Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun
1.
war potential, military strength, fighting power
2.
ability (to compete), capabilities, valuable asset

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
lending (money), finance, loan
noun
2.
adaptability, versatility, flexibility, accommodation
Other readings:
融通【ゆうづう】
融通【ゆずう】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
judgement, judgment, decision, adjudication, award, verdict, determination

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
decomposition, putrefaction, putrescence, spoilage
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
2.
corruption, degeneracy, decay, depravity

noun
quality (of a product or a service)

noun, auxillary suru verb
breeding, raising, rearing

na-adjective, noun
well-known, noted, celebrated

noun, auxillary suru verb
restriction, restraint, binding, constraint

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be disordered, to be disarranged, to be disarrayed, to be disheveled, to be dishevelled
2.
to be discomposed, to be upset, to get confused, to be disturbed
3.
to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
Other readings:
紊れる【みだれる】

noun, no-adjective
overwork, strain

noun
tuberculosis, tubercule

adverbial noun, noun
evening, dusk, twilight
Other readings:
夕暮【ゆうぐれ】[1]
夕ぐれ【ゆうぐれ】
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
closing, closure, shutdown, lockout

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
disposal, throwing away, selling off
2.
dealing with (a problem), measure
3.
punishment, penalty
4.
putting down (e.g. diseased animal)

noun
cover, lid, cap(usually kana)
All readings:
ふた《蓋》
がい《蓋》
フタ

adjective
1.
lukewarm, tepid
2.
half-hearted, vague, weak
3.
lenient, mild, soft
All readings:
生ぬるい【なまぬるい】
生温い【なまぬるい】

noun, no-adjective
1.
turning by hand, hand-turned, hand-cranked
noun
2.
preparations, arrangements

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be in a hurry, to be impatient, to be anxious (to do), to fret
2.
to get a fright, to panic, to get flustered, to be startled(colloquialism)

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to bear, to stand, to endure, to put up with(usually kana)
2.
to restrain, to control, to keep a check on(usually kana)
3.
to forgive, to put up with, to pardon(usually kana)
All readings:
こらえる《堪える》
こらえる《怺える》
こたえる《堪える》

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
departure, departing (from ...), departing (at time ...)
2.
sending, sent (by ...), sent (at ...)
3.
engine(abbreviation)
See also:発動機
counter
4.
counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc., counter for bullets, bombs, etc., counter for blows (punches)(also ぱつ)

noun, na-adjective
1.
cavity, hollow, void
na-adjective
2.
hollow (voice, smile, etc.), blank (eyes, look, etc.), vacant (expression, stare, etc.), empty (words, heart, etc.)(only relevant for 虚ろ and 空ろ)
All readings:
虚ろ【うつろ】
空ろ【うつろ】
洞ろ【うつろ】
【うつろ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
propulsion, drive
2.
promotion (e.g. of a government policy), furtherance, implementation

Godan-gu verb, transitive verb
1.
to sharpen, to hone, to whet, to grind
2.
to wash (rice)(esp. 磨ぐ)
3.
to scour, to polish, to burnish
Other readings:
磨ぐ【とぐ】
砥ぐ【とぐ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
going to work (e.g. in the morning), coming to work
See also:退社 (antonym)

noun
show, exhibition, spectacle
All readings:
見世物【みせもの】
見せ物【みせもの】

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
handicraft
2.
work, construction, manufacturing
3.
maneuvering, manoeuvering

noun
balance, difference (in price, cost), margin

noun
1.
fence, paling, railing
2.
fortress(archaism)

noun
cane, walking stick, staff, wand

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
use, adoption, acceptance
2.
appointment, employment, engagement, recruitment

noun
1.
news (from somebody), letter, contact
2.
(somebody's) whereabouts, (somebody's) movements
Other readings:
消息【しょうそこ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
buzzer, personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)

noun
1.
dessert
2.
desert

noun, auxillary suru verb
annihilation, total destruction, complete destruction, crushing defeat

noun
(criminal) punishment, penalty, sentence

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

noun
1.
previous generation (e.g. one's parents), family predecessor
2.
predecessor
3.
previous age

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

adverb, noun
before, earlier than, first, ahead, beyond, away, previously, recently
Other readings:
曩に【さきに】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
battle, fight, combat

adverb
1.
really (seem, appear, etc.), truly, evidently(usually kana)
2.
in that way(usually kana)

noun
mass communication, mass media(abbreviation)

noun, auxillary suru verb
training, education, development, cultivation

na-adjective
fierce, intense, severe, violent, strong, vehement, terrific, terrible

noun, auxillary suru verb
whereabouts, place where one is, position, location

adverb, to-adverb
1.
keenly, deeply, fully, heartily, seriously, earnestly(onomatopia, usually kana)
2.
calmly, quietly, softly(onomatopia, usually kana)
3.
fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)(onomatopia, usually kana)
All readings:
しみじみ《沁み沁み》
しみじみ《染み染み》
しみじみ《沁沁》
しみじみ《泌み泌み》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
return, restoration

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
restraint, restriction, fetters, yoke, shackles
2.
binding, confinement with rope(orig. meaning)
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