N1 vocabulary · 4,449
慣用句
- 馬が合ううまがあうto get along well
- 馬の耳に念仏うまのみみにねんぶつpreaching to deaf ears
- 鶴の一声つるのひとこえvoice of authority that settles a matter
- 水に流すみずにながすto let bygones be bygones
- 水を差すみずをさすto throw cold water on
- 火に油を注ぐひにあぶらをそそぐto add fuel to the fire
- 火の車ひのくるまdire financial straits
- 油を売るあぶらをうるto loaf, to idle away time
- 釘を刺すくぎをさすto warn, to remind firmly
- 拍車をかけるはくしゃをかけるto spur on, to accelerate
- 棚に上げるたなにあげるto ignore (one's own faults)
- 板につくいたにつくto become natural (in a role)
- 図に乗るずにのるto get carried away
- 筋が通るすじがとおるto be logical, to make sense
- 白紙に戻すはくしにもどすto go back to square one
- 白羽の矢が立つしらはのやがたつto be singled out (chosen)
- 二の足を踏むにのあしをふむto hesitate
- 二の舞を演じるにのまいをえんじるto repeat someone's mistake
- 三拍子そろうさんびょうしそろうto have all three qualities
- 焼け石に水やけいしにみずa drop in the bucket
- 途方に暮れるとほうにくれるto be at a loss
- 埒が明かないらちがあかないto get nowhere
- 雲泥の差うんでいのさworld of difference
- 花を持たせるはなをもたせるto let someone have the credit
- 根に持つねにもつto hold a grudge
- 根も葉もないねもはもないgroundless
- 匙を投げるさじをなげるto give up (as hopeless)
- 折り紙付きおりがみつきguaranteed, certified
- 大目に見るおおめにみるto overlook, to be lenient
- 音を上げるねをあげるto give in, to cry uncle
- 高をくくるたかをくくるto underestimate
- 峠を越すとうげをこすto pass the critical point
- 脚光を浴びるきゃっこうをあびるto be in the limelight
- 日の目を見るひのめをみるto see the light of day
- 元も子もないもともこもないto lose everything
- お茶を濁すおちゃをにごすto give an evasive answer
- 開いた口が塞がらないあいたくちがふさがらないdumbfounded
Formal conjunctions
- 従ってしたがってtherefore, accordingly
- かつand, moreover
- 乃至ないしor, from ... to
- 或いはあるいはor, alternatively
- 然るにしかるにhowever, nevertheless (formal)
- でなければotherwise
- それゆえにtherefore, for that reason
- それにもかかわらずnevertheless, despite that
- といってもalthough, that said
- それでいてand yet, nevertheless
- そのくせand yet, despite that
- その反面そのはんめんon the other hand
- 他方たほうon the other hand
- 反対にはんたいにconversely, on the contrary
- 要はようはin short, the point is
- さらにfurthermore, in addition
- 中でもなかでもamong others, especially
- それはさておきsetting that aside
- それはそうとby the way, incidentally
- 閑話休題かんわきゅうだいto return to the subject
- 所詮しょせんafter all, in the end
- 畢竟ひっきょうafter all, in the end (formal)
- いずれにしてもin any case, either way
- 元来がんらいoriginally, by nature
- そのためにfor that purpose; because of that
- 依ってよってtherefore, accordingly (formal)
- 以上のことからいじょうのことからfrom the above
- 前述のようにぜんじゅつのようにas mentioned above
- 後述のこうじゅつのmentioned later
- 次いでついでnext, secondly
- 間もなくまもなくsoon, shortly
- においてin, at, on (formal)
Native verbs
- 慕うしたうto adore, to yearn for
- 憂えるうれえるto worry about, to lament
- 憤るいきどおるto be indignant
- 嘆くなげくto lament, to grieve
- 悼むいたむto mourn
- 侮るあなどるto underestimate, to despise
- 諭すさとすto admonish, to persuade gently
- 戒めるいましめるto warn, to caution
- 唆すそそのかすto incite, to tempt
- 煽るあおるto stir up, to incite
- 欺くあざむくto deceive
- 陥れるおとしいれるto entrap, to frame
- 罵るののしるto abuse verbally, to curse
- 咎めるとがめるto blame, to reproach
- 弄ぶもてあそぶto toy with, to trifle with
- 操るあやつるto manipulate, to operate
- 償うつぐなうto compensate, to atone
- 授けるさずけるto grant, to award
- 携えるたずさえるto carry, to bring along
- 捧げるささげるto devote, to offer
- 仕えるつかえるto serve
- 仰ぐあおぐto look up to; to seek (advice)
- 崇めるあがめるto revere, to worship
- 尊ぶとうとぶto value, to respect
- 重んじるおもんじるto value, to respect
- 軽んじるかろんじるto make light of
- 甘んじるあまんじるto be content with, to put up with
- 悔いるくいるto regret, to repent
- 試みるこころみるto try, to attempt
- 慮るおもんぱかるto consider, to take into account
- 憚るはばかるto hesitate, to be afraid of
- 偲ぶしのぶto remember fondly, to recall
- 凌ぐしのぐto endure; to surpass
- 秀でるひいでるto excel
- 際立つきわだつto stand out
- 映えるはえるto look attractive, to shine
- 衰えるおとろえるto decline, to weaken
- 絶えるたえるto die out, to cease
- 朽ちるくちるto rot, to decay
- 冴えるさえるto be clear, to be sharp
- 霞むかすむto grow hazy, to be overshadowed
- 紛れるまぎれるto be lost in, to be diverted
- 逸らすそらすto avert, to dodge
- 荒むすさむto grow wild, to become desolate
- 蝕むむしばむto eat away, to undermine
- 患うわずらうto suffer from (illness)
- 惑わすまどわすto mislead, to delude
JLPT list
- 同感どうかんagreement; the same opinion; feeling the same way; concurrence
- 風車かざぐるま1. pinwheel (toy); 2. windmill
- 何処かどこかsomewhere; anywhere; somehow; in some respects
- 早めるはやめるto move up (a time or date); to hasten; to expedite; to bring forward
- 賭けかけbet; wager; gamble
- 興じるきょうじるto amuse oneself (with); to be absorbed in; to make merry
- 磁気じきmagnetism
- 若しかしてもしかしてby any chance; perhaps; possibly; could it be that
- 彼方此方あちこちhere and there; all over the place; from place to place
- 視点してんpoint of view; viewpoint; perspective; visual focus point
- 彼のあのthat (over there); that well-known; the said
- 果てはてthe end; the far edge; the limit; the outcome (of a long process)
- 長閑のどかtranquil; peaceful; serene; balmy (of weather or scenery)
- 負うおうto bear (a burden, responsibility); to suffer (an injury); to owe (a debt, a debt of gratitude)
- 首脳しゅのうleader; head (of a government or organisation); top executive
- 一筋ひとすじ1. a single line, streak or ray (of); 2. single-mindedly devoted to one thing
- 蛋白質たんぱくしつprotein
- タイムリーtimely; well-timed; (baseball) run-batted-in hit, RBI
- 嗜好しこうtaste; liking; preference (esp. in food and drink)
- 診療しんりょうmedical examination and treatment; medical care
- 班はんgroup; team; squad; section (military)
- 保管ほかんsafekeeping; custody; storage; keeping in charge
- スチームsteam; steam heating
- 配列はいれつarrangement; layout; ordering; array (programming)
- 染めるそめるto dye; to colour; to stain
- 途上とじょうon the way; en route; in the middle of (a process)
- 刑けいpenalty; sentence; punishment
- 徒歩とほwalking; going on foot
- 伝来でんらいintroduction (from abroad); transmission; being handed down (through generations); ancestral
- トーンtone (of voice, colour or writing)
- カメラマンphotographer; camera operator
- 抗議こうぎprotest; objection; complaint (formal)
- 自惚れうぬぼれconceit; vanity; self-importance; hubris
- 齎らすもたらすto bring about; to give rise to; to bring (news, results, damage)