Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to become stronger, to grow in intensity, to grow violent, to become worse
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
2.
to invite contributions, etc., to solicit help, participation, etc., to recruit (e.g. soldiers)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
waiting expectantly, waiting eagerly, looking forward to
no-adjective
2.
long-awaited

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
blockade, lockdown, sealing off (an area)
2.
freezing (funds)

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to fry, to saute, to stir-fry
Other readings:
煠める【いためる】

noun, auxillary suru verb
division(mathematics)
Other readings:
わり算【わりざん】
割算【わりざん】

noun
anger (held in check), irritation, rage
Other readings:
中っ腹【ちゅっぱら】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
change, transformation, innovation, reform, revolution, revolutionizing, upheaval
2.
Reformation

na-adjective, noun
free and easy, open-hearted, relaxed, not fussy, frank
Other readings:
灑落【しゃらく】

suru verb (special), transitive verb
1.
to take the name of, to call oneself
2.
to pretend, to feign, to purport

noun, no-adjective
1.
set, suit, uniform collection, matching items
noun (suffix)
2.
entirely, all, every one, nothing but(Often as ぞろい)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
agreement, consent, approval, assent
noun, no-adjective
2.
same opinion, same view
3.
same meaning

noun
real condition, actual circumstances, actual state of affairs
Other readings:
実状【じつじょう】

noun (prefix)
1.
the last (i.e. immediately preceding) (e.g. "the last mayor"), previous, one-time, former
2.
pre- (e.g. "premodern")(before the name of an era)
no-adjective, noun
3.
before, earlier
See also:前 (まえ)

noun
colour, color, hue, tints

noun
estimate, estimation, valuation, quotation
All readings:
見積もり【みつもり】
見積り【みつもり】
見積【みつもり】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
antipathy, antagonism, animosity, revulsion, ill feeling

prefix
1.
new, neo-
noun
2.
newness, novelty
3.
Gregorian calendar(abbreviation)
See also:新暦
4.
Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE), Hsin dynasty

noun, auxillary suru verb
progress, development

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to speak ill of, to disparage(usually kana)

noun, auxillary suru verb
scoring, score, points made, marks obtained, goals, runs
See also:失点 (antonym)

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to finish, to get it over with, to conclude
2.
to settle, to pay back
3.
to get along (without something), to make do with (without)(often with で)

pre-noun adjectival
1.
next (e.g. "next April"), forthcoming, coming
See also:去る (antonym)
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
2.
to come, to arrive, to be due to(orig. meaning)
Other readings:
来たる【きたる】

adjective
shabby, seedy(usually kana)
All readings:
みすぼらしい《見窄らしい》
みすぼらしい《見すぼらしい》

noun, auxillary suru verb
declining, refusal, nonacceptance, turning down, withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy), pulling out (e.g. of a race), excusing oneself

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
indication, denotation, designation
2.
instructions, directions
Other readings:
指示【しし】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to age, to grow old (esp. in appearance), to show marks of age
Other readings:
化ける【ふける】

suru verb (special), transitive verb
to need, to demand, to take, to require

no-adjective, noun
alongside a railway line, bus route, major thoroughfare, etc.

noun
ratio, proportion, percentage

noun, auxillary suru verb
prosperity, flourishing, thriving
Other readings:
繁盛【はんせい】
繁昌【はんじょう】

no-adjective, noun (prefix), noun
first, new
Other readings:
【うい】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to be truant, to play hooky, to skip school, to skip out, to be idle, to sabotage by slowness(from サボタージュ)
Other readings:
さぼる

noun, auxillary suru verb
rejection, negation, voting down

adjective
desirable, hoped for, preferable, advisable

noun, auxillary suru verb
totalization, totalisation, aggregation, tally (e.g. of votes), adding up, summing up

na-adjective
1.
smooth (of a surface), glassy, velvety, soft
2.
smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.), fluent (speech), fluid, trouble-free
3.
continuously differentiable(mathematics)
Other readings:
滑らか【すべらか】
滑か【なめらか】[1]
滑か【すべらか】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
death penalty, capital punishment

noun, auxillary suru verb
vote, ballot, division

noun, noun (suffix)
all present, all concerned, all of us

noun
(water-filled) paddy field

no-adjective, adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
1.
side, edge, beside, besides, nearby
See also:傍らに
adverbial noun
2.
while (doing), in addition to, at the same time(usually kana)
Other readings:
側ら【かたわら】[1]
【かたわら】[1]
【かたわら】
【かたわら】
【かたわら】
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
administration, governance, the authorities, authority

noun
1.
hermit, wizard
See also:仙人
2.
wizardry
See also:仙術

noun
1.
another person, other people, others
See also:人 (ひと)
2.
unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood)(only relevant for たにん)
3.
outsider, stranger(only relevant for たにん)
All readings:
他人【たにん】
他人【ひと】[1]
他人【あだびと】[2]
Notes:
  1. gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading)
  2. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to carry off, to run away with, to sweep away, to snatch, to kidnap, to abduct(usually kana)(also written as 浚う)
2.
to take entirely for oneself, to monopolize(usually kana)
Other readings:
さらう《掠う》
さらう《拐う》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage
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