Vocabulary list for JLPT N1
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        noun
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semi-express train, local express train, sub-express train(abbreviation)(from 準急行列車, etc.)
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
burabura
                    Common word
auxillary suru verb, adverb, to-adverb
1.
dangling heavily, swaying to and fro, swinging(onomatopia)
2.
strolling, rambling, roaming, wandering(onomatopia)
3.
idly, lazily, leisurely, aimlessly(onomatopia)
4.
persisting (of an illness)(onomatopia)
Other readings:
                ブラブラ
                noun
1.
heaven and earth, the universe, nature, top and bottom, realm, sphere, world
2.
top and bottom(only relevant for てんち)
3.
gods of heaven and earth(only relevant for あめつち)
All readings:
                天地【てんち】
、天地【あめつち】
                noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
boiling, seething
2.
becoming heated (e.g. debate), excitement, agitation, fermentation
3.
soaring (prices), shooting up
noun, no-adjective
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area, domain, territory, field, range, region, regime
noun
1.
pressure, stress(physics term)
2.
pressure (e.g. political), coercion, arm-twisting
noun
1.
great numbers (of people), numerical superiority, masses
noun, noun (suffix)
2.
people, folk, clique, bunch(honorific language, familiar language)
Other readings:
                衆【しゅ】
                noun, auxillary suru verb
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falling behind (with a payment), being in arrears, non-payment, default, delinquency
Other readings:
                怠納【たいのう】
                na-adjective, noun
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beneficial, profitable, useful, helpful, instructive
no-adjective, taru-adjective, to-adverb
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open, public, official, overt
na-adjective, noun
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whim, caprice, whimsy, fickle, moody, uneven temper
Other readings:
                気紛れ【きまぐれ】
                Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to miss, to overlook, to fail to notice
2.
to let pass (a matter), to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing), to turn a blind eye to
3.
to pass up (e.g. an opportunity)
4.
to let (a good ball) go by(baseball term)
Other readings:
                見のがす【みのがす】
、見遁す【みのがす】
、見逃がす【みのがす】[1]
                Notes:
                - irregular okurigana usage
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to graze (e.g. bullet), to scratch, to touch lightly(usually kana)
2.
to take a percentage, to exploit, to squeeze(usually kana)
All readings:
                かする《掠る》
、かする《擦る》
                noun, auxillary suru verb
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crowding together, clustering together, close formation, swarm
noun
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real intention, motive, true opinion, what one really thinks
See also:建前
na-adjective
1.
in good health, healthy, well, fit, robust, strong
2.
skilled, proficient, adept
noun
3.
master, expert
See also:達人
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
blockade, lockdown, sealing off (an area)
2.
freezing (funds)
noun, noun (suffix)
1.
furnished with, including
2.
attached to
3.
impression, appearance
noun
4.
luck(usually kana)
5.
sociality
noun, noun (suffix)
6.
under, assistant (e.g. to a manager)
See also:お付き
7.
soup base
Other readings:
                付き【づき】
、付【つき】
、付【づき】
、ツキ
                noun
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terrain, geographical features, topography
All readings:
                地形【ちけい】
、地形【じぎょう】
                noun
1.
cell(biology term)
2.
cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
Other readings:
                細胞【さいほう】
                na-adjective, noun
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euphemistic, circumlocutory, roundabout, indirect
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to pierce, to penetrate, to soak in, to permeate(usually kana)
2.
to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.), to smart, to twinge(usually kana)(only relevant for 染みる and 沁みる)
3.
to be infected (with vice), to be steeped (with prejudice), to be influenced(usually kana)
4.
to feel keenly, to make a deep impression(usually kana)
Other readings:
                しみる《沁みる》
、しみる《滲みる》
、しみる《浸みる》
、しみる《泌みる》
                noun
1.
listening comprehension, aural comprehension
2.
hearing what others say, gathering information, opinions, etc., public hearing
Other readings:
                聴き取り【ききとり】
、聞取り【ききとり】
、聴取り【ききとり】
                noun
1.
beginning and end
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
doing something from beginning to end, being unchanged from beginning to end
adverb
3.
from beginning to end, the whole time, throughout, consistently
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to grant (request, wish), to answer (prayer)(esp. 叶える)
2.
to fulfill (conditions), to meet (requirements)(esp. 適える)
Other readings:
                適える【かなえる】
                noun, auxillary suru verb
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division of labour, division of labor, splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
noun
1.
pot, jar, vase
2.
dice cup
3.
depression, basin (e.g. of a waterfall)
See also:滝壺
4.
5.
key point (of a conversation, etc.), essence(usually kana)
6.
acupuncture point, moxibustion point, pressure point(usually kana)
7.
position on the fingerboard (of a shamisen, koto, etc.)(usually kana)(often ツボ)
8.
target (when aiming an arrow)(archaism)
All readings:
                壺【つぼ】
、壺【つほ】[2]
、壺【つふ】[2]
、壷【つぼ】
、壷【つほ】[2]
、壷【つふ】[2]
、壼【つぼ】[1]
、壼【つほ】[1][2]
、壼【つふ】[1][2]
、ツボ
                Notes:
                - word containing irregular kanji usage
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to grant, to give, to confer, to award
2.
to teach, to instruct, to impart (knowledge)
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to sink (e.g. a ship), to submerge
2.
to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair)
3.
to floor (an opponent)
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