Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun, auxillary suru verb
dispute, resistance

noun
power, authority, jurisdiction

noun
Japanese text, sentence in Japanese

noun
influence, power, might, strength, potency, force, energy

noun, auxillary suru verb
reform, innovation

noun
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

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
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
See also: (antonym)
noun, noun (suffix)
2.
people, folk, clique, bunch(honorific language, familiar language)
Other readings:
【しゅ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
falling behind (with a payment), being in arrears, non-payment, default, delinquency
Other readings:
怠納【たいのう】

noun
joint, seam, joining point
Other readings:
継目【つぎめ】

na-adjective, noun
beneficial, profitable, useful, helpful, instructive

noun, no-adjective
1.
back, rear
2.
background, behind the scenes

no-adjective, taru-adjective, to-adverb
open, public, official, overt

na-adjective, noun
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:
  1. 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
crowding together, clustering together, close formation, swarm

noun
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, suffix
calendar, almanac(れき when a suffix)
Other readings:
【れき】

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】
【つき】
【づき】
ツキ

pre-noun adjectival
that, those, the(usually kana)(someone or something distant from both speaker and listener, or situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener)
See also:どの,  この,  その
Other readings:
あん

noun
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
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, auxillary suru verb
repair, improvement

prefix
help, rescue, assistant

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

noun
prosperous conditions, healthy economy
See also:不況

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
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.
aim, what one wants, the mark(usually kana)
See also:思うつぼ
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:
【つぼ】
【つほ】[2]
【つふ】[2]
【つぼ】
【つほ】[2]
【つふ】[2]
【つぼ】[1]
【つほ】[1][2]
【つふ】[1][2]
ツボ
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage
  2. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

na-adjective, noun
sensitive, alert, aware, susceptible

noun
music

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to grant, to give, to confer, to award
2.
to teach, to instruct, to impart (knowledge)

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to be planted

noun, na-adjective
extreme, extremity

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)

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