Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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adverb, interjection
now, come (now), well

noun, auxillary suru verb
proportion

noun
gathering (esp. Buddhist, festive, etc.)(archaism)

noun, auxillary suru verb
repayment, reimbursement, refund, redemption

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to report to, to tell, to suggest, to submit, to request, to make an offer, to come forward with information

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
carrying (on one's person or in the hand)(only relevant for けいたい)
noun
2.
mobile phone, cell phone(abbreviation, usually kana)
See also:携帯電話
Other readings:
ケータイ
ケイタイ

adverb, to-adverb
1.
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly(onomatopia)
2.
(falling) little by little, (slipping) gradually, (drawing back) slowly, with a slither(onomatopia)
3.
on and on, while putting off, slovenly, interminably(onomatopia)
4.
with a slurp, with a sniffle(onomatopia)
na-adjective
5.
loose, lax, inconclusive, unresolved(onomatopia)
Other readings:
ズルズル
づるづる[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
insult, affront, slight, contempt (e.g. of court)

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
past, after
2.
too (much), over- (e.g. eating)(usually kana)

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to rise, to swell, to be promoted

noun, auxillary suru verb
running a wheeled vehicle (e.g. car), running to program, job, etc., traveling, travelling

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
thought, consideration, thinking

noun, no-adjective
1.
left-handedness, left-handed person, left-hander
2.
fondness for alcohol, person who is fond of alcohol, drinker
Other readings:
左利【ひだりきき】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
dictatorship, despotism

noun
cocktail
Other readings:
コクテール
コクテイル
コクテル
カクテール
カクテイル

adverb, noun, auxillary suru verb, to-adverb
heartbroken, crestfallen, dejected, disappointed(onomatopia)
Other readings:
ガックリ

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
permission, allowance, acceptance, tolerance, pardon

no-adjective, taru-adjective, to-adverb
open, public, official, overt

noun
cost of fuel and lighting, cost of heat and electricity, energy bill, utility cost

noun
straw(usually kana)
Other readings:
ワラ

noun (suffix)
1.
little less than, slightly fewer than, just under
See also: (antonym)
noun
2.
weakness, the weak

noun
1.
rod, pole
2.
neck (of a shamisen, etc.), shamisen(esp. 棹)
3.
beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance)
4.
single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese)
5.
penis(slang)
counter
6.
counter for flags (on poles), counter for long, thin Japanese sweets (e.g. yōkan)
Other readings:
【さお】

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to be out of, to have no more at hand

noun
game under lights (e.g. baseball), night game(sports term)

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

taru-adjective, to-adverb
orderly, regular, systematic, well-organized, well-organised, trim, tidy, accurate
Other readings:
井然【せいぜん】

noun
1.
servant (esp. a samurai's attendant)
2.
chivalrous man (Edo period)
3.
cubed tofu (often served cold)(abbreviation)
See also:奴豆腐
4.
kite shaped like an Edo-period footman(abbreviation)
See also:奴凧
5.
Edo-period hairstyle worn by samurai's attendants(abbreviation)
See also:奴頭
6.
enslavement (of a woman; Edo-period punishment for her own or her husband's crime)
pronoun
7.
he, she, him, her(archaism, derogatory)

na-adjective
1.
methodical, precise, meticulous, scrupulous, regular, punctual
noun
2.
wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it

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

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
wild, growing wild, living in the wild
pronoun
2.
I(archaism, male term)

noun
1.
ball (for sport, games, etc.)
2.
kemari, type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan(only relevant for 鞠 and 毬)
See also:蹴鞠
Other readings:
【まり】
【まり】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
conquest, subjugation, overcoming

noun, no-adjective
1.
patent, special permission, licence (license), concession, franchise, charter
prenominal
2.
proprietary

noun
storage room, storeroom, lumber room
All readings:
物置【ものおき】
物置き【ものおき】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
opening to the public, making available to the public, putting on display, exhibiting, showing (play, movie, etc.), holding (interview, etc.), open, public

adverb
1.
certainly, surely, undoubtedly, evidently, really, truly(usually kana)
2.
just, precisely, exactly(usually kana)

prefix
1.
super-, ultra-, hyper-, extreme(only relevant for ちょう)
2.
extremely, really, totally, absolutely(colloquialism)
noun (suffix)
3.
over, more than(only relevant for ちょう)(after a number or counter)
Other readings:
チョー

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb
1.
to push into, to cram into, to stuff into, to crowd into
Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
2.
to break in, to burgle, to burglarize
Other readings:
押しこむ【おしこむ】

suffix, counter
counter for questions

noun
1.
view, prospect, outlook
2.
viewing platform, overlook(abbreviation)
Other readings:
見晴し【みはらし】
見はらし【みはらし】

noun, auxillary suru verb
oversleeping, late riser

noun
plan, idea, suggestion
All readings:
思いつき【おもいつき】
思い付き【おもいつき】

noun, auxillary suru verb
file

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
colouring, coloring, colorant

noun, auxillary suru verb
complete change, about-face

suffix, counter
-fold, -ply(counter for layers in the hito-futa-mi counting system)

noun
1.
family register
2.
census

noun
side (esp. of a waterbody), edge, bank, shore(usually kana)
All readings:
ほとり《辺》
ほとり《畔》
ほとり《辺り》[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage
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