Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun
1.
face, official stance, public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts)
See also:本音
2.
ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house(only relevant for 建前 and 建て前)
Other readings:
建て前【たてまえ】
立前【たてまえ】
立て前【たてまえ】

noun
patrol car(abbreviation)

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

noun
average, leveling, levelling
Other readings:
平し【ならし】

noun
1.
family register
2.
census

noun
decoration

noun
historic ruins (remains, relics), archeological site
Other readings:
遺蹟【いせき】

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】

noun, noun (suffix), auxillary suru verb
treatment, service

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
comprehension, consent, understanding, agreement
interjection
2.
OK, roger (on two-way radio)
Other readings:
諒解【りょうかい】
領解【りょうかい】
領会【りょうかい】

noun
1.
foundation, base, basis
adverb
2.
from the beginning, from the outset, by nature(often in negative contexts)
See also:元々

noun
1.
Ms, Miss, Madame(nuance of status)
prenominal
2.
highbrow (woman), cerebral

noun
1.
annual tree ring, growth ring
2.
experience in life

noun
abundant harvest, bumper crop

noun
size

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
(sudden) change, reversal, turn-around, coming from behind (baseball)
Other readings:
逆点【ぎゃくてん】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

na-adjective, noun
foolish, stupid

na-adjective, noun
international
Other readings:
インタナショナル

noun
excreta, raw sewage, human waste, night soil
All readings:
し尿【しにょう】
屎尿【しにょう】

noun
1.
way of standing
2.
dancer (in a Japanese dance performance)
Other readings:
立ち方【たちかた】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
litigation, lawsuit

noun
1.
hall (dance, concert, etc.)
2.
dining area of a restaurant

noun
position

noun
1.
gap, lag, slippage
2.
difference, discrepancy
3.
shear (e.g. shear stress)(physics term)

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
to surround, to encircle, to enclose
Other readings:
取巻く【とりまく】
取りまく【とりまく】

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to become loose, to slacken (e.g. rope)
2.
to become less tense, to relax, to let one's guard down
3.
to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision), to become lax
4.
to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression), (of ice) to partially melt
5.
to decrease (e.g. speed)
6.
(of a market price) to go down slightly
Other readings:
弛む【ゆるむ】

noun
1.
inspector (third highest of the four administrative ranks of the ritsuryo system)(archaism)
2.
(noh) old man
3.
white ash (of charcoal)

noun
1.
load, baggage, cargo, freight, goods
2.
burden, responsibility

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
(suffer) deterioration, growing worse, aggravation, degeneration, corruption
Other readings:
あっ化【あっか】

adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
timidly, nervously, hesitantly, trembling (with fear)(onomatopia)
All readings:
オドオド
おどおど

noun
letter, writings
Other readings:
【ふみ】

noun
mood

noun, no-adjective
1.
large part, greater part, majority
2.
people in general, general public, public at large
adverb
3.
mostly, for the most part, almost, nearly
4.
probably, maybe, perhaps

noun
jeans, dungarees(abbreviation, usually kana)

noun, auxillary suru verb
playing (a wind instrument), blowing

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to defeat

noun, no-adjective
required (subject)

noun, auxillary suru verb
ruin, destruction, devastation, waste, decay

noun, auxillary suru verb
adjustment, touch up

adverb, to-adverb
deliberately, carefully, thoroughly, without rushing(onomatopia)

noun
dress, attire, clothing, getup, outfit, personal appearance
Other readings:
身形【みなり】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
personal use, private use
See also:公用 (antonym)
noun
2.
private business, personal business
See also:公用 (antonym)

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to breathe out, to breathe(usually kana)
2.
to tell (a lie), to use (foul language)(usually kana)
3.
to vomit, to throw up, to spit up(usually kana)

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to go upstream(usually kana)
2.
to go back (in time, to origin), to date back to, to trace back to, to make retroactive(usually kana)
All readings:
さかのぼる《遡る》
さかのぼる《溯る》
さかのぼる《逆上る》[1]
さかのぼる《泝る》
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

Godan-gu verb, transitive verb
to inherit, to succeed, to take over
Other readings:
受けつぐ【うけつぐ】

noun
1.
X-ray(abbreviation)
2.
roentgen (unit of ionizing radiation)

adjective
meagre, meager, scarce, limited, destitute, hard up, lacking, scanty, poor
Other readings:
乏しい【ともしい】
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