Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
firmly, solidly, sturdily, strongly, toughly(onomatopia)

noun, auxillary suru verb
description, account

noun, auxillary suru verb
charge, custody, safekeeping, deposit, storage

noun
1.
protagonist, main character, hero(ine) (of a story)
2.
head of household

suru verb (special), suffix
to change into, to convert into, to transform, to be reduced, to influence, to improve (someone)

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to blame, to reproach, to censure, to rebuke, to reprove, to find fault, to take to task, to criticize, to criticise
2.
to question (a suspect), to challenge
Ichidan verb
3.
to aggravate (an injury), to be aggravated, to get inflamed
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
4.
to prick (one's conscience)

noun
difference, disparity, gap
Other readings:
差違【さい】

noun
1.
humanity, empathy, kindness, sympathy
2.
human nature, common sense, customs and manners

noun
1.
treasure house, treasury
2.
financial supporter, patron, financier, backer(only relevant for かねぐら)
All readings:
金蔵【かねぐら】
金蔵【きんぞう】[2]
金庫【かねぐら】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage
  2. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to lay waste, to devastate, to damage
2.
to invade, to break into
3.
to troll (e.g. web forums), to spam(colloquialism, computer term)
Other readings:
荒す【あらす】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
1.
foreign currency, foreign money, foreign exchange
2.
foreign goods, imported goods

noun
1.
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke)
2.
a single bloodline
na-adjective, noun (suffix)
3.
earnest, resolute, intent, devoted, single-minded
na-adjective
4.
ordinary, common(archaism)
Other readings:
一条【ひとすじ】
ひと筋【ひとすじ】
一すじ【ひとすじ】
ひと条【ひとすじ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
judging, inspection, examination, investigation, review

noun, auxillary suru verb
repair, improvement

na-adjective, noun
charming, fascinating, voluptuous

noun, auxillary suru verb
retirement, resignation

noun, auxillary suru verb
talk, dialogue, conversation

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.), to assume the shape of, to turn oneself into, to transform oneself into
2.
to disguise oneself as
3.
to change radically, to metamorphose
4.
to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)

noun, no-adjective
common reed (Phragmites australis)(usually kana)
All readings:
あし《葦》
あし《蘆》
あし《葭》
あし《芦》
よし《葦》
よし《蘆》
よし《葭》
よし《芦》
アシ
ヨシ

expression
thank you (for the meal just served), I receive (this meal)(usually kana)
All readings:
いただきます《頂きます》
いただきます《戴きます》

noun
reason, reasoning power, (one's) sense

noun
title

noun, no-adjective
1.
numerator
2.
molecule
3.
member, element

noun, auxillary suru verb
refereeing, trial, judgement, judgment, umpire, referee
All readings:
審判【しんぱん】
審判【しんばん】

adjective
unsightly, ugly, unseemly, indecent, deplorable, disgraceful, shameful

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to take into one's possession, to receive, to accept, to collect, to claim
2.
to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet), to take custody of, to adopt
3.
to leave, to go away, to withdraw, to get out
Other readings:
引取る【ひきとる】[1]
引きとる【ひきとる】
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to carry on one's shoulder, to shoulder, to bear
2.
to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.), to take upon oneself
Other readings:
荷う【になう】
荷なう【になう】

むす
musubitsukeru
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to combine, to join, to tie on, to attach with a knot, to bind (e.g. an address)
Other readings:
結びつける【むすびつける】

noun
woodcut, woodblock print, art print
Other readings:
板画【はんが】

noun
1.
bed, bedding
2.
sickbed
3.
alcove(abbreviation)
See also:床の間
4.
riverbed
5.
seedbed
6.
straw "core" of a tatami mat
7.
floor
See also:床 (ゆか)

noun, auxillary suru verb
looking away, looking aside
All readings:
よそ見【よそみ】
余所見【よそみ】

noun, no-adjective
eyeball

noun
1.
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE), Chou dynasty
2.
perimeter(mathematics)
noun (suffix), counter
3.
counter for laps or circuits

noun, auxillary suru verb
meeting (face-to-face), seeing, visit, interview

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to follow, to conform, to apply to
Other readings:
准じる【じゅんじる】

noun, no-adjective
urban areas, the streets, town, city

noun
neurosis, nervous breakdown, mental problem, identity crisis, obsession

noun
outline, summary, gist, basic points

noun
1.
verbal message, word (from someone)
2.
rumour, rumor

prenominal, adverb
only, merely, but, no more than

na-adjective
concise, brief, succinct, compact (style)

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】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
disqualification, elimination, incapacity
2.
being unfit for one's role, being a failure

na-adjective, noun
nonsense, no meaning, meaningless

noun, no-adjective
words, phrases

noun, auxillary suru verb
infiltration, sneaking in, going undercover

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to visit, to call on
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
2.
to arrive, to come, to appear
Other readings:
訪れる【おとづれる】

noun, no-adjective
people, race, nation, ethnic group, ethnos
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