Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun, auxillary suru verb
going off duty

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, na-adjective, no-adjective
favorable reception, good reputation, popularity

noun, na-adjective, no-adjective
being very busy, busyness

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

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
distillation
Other readings:
蒸溜【じょうりゅう】
蒸餾【じょうりゅう】

Godan-ku verb
to explain, to advocate, to preach, to persuade

noun
1.
beast (i.e. any animal other than man)
2.
person reborn into the animal realm(Buddhist term)
See also:畜生道
3.
brute (i.e. a contemptible human being)
interjection
4.
damn it, damn, Christ, for Christ's sake(usually kana)
Other readings:
畜生【ちきしょう】

noun
1.
one breath
2.
time of one breath
3.
pause, break, rest, breather
4.
(doing in) one go, doing without stopping(as 一息に)
5.
small amount of effort, a little more effort

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
mechanism, organization, organisation

noun
1.
ward, borough, city (in Tokyo)
2.
district (e.g. electoral), section, zone (e.g. postal)
See also:郵便区

noun
form, shape, figure, appearance, phenomenon

adverb, noun
before, earlier than, first, ahead, beyond, away, previously, recently
Other readings:
曩に【さきに】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to follow, to conform, to apply to
Other readings:
准じる【じゅんじる】

noun
1.
inside out, upside down
2.
flip side, opposite, contrary, reverse

uketsukeru
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to accept, to receive (an application), to take up
2.
to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.), to bear, to tolerate, to endure(usu. in the negative)
3.
to be affected by, to take damage from(usu. in the negative)
Other readings:
受けつける【うけつける】
受付ける【うけつける】

noun, auxillary suru verb
dependence, reliance
All readings:
依存【いぞん】
依存【いそん】

noun
1.
pose
2.
pause
Other readings:
ポース

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
look, glance
noun
2.
stone (in the game of go)

noun, no-adjective, auxillary suru verb
deliberation

noun, no-adjective
individual, one by one, separate, each
Other readings:
個個【ここ】
箇々【ここ】
箇箇【ここ】

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:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

adverb
1.
possibly, apparently, (seem) likely, seemingly
2.
somehow or other, with difficulty, barely, after a fashion
See also:どうにか

noun
1.
calmness, composure, presence of mind
2.
stability, steadiness
Other readings:
落着き【おちつき】
落ち付き【おちつき】
落付き【おちつき】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
service, ministry, attendance, church work
2.
offering goods at a reduced price, providing a service for free

noun
teacher, instructor, teaching staff, faculty member

adjective
greedy
All readings:
欲深い【よくぶかい】

noun
copy, duplicate, facsimile, transcript

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
section (of track, etc.), segment, dimension
2.
interval(mathematics)

noun, auxillary suru verb
isolation, being alone, being friendless

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
practice, practising
2.
exercises, manoeuvres, maneuvers
3.
seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.), practicum

noun
two persons, two people, pair, couple
All readings:
二人【ふたり】
二人【ににん】
2人【ふたり】
2人【ににん】

hikisageru
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to pull down, to lower, to reduce, to withdraw
Other readings:
引下げる【ひきさげる】

noun, auxillary suru verb
resolution, decision, vote

noun, no-adjective
1.
stubbornness, obstinacy, willpower, pride
noun
2.
disposition, nature
noun, no-adjective
3.
appetite, desire, greed

noun
show, exhibition, spectacle
All readings:
見世物【みせもの】
見せ物【みせもの】

noun
1.
chill, the shivers, shivering fit(only relevant for さむけ)
2.
cold, coldness, cold air(usu. かんき)
All readings:
寒気【さむけ】
寒気【かんき】
寒け【さむけ】

noun
intention, idea, inclination, wish
Other readings:
意嚮【いこう】

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
difficulty, trouble, hardship
2.
accident, disaster, danger
3.
fault, defect
4.
criticism

noun, suffix
1.
side (of something, or taking someone's side), part
2.
(watch) case
All readings:
【がわ】
【かわ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
formal marriage interview, marriage meeting
Other readings:
見合【みあい】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
starring, playing the leading part

noun
pimple, acne(usually kana)
Other readings:
めんぽう《面皰》
ニキビ

noun (suffix)
1.
little less than, slightly fewer than, just under
See also: (antonym)
noun
2.
weakness, the weak

noun
ceremony

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.), to avert, to divert (e.g. one's attention), to evade (e.g. a question), to change (e.g. the subject)
2.
to displease, to annoy, to offend, to upset(usu. in the negative)
3.
to miss (the target, ball, etc.)

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
feel (i.e. tactile sensation), touch, feeling, sensation, texture (e.g. food, cloth)
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