Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun
proposal, request, claim, report, notice, offer
All readings:
申し出【もうしで】
申し出で【もうしいで】
申出で【もうしいで】
申出【もうしで】

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
to become red, to redden, to blush

noun
past events, bygones
All readings:
旧事【きゅうじ】
旧事【くじ】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to flatter, to soft-soap, to sweet talk, to cajole, to instigate(usually kana)

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to grant, to give, to confer, to award
2.
to teach, to instruct, to impart (knowledge)

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to stagnate, to be delayed, to be left undone
2.
to be overdue (of a payment), to fall into arrears, to be outstanding

na-adjective, noun
cruel, brutal, ruthless, merciless, inhuman
Other readings:
残刻【ざんこく】
惨酷【ざんこく】

noun, no-adjective
moment, instant(usually kana)

noun
precedent, example
Other readings:
【ためし】
例し【ためし】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
group, bunch, crowd, throng, swarm, band
2.
group(mathematics)

noun, auxillary suru verb
expansion, swelling, increase, growth
All readings:
膨張【ぼうちょう】
膨脹【ぼうちょう】
ぼう張【ぼうちょう】

adverb, noun
1.
immediately, at once, right away, directly(usually kana)
2.
soon, before long, shortly(usually kana)
3.
easily, readily, without difficulty(usually kana)
4.
right (near), nearby, just (handy)(usually kana)
na-adjective
5.
honest, upright, frank, straightforward(usually kana)

noun, no-adjective
main line, trunk line

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to wager, to bet, to risk, to stake, to gamble

noun
association, society, organization, organisation

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
hint, suggestion

noun, no-adjective
1.
gravel, ballast, pebbles
2.
child, rugrat, ankle-biter(colloquialism)(only relevant for じゃり)
Other readings:
砂利【ざり】

noun
1.
base, basis, theme, basic ingredient
2.
base (e.g. military), depot
3.
base, base bag(baseball term)
Other readings:
ベイス

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
laying the groundwork, behind-the-scenes maneuvering, consensus-building process
2.
digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)

noun
westering sun, setting sun
Other readings:
西陽【にしび】

noun, auxillary suru verb
abandonment, renunciation, resignation, abdication (responsibility, right)
Other readings:
抛棄【ほうき】

na-adjective, adverb
wet through, drenched(onomatopia)

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to deduct, to take away, to dock
2.
to make allowances for something, to bear something in mind
Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
3.
to ebb and flow
Other readings:
差引く【さしひく】

noun, no-adjective
1.
(private) secretary
noun
2.
treasured book, secret book

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
repair, improvement

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
fall, crash (e.g. aircraft)

noun, no-adjective
just above, right overhead
Other readings:
ま上【まうえ】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to set up (a house, store, etc.), to build, to establish, to run, to maintain
2.
to have at the ready (e.g. a gun), to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera), to prepare in advance (e.g. a meal)
3.
to adopt a posture, to assume a stance, to stand ready, to be poised for
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
4.
to put on an air, to assume an attitude
5.
to stiffen, to tense up, to become formal
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
6.
to fabricate in order to deceive, to make up, to feign
7.
to plan, to scheme

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

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to shake, to jolt, to rock, to swing, to sway
2.
to shake (e.g. the political world), to disturb, to shock, to upset
3.
to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)(baseball term)
Other readings:
揺さ振る【ゆさぶる】

noun
1.
first departure (of the day: train, bus, etc.), first train, first bus
See also:終発
2.
departing one's home station (of a train, bus, etc.)

noun, no-adjective
female (animal, plant)(usually kana)
See also:
Other readings:
めす《牝》
めす《牸》
めん《雌》
めん《牝》
めん《牸》
メス

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

noun
1.
landlord, landlady(only relevant for やぬし and いえぬし)
2.
house owner, home owner, head of the household
All readings:
家主【やぬし】
家主【いえぬし】
家主【いえあるじ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

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)

noun
tuberculosis, tubercule

noun
trend, tendency, movement, attitude

noun, no-adjective
territory, dominion, grounds (e.g. school)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
decrease, reduction, decline
See also:増加 (antonym)

noun
dark brown, olive brown
All readings:
こげ茶【こげちゃ】
焦げ茶【こげちゃ】
焦茶【こげちゃ】

noun
flower bed
Other readings:
花だん【かだん】

noun, auxillary suru verb
retirement, resignation

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to put on the market, to put out for sale, to put on sale, to begin selling, to market
Godan-su verb, intransitive verb
2.
to become popular
Other readings:
売出す【うりだす】
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