Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun, noun (prefix)
1.
drive-in (bank, cinema, etc.)
noun
2.
roadside restaurant, rest stop

noun
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.), side show, entertainment

noun
straw(usually kana)
Other readings:
ワラ

kirikaeru
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to change, to exchange, to convert, to renew, to throw a switch, to replace, to switch over
Other readings:
切替える【きりかえる】
切り換える【きりかえる】
切りかえる【きりかえる】
切換える【きりかえる】
切り変える【きりかえる】

adjective
helpless, forlorn, hopeless, unpromising, lonely, discouraging, disheartening

noun
1.
edge (of a knife or sword)
2.
prong (of an electrical plug)

noun
1.
condition, assumption, prerequisite, hypothesis
2.
intention, intent, aim, goal
3.
premise (in logic)

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
fortune, riches
2.
goods
noun
3.
incorporated foundation(abbreviation)

noun
1.
blow, shock, strike, damage
2.
batting(baseball term)

noun
signs, omen, symptoms
Other readings:
萌し【きざし】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room), to be confined in, to seclude oneself, to hide away, to stay inside (one's shell)(usually kana)
2.
to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.)(usually kana)
3.
to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.), to be heavy with (e.g. smoke), to be stuffy, to be dense(usually kana)
4.
to be muffled (e.g. voice)(usually kana)
5.
to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)(usually kana)
6.
to confine oneself in a temple to pray(usually kana)
Other readings:
こもる《籠もる》
こもる《篭もる》
こもる《籠る》
こもる《隠る》

noun
1.
door, gate, opening
2.
title page
Other readings:
【とびら】

noun, auxillary suru verb
spewing, gushing, spouting, eruption, effusion

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

noun, no-adjective
opposition party, political opposition, opposition

noun, auxillary suru verb
nursing, (army) nurse

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
senility, senile decay, infirmity (through age)

na-adjective, noun
ominous, sinister, unlucky, inauspicious

noun, no-adjective
emergency, first-aid

noun, auxillary suru verb
lesson, precept, teachings, moral

noun, auxillary suru verb
one defeat

noun
1.
eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara), eastern provinces(archaism)
2.
east(archaism)
3.
wagon, yamatogoto, six-stringed native Japanese zither(abbreviation)
See also:東琴
4.
my spouse(only relevant for 吾妻 and 吾嬬)
Other readings:
【あづま】[1]
吾妻【あずま】
吾妻【あづま】[1]
吾嬬【あずま】
吾嬬【あづま】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, no-adjective
heavenly body, celestial body, astronomical object

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to congeal, to freeze

noun
1.
range, stove, cooker
2.
microwave oven(abbreviation)

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to dry up (spring, pond, etc.), to run out

noun
1.
sink (e.g. in a kitchen)
no-adjective, noun
2.
cruising (e.g. taxi), strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.)
noun
3.
washing area (in a Japanese-style bath)
4.
back-washing service (in a public bath)
5.
floating (something on water), setting adrift, washing away

adverb, noun
1.
immediately, at once, right away, directly(usually kana)
2.
soon, before long, shortly(usually kana)
3.
easily, readily, without difficulty(usually kana)
4.
right (near), nearby, just (handy)(usually kana)
na-adjective
5.
honest, upright, frank, straightforward(usually kana)

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

noun
the deceased, the departed

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to lead, to spearhead (a group), to command (troops)

na-adjective, noun
incomplete understanding, doubt, question, distrust, suspicion, strangeness, infidelity

na-adjective
tranquil, calm, quiet, peaceful(usually kana)

interjection
oh, ah(female term)

noun, auxillary suru verb
success in life, getting ahead, successful career, promotion, climbing the corporate ladder, eminence

adjective
1.
light, well-lit, well-lighted
2.
bright (of a colour), brightly-coloured, brightly-colored
3.
cheerful, bright, spirited, sunny (e.g. disposition)
4.
encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.), promising, of fair prospects
5.
familiar (with), knowledgeable (about), well versed (in)(as 〜に明るい)
6.
fair (e.g. politics), clean, impartial
Other readings:
明い【あかるい】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

suru verb (special)
to escape from, to get out

noun, auxillary suru verb
cut, reduction, curtailment

adverb
exceedingly, extremely, decisively

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to chip, to nick, to break, to crack
2.
to lack
Other readings:
闕く【かく】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to enquire, to inquire, to seek information
Other readings:
問合わせる【といあわせる】
問合せる【といあわせる】
問い合せる【といあわせる】

no-adjective, na-adjective
characteristic (of), peculiar (to)

noun, auxillary suru verb
view, outlook, prospect

noun
beast, brute, animal
All readings:
【けもの】
【けだもの】
【じゅう】
ケダモノ

noun (suffix)
intended for ..., oriented towards ..., aimed at ...

noun
troupe, theatrical company

noun, auxillary suru verb
development (of film), photographic processing

noun, auxillary suru verb
defense, defence, protection

noun, auxillary suru verb
industrial enterprise
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