Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to amuse oneself, to make merry

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
forwarding, sending on, redirecting (e.g. mail)
2.
deadheading (e.g. train)
See also:回送車
Other readings:
廻送【かいそう】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
dictatorship, despotism

noun
1.
script, screenplay
2.
scenario

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to get complicated, to grow worse, to turn sour(usually kana)

noun
swap, exchange
Other readings:
取替【とりかえ】

noun, auxillary suru verb, na-adjective, no-adjective
1.
parallelism, running parallel (to, with)
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
2.
running concurrently, occurring at the same time, keeping pace with
See also:並行
noun, auxillary suru verb
3.
not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)

noun
lamp, light

noun
putting off, postponing

noun
information
Other readings:
インフォーメーション
インフォーメーシオン[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.)
2.
setting a theme (for composition of poetry)

noun
rice (esp. when served on a plate)

noun
1.
project, enterprise, business, industry, operations, venture, service
2.
act, deed, conduct(only relevant for ことわざ)
Other readings:
事業【ことわざ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
destruction, disruption
2.
(application) crash(computer term)

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
two days before yesterday, three days back (ago)
All readings:
一昨昨日【いっさくさくじつ】
一昨昨日【さきおとつい】
一昨昨日【さきおととい】
一昨々日【いっさくさくじつ】
一昨々日【さきおとつい】
一昨々日【さきおととい】

adverb, to-adverb
1.
gradually, by degrees, little by little, more and more, increasingly(usually kana)
noun
2.
steps, stairs, staircase, terrace
Other readings:
だんだん《段段》

noun, suffix
section of village

noun, auxillary suru verb
return, restoration

noun, no-adjective
yearning, longing, aspiration, adoration, admiration
Other readings:
憬れ【あこがれ】

noun
1.
state, condition, circumstances, sight, spectacle
2.
the way things should be, ideal state(only relevant for ありよう)
3.
truth(only relevant for ありよう)
Other readings:
有様【ありよう】
有り様【ありさま】
有り様【ありよう】
あり様【ありさま】
あり様【ありよう】
有りさま【ありさま】

noun
1.
grade, class, degree, rank, rating, order, points
2.
magnitude(astronomy term)

noun
custom, convention, tradition, mores, conventional practice(usually kana)
All readings:
しきたり《仕来り》
しきたり《仕来たり》
しきたり《為来り》
しきたり《為来たり》

adverb
1.
already, now(usually kana)
2.
no longer, not any more(usually kana)(with negative verb)

noun, no-adjective
name, title

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
gate
2.
branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master(only relevant for もん)
3.
division, phylum(biology term)(only relevant for もん)
counter
4.
counter for cannons(only relevant for もん)
All readings:
【もん】
【かど】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
childbirth, (giving) birth, delivery, parturition, confinement
2.
production (of goods)

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to feel down, to feel sad, to be depressed, to be in low spirits
2.
to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.), to be in an unfavourable condition
3.
to fall into (e.g. a hole)
Other readings:
落込む【おちこむ】
落ちこむ【おちこむ】

noun
majority decision, majority vote, majority rule

adjective
1.
lukewarm, tepid
2.
half-hearted, vague, weak
3.
lenient, mild, soft
All readings:
生ぬるい【なまぬるい】
生温い【なまぬるい】

noun, noun (suffix), counter
1.
class, order, rank
suffix
2.
et cetera, etc., and the like
See also:等 (など)
prefix
3.
equal, iso-

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
guidance, lead, acting as guide
2.
guide, primer, guidebook, handbook, manual
3.
influence, connections, introduction, good offices
Other readings:
手引【てびき】

particle, conjunction
1.
if, when
2.
and
particle
3.
with
4.
used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
noun
5.
promoted pawn(abbreviation, shogi term)
See also:と金
particle
6.
indicates a question(Kyuushuu-ben (dialect))(at sentence end)

noun (suffix)
1.
little less than, slightly fewer than, just under
See also: (antonym)
noun
2.
weakness, the weak

noun
1.
specific gravity, relative density(physics term)
2.
relative importance, weight

adverbial noun
1.
seventh day of the month(なぬか is arch/ksb)
2.
seven days
All readings:
七日【なのか】
七日【なぬか】
7日【なのか】
7日【なぬか】

na-adjective
1.
in good health, healthy, well, fit, robust, strong
2.
skilled, proficient, adept
noun
3.
master, expert
See also:達人

noun
1.
(table) napkin, serviette
2.
sanitary napkin, sanitary pad
Other readings:
ナフキン

つか
sashitsukaeru
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to interfere (with), to hinder, to be hindered (from doing), to become impeded, to have difficulty, to suffer inconvenience
Other readings:
差支える【さしつかえる】

noun
topic of discussion, agenda

noun
1.
hem, (trouser) cuff, shirttail, bottom (of a kimono), train (of a dress)
2.
bottom part, bottom edge
3.
foot (of a mountain)
4.
tips (of hair)
5.
downstream(archaism)

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to run, to dash, to race
2.
to gallop (on horseback), to canter
3.
to advance (against one's enemy), to charge (on horseback)(archaism)
Other readings:
駈ける【かける】

noun
marriage proposal, marriage talks

noun
form, shape, figure, appearance, phenomenon

numeric
10^24, septillion(obscure)

no-adjective, noun
normal, usual, ordinary, everyday

noun
torii, Shinto shrine archway

no-adjective
prior, beforehand, in advance, before the fact, ex ante(often as 事前に)
See also:事後

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
practice, putting into practice, implementation
noun
2.
praxis (philosophy)
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