Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to step back, to move back, to retreat
2.
to withdraw (from the presence of a superior), to leave, to exit
3.
to resign, to retire, to quit
4.
to concede
Other readings:
退く【しぞく】[1]
斥く【しりぞく】
斥く【しぞく】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

oshiyoseru
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to advance on, to close in, to march on, to descend on (the enemy), to move towards, to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.), to rush for (the door), to inundate, to overwhelm, to push aside
Other readings:
押寄せる【おしよせる】
押しよせる【おしよせる】

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
to wait eagerly for, to look forward to
Other readings:
待望む【まちのぞむ】

noun
real intention, motive, true opinion, what one really thinks
See also:建前

noun, auxillary suru verb
division of labor, division of labour, specialization, specialisation, assembly-line production

noun
spots, speckles, mottles(usually kana)
Other readings:
ぶち《駁》
ぶち《駮》
はん《斑》
《斑》
ふち《斑》[1]
ふち《駁》[1]
ふち《駮》[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

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

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
massage
Other readings:
マサージュ

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
throwing in, inserting, depositing (e.g. a ballot)
2.
investment, commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.), injection, infusion
3.
launching (a product into the market), introduction
4.
submitting (a job to a computer), issuing (a command)(computer term)

na-adjective, noun
cowardly, timid, easily frightened
Other readings:
憶病【おくびょう】
おく病【おくびょう】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
conception, pregnancy

noun, na-adjective
1.
spare time, free time, leisure
noun
2.
time (e.g. time it takes to do something)(only relevant for ひま and ヒマ)
noun, na-adjective
3.
time off, day off, vacation, holiday, leave
4.
quitting (one's job), firing someone, divorcing (one's spouse)
na-adjective
5.
(being) inactive, (of one's business) slow(only relevant for ひま and ヒマ)
noun
6.
leaving, departing(only relevant for いとま)
See also:御暇
All readings:
【ひま】
【いとま】
【ひま】
【いとま】
ヒマ

noun, auxillary suru verb
division, section, compartment, block, plot, lot, partition, boundary
Other readings:
区劃【くかく】
區劃【くかく】

adverb
often, frequently, now and then, occasionally

adverb
(not) well, (not) enough, (im)properly, (in)sufficiently, (un)satisfactorily(usually kana)(used with negative verb)
Other readings:
ろくに《陸に》

noun, auxillary suru verb
same feeling, same sentiment, same opinion, sympathy, agreement, concurrence

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
monopoly, monopolization, exclusivity
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
hogging, keeping to oneself

noun
1.
post, official position
2.
managerial position, executive position

noun
common people, ordinary people, masses

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to serve, to work for, to attend
Other readings:
事える【つかえる】

noun, auxillary suru verb
damage

noun, auxillary suru verb
advance sale, booking
Other readings:
前売【まえうり】

noun
majority decision, majority vote, majority rule

noun, no-adjective
coordinate, coordinates

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

pronoun
1.
that (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind), it(usually kana)
See also:何れ,  此れ,  彼 (あれ)
2.
that time, then
3.
there (indicating a place near the listener)(archaism)
4.
you(archaism)
Other readings:
それ《其》[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

suffix, particle
1.
approximately, about, around, or so(also written as 位)
2.
to (about) the extent that, (almost) enough that, so ... that ..., at least
3.
as ... as ..., like
All readings:
くらい
ぐらい

noun, auxillary suru verb
resignation

adverb, to-adverb
1.
decisively, decidedly, boldly, once and for all, unreservedly, frankly(onomatopia)
2.
precisely, exactly(onomatopia)
Other readings:
ズバリ

noun
1.
presentiment, premonition, hunch
auxillary suru verb
2.
to have a premonition, to have a hunch(usu. 予感がする)

counter
counter for houses, households, apartments, etc.

noun, auxillary suru verb
repair, improvement

adjective
1.
astringent, bitter, puckery, rough, harsh, tart
2.
austere, elegant (and unobtrusive), refined, quiet (and simple), sober, sombre, subdued, tasteful (in a quiet way), understated
3.
sour (look), glum, grim, sullen, sulky
4.
stingy, tight-fisted
Other readings:
澁い【しぶい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, auxillary suru verb
explosion, rupture, break off

noun
nostalgia, homesickness

na-adjective, noun
1.
narrow, tight, cramped
2.
formal, stiff, strict, ceremonious, rigid
3.
constrained, uncomfortable
4.
tight (e.g. finances)

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
uchiwa, type of traditional Japanese handheld fan(usually kana)

noun, no-adjective
1.
flavour, flavor, taste
2.
charm, appeal, interest, meaning, significance

Godan-u verb
to make a mistake, to be incorrect, to be mistaken

noun, auxillary suru verb
duration, continuance, survival, persistence, retention

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
decision, settlement
2.
definition(mathematics)

adverb, to-adverb, noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
moving from place to place, being passed around repeatedly
2.
rolling about
All readings:
転々【てんてん】
転転【てんてん】
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