Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
to be intimate with, to befriend

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
nursing, nurturing, rearing, lactation, suckling
Other readings:
哺育【ほいく】

noun
1.
opportunity, chance
2.
trigger, cause

noun
1.
company, lot, bunch, gang, pack, those guys, group(familiar or derogatory)
2.
troupe, company (of musicians)(only relevant for れんじゅう and れんぢゅう)
All readings:
連中【れんちゅう】
連中【れんじゅう】
連中【れんぢゅう】

noun
presence, dignity
Other readings:
貫録【かんろく】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
1.
condition, assumption, prerequisite, hypothesis
2.
intention, intent, aim, goal
3.
premise (in logic)

noun (temporal)
outline, summary, gist, in brief

noun
political measures, policy

noun
warehouse, storehouse, cellar, magazine, granary, godown, depository, treasury, elevator
Other readings:
【くら】
【くら】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to hold (an event), to give (a dinner, party, etc.)
2.
to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.), to show signs of

noun, auxillary suru verb
exhaustion, consumption, using up, dissipation, waste
All readings:
消耗【しょうもう】
消耗【しょうこう】

noun
1.
head, chief, leader, elder
2.
the greatest of all, the most excellent

noun, auxillary suru verb
exaggeration

noun
Dear (so and so), Dear Sir, Dear Madam, To Whom It May Concern(letters beginning with this typically end with 敬具)
See also:敬具

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to pass, to elapse, to go by
2.
to pass through, to go through
3.
to experience, to go through, to undergo
Other readings:
歴る【へる】

noun
junior college, vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution(abbreviation)
See also:短期大学

noun
Japanese text, sentence in Japanese

noun
tariff (import tax), duty, customs

noun
invitation

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
practice, practising
2.
exercises, manoeuvres, maneuvers
3.
seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.), practicum

noun, no-adjective
vacancy, room for rent or lease
All readings:
空き間【あきま】
空間【あきま】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
tradition, legend, folklore

noun
animal husbandry, livestock industry

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to perform (a play), to play (a part), to act (a part), to commit (a blunder)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
personal use, private use
See also:公用 (antonym)
noun
2.
private business, personal business
See also:公用 (antonym)

no-adjective, noun
quarterly (publication)

noun, auxillary suru verb
reinforcement, augmentation, strengthening, increase, buildup

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

noun
1.
written language, literary language
See also:口語
2.
classical (or formal) written style based on Heian-period Japanese
See also:口語

noun, auxillary suru verb
crowding together, clustering together, close formation, swarm

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
feudalistic

noun
1.
way, method, means, resource, remedy
2.
(technical) specification
Other readings:
仕樣【しよう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to urge, to encourage, to press, to prompt, to draw (attention to)
2.
to stimulate (e.g. growth), to hasten (e.g. development), to quicken, to accelerate, to promote

noun
dry cleaning
Other readings:
ドライ・クリーニング

noun, no-adjective
1.
every month
na-adjective, noun
2.
trite, commonplace, conventional, hackneyed(only relevant for つきなみ)(orig. used as an insult towards old-fashioned poets who would meet monthly to write poetry)
Other readings:
月並【つきなみ】
月次【つきなみ】
月次【げつじ】

no-adjective, noun, auxillary suru verb
newly-wed, newly married

noun, auxillary suru verb
aggression, invasion, raid
Other readings:
侵掠【しんりゃく】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to fuss over, to be particular about(usually kana)
2.
to be obsessive about, to be fixated on(usually kana)
3.
to obstruct, to hinder(usually kana)
Other readings:
こだわる《拘わる》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
1.
master (of a house, shop, etc.)
2.
husband(familiar language)
3.
sir, boss, master, governor(used to address a male patron, customer, or person of high status)
4.
patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess, sugar daddy
See also:パトロン
5.
alms, almsgiving, almsgiver(Buddhist term)(orig. meaning; usu. written as 檀那)
See also:檀越,  檀家
Other readings:
檀那【だんな】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits), elimination, eradication, destruction, suppression
2.
making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings(Buddhist term)
3.
curing illness
Other readings:
対治【たいじ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
action, operation, effect, function

noun
1.
lever, joystick
2.
liver(food term)
See also:肝臓

noun
merchant, trader, tradesman, dealer, shopkeeper
All readings:
商人【しょうにん】
商人【あきんど】
商人【あきうど】[1]
商人【あきゅうど】[1]
商人【あきびと】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
view, outlook, prospect

noun
umeboshi, pickled dried ume, pickled dried plum
All readings:
梅干し【うめぼし】
梅干【うめぼし】

noun, noun (suffix)
report, notification, registration
All readings:
【とどけ】
届け【とどけ】

adverb, auxillary suru verb
1.
(doing) various things, (doing) this and that(usually kana)
adverb
2.
being apt to, being prone to, tending to(usually kana)
3.
at any rate, anyhow, anyway(usually kana)
no-adjective
4.
all sorts of (negative things), various(usually kana)
noun
5.
things that do not exist, rabbit horns(idiom , Buddhist term)(only relevant for 兎角)
See also:亀毛兎角
Other readings:
とかく《左右》
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