Vocabulary list for JLPT N1
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noun
1.
tea drinking
2.
noun
•
plan, scheme, plot, design, project, intention, aim
Other readings:
目論み【もくろみ】
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to clear, to make clear
2.
to be unruffled, to look unconcerned, to feign indifference
3.
to look demure, to look prim, to put on airs
4.
to strain (one's ears), to listen carefully
See also:耳を澄ます (みみをすます)
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清ます【すます】
kyaria
Common word
noun
1.
career
2.
carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.)
3.
carrier, telephone company
4.
career government employee
Other readings:
キャリヤ
、キャリアー
、キャリヤー
adverb, to-adverb, noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
moving from place to place, being passed around repeatedly
2.
rolling about
All readings:
転々【てんてん】
、転転【てんてん】
noun
1.
feelings, emotion, sentiment
2.
compassion, sympathy
3.
passion, affection, love
4.
the way things really are, the actual situation
botsubotsu
adverb, to-adverb
1.
gradually, little by little, in a breezy manner(onomatopia)
adverb
2.
soon, before long(onomatopia)
adverb, to-adverb
3.
here and there, scattered(onomatopia)
noun
4.
spots, dots, pimples, rash
adverb
•
in advance, beforehand, previously
Other readings:
前以て【まえもって】
、前以って【まえもって】
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
inspection, reading, perusal
2.
browsing (the web)
pre-noun adjectival
•
a certain ..., some ...(usually kana)
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ある《或》
to-adverb, adverb
•
long, drawn-out, very long
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長長【ながなが】
、永永【ながなが】
、永々【ながなが】
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
merger (of companies, towns, etc.), combination, union, amalgamation, consolidation, coalition, fusion, annexation, affiliation, incorporation
noun, noun (suffix)
1.
period, time
noun
2.
opportunity, chance, occasion
noun, noun (suffix)
3.
age(geology term)
noun (suffix)
4.
term (e.g. in office)
5.
session (e.g. of parliament)
6.
stage (e.g. of a disease)
7.
season (e.g. of a TV series)
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to stop, to cease, to come to an end, to cut off
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跡絶える【とだえる】
na-adjective
1.
irresponsible, perfunctory, careless
2.
lukewarm, half-baked, halfhearted, vague
3.
adverb
4.
considerably, quite, rather, pretty
Other readings:
好い加減【いいかげん】
、好加減【いいかげん】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
advance sale, booking
Other readings:
前売【まえうり】
noun
•
kotatsu, table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat(usually kana)
All readings:
こたつ《炬燵》
、こたつ《火燵》
、コタツ
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
chorus, singing in a chorus
na-adjective, adverb, noun
•
far, far away, distant, remote, far off(usually kana)
Other readings:
はるか《遙か》[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
staying up late, keeping late hours, sitting up late at night, nighthawk
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夜更し【よふかし】
、夜ふかし【よふかし】
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
news coverage, collecting data (e.g. for an article), covering (something for media)
2.
interview
See also:取材相手 (しゅざいあいて)
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
•
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.), to surpass, to be more than, to be better than
See also:下回る
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上まわる【うわまわる】
、上廻る【うわまわる】
noun, auxillary suru verb, na-adjective
•
criticism, blame, censure, attack, reproach
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批難【ひなん】
noun, no-adjective
1.
every month
na-adjective, noun
2.
trite, commonplace, conventional, hackneyed(only relevant for つきなみ)(orig. used as an insult towards old-fashioned poets who would meet monthly to write poetry)
Other readings:
月並【つきなみ】
、月次【つきなみ】
、月次【げつじ】
zuruzuru
Common word
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:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun
1.
master (of a house, shop, etc.)
2.
husband(familiar language)
3.
sir, boss, master, governor(used to address a male patron, customer, or person of high status)
4.
patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess, sugar daddy
See also:パトロン
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檀那【だんな】
na-adjective, noun
•
poor, meagre, meager, feeble, scanty, shabby, insubstantial
noun
•
teaching, instruction, teachings, precept, lesson, doctrine
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訓【おしえ】
adverb
1.
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.), daringly (doing something), deliberately, intentionally(usually kana)
2.
not necessarily, not particularly, not especially(usually kana)(used with neg. verb)
3.
definitely not(usually kana, archaism)(used with neg. verb)
Other readings:
あえて《敢て》[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
noun
1.
sum(mathematics)(only relevant for 和)
2.
harmony, peace(only relevant for 和)
noun, noun (prefix), no-adjective
3.
Japan, Japanese-style
Other readings:
倭【わ】
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