Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun
root, basis, foundation
Other readings:
根柢【こんてい】

adjective
long (time that has passed), old (story)

adverb
1.
first of all, at once, right away(usually kana)
2.
for now, for the time being(usually kana)
Other readings:
とりあえず《取り敢えず》
とりあえず《取敢えず》

noun
1.
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.), tail end
2.
slope at the foot of a mountain

noun, auxillary suru verb
hibernation, winter sleep, torpor

noun, auxillary suru verb
persuasion

まぎ
magirawashii
adjective
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words), easily mistaken, confusingly similar, misleading, equivocal, ambiguous

noun
1.
knack, skill, trick, secret, know-how, the ropes, hang(usually kana)
2.
bone, skeleton
3.
cremated remains (esp. the bones), ashes
Other readings:
コツ

noun
abundant harvest, bumper crop

noun
1.
(animal) collar
2.
necklace, choker
Other readings:
頸環【くびわ】
頸輪【くびわ】
頚輪【くびわ】

noun
fixed date, appointed day
Other readings:
日どり【ひどり】

noun, prenominal
elbowroom, leeway, room, reserve, margin, allowance, latitude, time (to spare)

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
joining (a club, organization, etc.), becoming a member, entry, admission, subscription, affiliation, signing (e.g. a treaty), taking out (insurance)

noun
brilliance, polish, lustre, luster, glossy finish (of photographs)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
advice, counsel, remonstrance, recommendation

noun
technique, art, skill, move
Other readings:
【ぎ】
【わざ】[1]
【ぎ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
1.
remains, traces, vestiges, relics
2.
(the sorrow of) parting
3.
end
Other readings:
名残り【なごり】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
shock, impact, crash

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
edict, ordinance, proclamation

adverb
by itself, automatically, naturally(usually kana)
All readings:
ひとりでに《独りでに》
ひとりでに《一人でに》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
presentation (e.g. of a gift)

adverb
1.
possibly, apparently, (seem) likely, seemingly
2.
somehow or other, with difficulty, barely, after a fashion
See also:どうにか

noun
1.
kind (of goods), brand
2.
(taxonomical) form
3.
breed, cultivar

noun, auxillary suru verb
savings
Other readings:
儲蓄【ちょちく】

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to run (of liquid), to spread(usually kana)
2.
to blur, to blot, to be blurred(usually kana)
3.
to ooze, to well up (of tears, etc.)(usually kana)
4.
to show through (of feelings, emotions, etc.), to reveal itself(usually kana)

noun
national defence, national defense

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to expel, to drive out

noun
(giving) birth, childbirth, delivery, confinement(polite language)
See also:産 (さん)
Other readings:
御産【おさん】

noun, no-adjective
bad harvest, poor crop

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
enclosing (e.g. with a letter)

adjective
troublesome, annoying, complicated

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

noun
plan, scheme, plot, design, project, intention, aim
Other readings:
目論み【もくろみ】

noun
hillside, mountainside

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to come off, to be worn off(usually kana)
2.
to fade, to discolor, to discolour(usually kana)
Other readings:
はげる《剝げる》

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to stop, to cease, to come to an end, to cut off
Other readings:
跡絶える【とだえる】

adverb, no-adjective, noun
1.
without change, as is(usually kana)
no-adjective, noun
2.
just like, extremely similar(usually kana)
adverb
3.
immediately, just after, without a pause(usually kana)
All readings:
そのまま《其のまま》
そのまま《その儘》
そのまま《其の儘》
そのまま《其儘》[1]
そのまんま《その儘》
そのまんま《其の儘》
そのまんま《其儘》[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
power, might, authority, influence
Other readings:
偉力【いりょく】

noun, no-adjective
national ownership, state ownership, government ownership

noun, auxillary suru verb
promotion, advancement, rising in rank
Other readings:
昇進【しょうじん】[1]
陞進【しょうしん】
陞進【しょうじん】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

adverb
not only ... but also, in addition to, consequently(usually kana)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
buying and reading (book, magazine, etc.), subscribing (incl. free subscriptions), taking (e.g. newspaper)

noun, auxillary suru verb
job transfer, job relocation, intra-company transfer

noun, auxillary suru verb
arriving first

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
opposition, rebellion, revolt, resistance, backlash, refusal
2.
rebounding, recoiling, repulsion
3.
rally (e.g. in stock prices), recovery
Other readings:
反撥【はんぱつ】

noun
1.
Japanese style
See also:洋風
2.
light wind, moderate breeze
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