Vocabulary list for JLPT N1
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buzaa
Common word
noun
•
buzzer, personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)
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:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
Godan-su verb, intransitive verb
•
to happen to meet, to come across
Other readings:
出会す【でくわす】
、出喰わす【でくわす】
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
stagnation, tie-up, standstill, congestion, delay, accumulation, falling into arrears
bukabuka
Common word
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
noun, no-adjective
1.
(private) secretary
noun
2.
treasured book, secret book
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
exhaustion, consumption, using up, dissipation, waste
All readings:
消耗【しょうもう】
、消耗【しょうこう】
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to disappear into, to be lost in, to slip into, to get mixed in among
2.
to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.)
3.
to be almost indistinguishable, to be confusingly similar
4.
to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.), to forget about
5.
to be distracted by, to be too absorbed in
noun
1.
bomb
2.
alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)(usually kana)
Other readings:
バクダン
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
boiling, seething
2.
becoming heated (e.g. debate), excitement, agitation, fermentation
3.
soaring (prices), shooting up
Godan-su verb, intransitive verb
1.
to slip out, to sneak away, to break free, to get through (a difficult situation)
2.
to break into the lead, to get ahead
3.
to begin to fall out (e.g. hair)
4.
to break out (of a loop)(computer term)
Other readings:
抜けだす【ぬけだす】
、脱け出す【ぬけだす】
Godan-gu verb, transitive verb
1.
2.
to pedal (e.g. bicycle)
3.
to swing (on a swing)
4.
to operate a hand pump
5.
to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
na-adjective, noun
1.
chic, smart, stylish, tasteful, refined, sophisticated(いき is also written as 意気)
2.
familiar with worldly pleasures and subtleties of human nature (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
3.
considerate, understanding, sympathetic
noun, na-adjective
4.
essence, the best, the cream(only relevant for すい)
Other readings:
粋【すい】
noun
•
household, home, family, housekeeping(しょたい is more informal)
Other readings:
世帯【しょたい】
、所帯【しょたい】
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
indication, denotation, designation
2.
instructions, directions
Other readings:
指示【しし】
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
slander, libel, defamation, calumny, smear
Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
•
to be intimate with, to befriend
noun, no-adjective
•
anaesthesia, anesthesia
Other readings:
痲酔【ますい】
、麻睡【ますい】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
recommendation, advice, suggestion, encouragement
See also:お勧め
Other readings:
薦め【すすめ】
、奨め【すすめ】
adjective
1.
skillful, skilful, clever, expert, wise, successful(usually kana)(esp. 上手い,巧い)
2.
delicious, appetizing, appetising, tasty(usually kana)(esp. 旨い,美味い,甘い)
3.
fortunate, splendid, promising(usually kana)(esp. 旨い)
All readings:
うまい《上手い》
、うまい《美味い》
、うまい《旨い》
、うまい《巧い》
、うまい《甘い》
、うまい《美い》
furonto
Common word
noun
1.
front (aspect, weather, war-front, etc.)
2.
reception (e.g. in a hotel), front desk
3.
front office, team management(sports term)
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
buying and reading (book, magazine, etc.), subscribing (incl. free subscriptions), taking (e.g. newspaper)
noun
•
shamisen, samisen, three-stringed Japanese lute
All readings:
三味線【しゃみせん】
、三味線【さみせん】
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
consent, approval, acceptance, agreement, compliance
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to put in order, to arrange, to tidy up, to straighten, to adjust, to fix(esp. 整える)
2.
to get ready, to prepare, to arrange, to supply, to assemble, to buy(esp. 調える)
3.
to work out (e.g. business deal), to arrange (e.g. marriage), to settle(esp. 調える)
Other readings:
調える【ととのえる】
、斉える【ととのえる】
noun
1.
end, close, finish, termination
See also:お仕舞い (おしまい)
2.
noh dance in plain clothes(only relevant for 仕舞)
All readings:
仕舞い【しまい】
、仕舞【しまい】
、終い【しまい】
、了い【しまい】
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
degeneration, retrogression
adjective
•
sleepy, drowsy
Other readings:
眠たい【ねぶたい】
、睡たい【ねむたい】
、睡たい【ねぶたい】
noun
1.
retirement age
2.
years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion(archaism)
Other readings:
停年【ていねん】
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
•
to bite off, to gnaw through
Other readings:
かみ切る【かみきる】
noun
1.
approximate age, apparent age
See also:年の頃
noun, no-adjective
2.
marriageable age (esp. of a woman), age of maturity, age of adulthood
noun
3.
appropriate age (to ...), old enough (to ...)(after modifying phrase)
noun, adverbial noun
4.
Other readings:
年ごろ【としごろ】
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