Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun, auxillary suru verb
challenge, defiance, dare, attempt, try

noun
contest

suffix, counter
-fold, -ply(counter for layers in the hito-futa-mi counting system)

no-adjective, na-adjective, adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
1.
too large (clothing), baggy, loose-fitting(onomatopia)
2.
bulging, warping(onomatopia)
adverb, auxillary suru verb
3.
parp, toot, blast(onomatopia)
Other readings:
ブカブカ

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to flatter, to soft-soap, to sweet talk, to cajole, to instigate(usually kana)

noun, no-adjective
moment, instant(usually kana)

adverbial noun, noun
evening, dusk, twilight
Other readings:
夕暮【ゆうぐれ】[1]
夕ぐれ【ゆうぐれ】
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to take over, to capture, to seize, to commandeer, to occupy, to usurp
2.
to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
Other readings:
乗っとる【のっとる】

noun, no-adjective
1.
gravel, ballast, pebbles
2.
child, rugrat, ankle-biter(colloquialism)(only relevant for じゃり)
Other readings:
砂利【ざり】

na-adjective, noun
impolite, rude
See also:失礼,  失礼

adjective
1.
fleeting, transient, short-lived, momentary, ephemeral, fickle, vain(usually kana)
2.
empty (dream, etc.), mere (hope), faint (possibility)(usually kana)
All readings:
はかない《儚い》
はかない《果敢ない》
はかない《果敢無い》
はかない《果無い》
はかない《果ない》
はかない《果敢い》[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

adverb
1.
what, how
2.
what (a) ...!, how ...!(usually kana)(indicates surprise, admiration, etc.)
3.
surprisingly, to my amazement, believe it or not, why, ...!(usually kana)
interjection
4.
oh my, wow(usually kana)
5.
well, ..., so, ...(usually kana)(used when asking for confirmation or approval)

noun
shout, scream, outcry

noun
patience, perseverance, persistence, tenacity, energy

noun, auxillary suru verb
surrender (to the authorities), giving oneself up, turning oneself in

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to be based on, to take into account, to build upon, to have origin in
2.
to have one's feet firmly planted on, to plant oneself on

noun
1.
trouble, bother
2.
number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.)(only relevant for てかず)
3.
number of punches (in boxing)(only relevant for てかず)
All readings:
手数【てすう】
手数【てかず】

noun
1.
monk, priest
2.
sangha (the Buddhist community)(abbreviation)

noun, auxillary suru verb
insult, affront, slight, contempt (e.g. of court)

miawaseru
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to exchange glances, to look at each other
2.
to postpone, to put off, to withhold, to abandon
3.
to contrast, to compare
Other readings:
見合せる【みあわせる】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
arbitration, conciliation, mediation

adjective
1.
painful, heartrending, trying
2.
oppressive, suffocating, miserable

noun, no-adjective
1.
numerator
2.
molecule
3.
member, element

adverb, noun
clashing of swords, felling of trees, ringing of an ax
All readings:
丁々【ちょうちょう】
丁々【とうとう】
丁丁【ちょうちょう】
丁丁【とうとう】

noun
register of names, list of names, roll, register, roster

noun
balance, difference (in price, cost), margin

noun
the end, the extremity, the limit, the limits, the result

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
to scoop, to ladle out(usually kana)
Other readings:
すくう《抄う》

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
outbreak, spring forth, occurrence, incidence
2.
generation (e.g. of power or heat), genesis, origin
3.
ontogeny, development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
See also:個体発生

noun, auxillary suru verb
strike (i.e. industrial action)

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

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to pass (the night), to spend
2.
to reveal, to divulge, to disclose, to expose
3.
to prove, to verify

noun
1.
text (of a book, document, etc.), body (of a letter)
2.
this passage, this sentence
Other readings:
本文【ほんもん】

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to incline toward, to slant, to lurch, to heel over, to be disposed to, to trend toward, to be prone to
2.
to go down (sun), to wane, to sink, to decline
All readings:
傾く【かたむく】
傾く【かたぶく】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

adjective
puzzling, tangled, complicated, complex

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
puncture, flat tyre (tire), blowout
2.
bursting, overflowing, being jammed (e.g. phone lines), reaching breaking point, collapse, breakdown, going bankrupt

そな
sonaetsukeru
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to provide, to furnish, to equip, to install
Other readings:
備えつける【そなえつける】

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
to be intimate with, to befriend

noun
1.
windmill
2.
pinwheel (toy), windmill (toy)(only relevant for かざぐるま)
3.
Clematis patens (species of climbing plant)(usually kana)(only relevant for かざぐるま and カザグルマ)
All readings:
風車【ふうしゃ】
風車【かざぐるま】
カザグルマ

pronoun
1.
which(usually kana)(emphatic)
interjection
2.
let me see, well now(usually kana)

noun
unrequited love
Other readings:
片想い【かたおもい】

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

noun
(tree) trunk, (arrow) shaft, (tool) handle, backbone, base
All readings:
【みき】
【かん】

noun
(photographic) negative(abbreviation)

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to be distant
Other readings:
距たる【へだたる】

noun
1.
ending, conclusion
2.
join, union, connecting
3.
knot, knotting
4.
rice ball(food term)
See also:おむすび

adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
distinctly (standing out), clearly, in sharp relief, boldly(onomatopia)

noun
self-esteem, self-respect, self-importance, conceit, pride

adjective
1.
easy
suffix, adjective
2.
likely to ..., have a tendency to ...(usually kana)(after -masu stem of verb)
3.
easy to ...(usually kana)(after -masu stem of verb)
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