                Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to deduct, to take away, to dock
2.
to make allowances for something, to bear something in mind
Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
3.
to ebb and flow
Other readings:
                差引く【さしひく】
                noun
1.
growth, breeding
noun (suffix)
2.
growing up (in, as), upbringing
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
accommodation, reception, housing
2.
seating
3.
custody (e.g. awaiting deportation), internment
4.
admission, hospitalization
5.
entering (e.g. in dictionary)
Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to walk, to go on foot
2.
to tread (a figurative path), to follow, to lead (a life), to experience
3.
to advance towards (e.g. a solution), to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.), to embark (on the road to ...)
noun
1.
original method or procedure
prenominal
2.
serious, orthodox, classical, genuine
noun, auxillary suru verb
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constraint, reserve, feeling hesitant, being afraid of troubling someone
Other readings:
                気がね【きがね】
                Ichidan-zuru verb, transitive verb
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to honor, to honour, to respect, to esteem, to prize
See also:重んじる
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
revival (e.g. musical), come-back
2.
restoration, rebirth, resurrection
noun
1.
wrinkle, crease(usually kana)
2.
ripple(usually kana)
Other readings:
                しわ《皴》
                Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to take into one's possession, to receive, to accept, to collect, to claim
2.
to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet), to take custody of, to adopt
3.
to leave, to go away, to withdraw, to get out
Other readings:
                引取る【ひきとる】[1]
、引きとる【ひきとる】
                Notes:
                - irregular okurigana usage
 
noun
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show, exhibition, spectacle
All readings:
                見世物【みせもの】
、見せ物【みせもの】
                Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to finger, to touch, to play with, to fiddle with, to toy with(usually kana)
2.
to make changes to, to tinker with, to tamper with(usually kana)(only relevant for いじる)
3.
to dabble in, to do as a hobby, to play around with(usually kana)(only relevant for いじる)
4.
to grope, to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)(usually kana)(only relevant for まさぐる)
Other readings:
                まさぐる《弄る》
                noun, noun (suffix)
1.
past, after
2.
too (much), over- (e.g. eating)(usually kana)
na-adjective
1.
methodical, precise, meticulous, scrupulous, regular, punctual
noun
2.
wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
noun
1.
field of vision, view
2.
one's outlook (e.g. on life), one's horizons
noun
1.
meaning, point (e.g. of a statement), gist, effect
2.
goal, intent, object, aim, point(only relevant for 趣旨)
Other readings:
                主旨【しゅし】
                Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to harden, to freeze, to strengthen, to solidify, to make (a fist), to tramp down (snow, dirt)
See also:土を固める (つちをかためる)
2.
to put together, to collect, to gather, to consolidate
3.
to make secure, to stabilize, to settle down, to strengthen (belief, resolution, etc.), to establish (evidence)
See also:身を固める (みをかためる)
4.
to fortify, to reinforce, to support
5.
to wear for a specific purpose (armor, coat, etc.)(in the form に身をかためる)
6.
to swear, to resolutely vow, to sincerely promise
7.
to tie tightly, to fasten
8.
to hold a bow fully drawn
Other readings:
                堅める【かためる】[1]
                Notes:
                - word containing irregular kanji usage
 
adverb
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barely, narrowly, only just, with difficulty(usually kana)
pronoun
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who(だあれ is emphatic or inquisitive)
All readings:
                誰【だれ】
、誰【だあれ】
、誰【たれ】[1]
、誰【た】[1]
                Notes:
                - out-dated or obsolete kana usage
 
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
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to flatter, to soft-soap, to sweet talk, to cajole, to instigate(usually kana)
noun
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shamisen, samisen, three-stringed Japanese lute
All readings:
                三味線【しゃみせん】
、三味線【さみせん】
                Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
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to rise, to tower, to soar(usually kana)
noun, auxillary suru verb
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abandonment, renunciation, resignation, abdication (responsibility, right)
Other readings:
                抛棄【ほうき】
                noun
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first visit to inn, restaurant, etc. without an introduction
Other readings:
                一現【いちげん】[1]
                Notes:
                - word containing irregular kanji usage
 
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
confession, acknowledgement, acknowledgment
2.
confession of love, professing one's feelings
3.
confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
speaking by proxy, speaking for (someone else), acting as spokesman (for), representing (the views, feelings, etc. of)(only relevant for 代弁 and 代辯)
2.
payment by proxy, compensation by proxy, paying on behalf (of)(only relevant for 代弁 and 代辨)
3.
acting for (someone else), carrying out (on someone's behalf)(only relevant for 代弁 and 代辨)
Other readings:
                代辨【だいべん】
、代辯【だいべん】
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