N1 vocabulary · 4,449
JLPT list
- 優越ゆうえつsuperiority; supremacy; predominance
- 不服ふふくdissatisfaction; objection; refusal to accept (a decision); complaint
- 正当せいとうjust; justifiable; legitimate; proper; lawful
- 垢あかdirt; grime; filth; scale (on a surface)
- 先先月せんせんげつthe month before last
- 怠慢たいまんnegligence; dereliction (of duty); carelessness
- ポットpot; thermos; hot-water dispenser
- 使命しめいmission; calling; appointed task
- 意地いじwillpower; stubbornness; pride; disposition; (in compounds) appetite
- 造りつくりconstruction; build; structure (of a building); physique
- 忠告ちゅうこくadvice; warning; counsel
- 向上こうじょうimprovement; advancement; rise (in quality or level)
- 成熟せいじゅくmaturity; ripeness; coming of age
- 余程よっぽどvery; considerably; to a great extent; (or) very nearly (did something)
- 纏めまとめsummary; wrap-up; settlement; conclusion
- チャンネルchannel (TV, radio); channel of communication
- 心掛けこころがけmental attitude; readiness; intention; frame of mind one keeps
- 雑談ざつだんchat; idle talk; small talk
- 箪笥たんすchest of drawers; dresser; wardrobe
- 処分しょぶんdisposal; getting rid of; dealing with; disciplinary action; punishment
- 取り引きとりひきtransaction; dealings; business; trade
- 仕上げしあげfinish; finishing touches; final stage of the work
- 黴菌ばいきんgerm; bacteria; bug (colloquial)
- 瞑るつぶるto close (one's eyes); to shut one's eyes
- 満月まんげつfull moon
- 不当ふとうunjust; unfair; unreasonable; improper; undeserved
- 度忘れどわすれlapse of memory; forgetting something momentarily; having it on the tip of one's tongue
- 行き違いいきちがいcrossing without meeting; missing each other; misunderstanding; estrangement
- 本名ほんみょうreal name; one's legal name
- 名誉めいよhonour; credit; prestige; good name; honorary
- 兆きざしsign; indication; omen; first symptoms
- 可愛がるかわいがるto dote on; to show affection to; to be good to; to make a pet of
- この頃このごろthese days; recently; nowadays
- 喧しいやかましいnoisy; loud; fussy; particular (about); strict; much talked about
- 葬るほうむるto bury; to inter; to consign to oblivion; to shelve; to hush up
- 大水おおみずflood; inundation; high water
- 人質ひとじちhostage
- 規模きぼscale; scope; size (of an undertaking)
- 疎かおろそかneglectful; negligent; careless; perfunctory
- 異議いぎobjection; dissent; protest
- 辞職じしょくresignation; resigning one's post
- 真ん中まんなかmiddle; centre; mid-way point
- 布巾ふきんtea towel; dishcloth
- 閉口へいこうbeing at a loss; being stumped; being fed up with; being unable to cope
- 如何にもいかにもtruly; certainly; just like; every bit the; indeed (in agreement)
- 揺さぶるゆさぶるto shake; to jolt; to rock; to shake up (emotionally or politically)
- 設定せっていsetting; establishment; creation; settings (of a device); premise (of a story)
- 絨毯じゅうたんcarpet; rug
- 名付けるなづけるto name; to give a name to; to christen
- ファイトfighting spirit; drive; (as a cheer) go for it!; you can do it!
- しくじるto blunder; to botch it; to mess up; to be fired (from a job)
- 模範もはんmodel; example to follow; exemplar; paragon
- ドライdry; (of a person) unsentimental; businesslike; matter-of-fact
- 粥かゆrice porridge; gruel; congee
- 若しももしもif (ever); supposing that; in the unlikely event that
- 有力ゆうりょくinfluential; leading; powerful; strong (of evidence or a candidate)
- 明瞭めいりょうclear; distinct; plain; unmistakable
- 穂ほear or head (of a grain plant); spike; tip (of a brush or spear)
- 横綱よこづなyokozuna; sumo grand champion; the very best of its kind
- 投入とうにゅうthrowing in; committing (resources, troops); investing; putting into service
- 公おおやけpublic; official; open (as opposed to private)
- 不良ふりょうbadness; poor quality; failure; defect; a delinquent
- 没落ぼつらくruin; downfall; decline; collapse (of a family, class or nation)
- 兎角とかくtending to; apt to; in any case; one way or another; this and that
- 審査しんさexamination; screening; judging; review (of an application)
- 違えるちがえるto make different; to alter; to get wrong; to wrench (a muscle)
- 捗るはかどるto make progress; to move right along (of work); to advance
- ドリルdrill (practice exercises); drill (tool)
- 登校とうこうgoing to school; attendance at school
- 懐くなつくto take to (someone); to become emotionally attached; to become tame
- レギュラーregular (starting player; regular cast member); regular grade (petrol)
- 土木どぼくcivil engineering; public works
- 変革へんかくtransformation; radical change; reform; upheaval
- 大筋おおすじoutline; gist; broad terms
- 何処どこwhere; what place
- フォームform (athletic posture); form (to fill in); foam
- 確信かくしんconviction; firm belief; certainty
- 軍服ぐんぷくmilitary uniform
- 創造そうぞうcreation; bringing into being
- 膳ぜんsmall dining tray; meal served on a tray; counter for bowls of rice and pairs of chopsticks
- 総そうwhole; all; total; general; gross
- 練るねるto knead; to work over; to polish up (a plan, a text)
- とwith; and (exhaustive listing); when, if (automatic result); quotative marker
- 朝寝坊あさねぼうoversleeping; sleeping in; a late riser
- 梅干うめぼしumeboshi; salted and dried Japanese plum (pickled ume)
- 風土ふうどnatural features of a region; climate and soil; cultural climate
- 膜まくmembrane; film; thin coating
- 先だってせんだってthe other day; recently
- 馬鹿馬鹿しいばかばかしいabsurd; ridiculous; utterly nonsensical
- お蔭おかげthanks to (someone's help); indebtedness; favour
- 手本てほんmodel; example to copy; copybook
- コーナーcorner (of a track); section of a shop; segment of a broadcast
- 福ふくgood fortune; blessing; luck
- 無言むごんsilence; saying nothing
- バーbar (drinking establishment); bar (rod, crossbar)
- 専修せんしゅうspecializing in; major course of study
- タイマーtimer
- 本体ほんたいmain unit (of a device); main body; substance; true form
- 育ちそだちupbringing; breeding; growth (of a plant or animal)
- 報酬ほうしゅうremuneration; fee; reward for services
- 緩和かんわeasing; relaxation; mitigation; relief
- 意向いこうintention; wishes; what someone means to do
- 諸君しょくんeveryone; gentlemen; you all (addressing subordinates or students)
- 自在じざいfreely; at will; unrestricted
- 貴女あなたyou (to a woman); madam; lady
- 五月蝿いうるさいnoisy; annoying; fussy, particular (about something)
- 負傷ふしょうinjury; being wounded
- 遅れおくれdelay; lag; being behind
- 一々いちいちone by one; each and every time; in every detail
- お菜おかずside dish; the dish eaten with rice
- お使いおつかいerrand; being sent on an errand
- 手分けてわけdividing up the work; splitting a task among people
- 叫びさけびshout; scream; cry; outcry
- 年生ねんせいpupil or student in the ... year (school grade)
- 放り出すほうりだすto throw out; to fling down; to abandon (a task); to expel
- 箇条書きかじょうがきitemized form; bullet points; writing point by point
- 開拓かいたくreclamation (of wasteland); cultivation; opening up (a new field, market)
- 鉱山こうざんmine (ore)
- 経過けいかpassage (of time); lapse; progress; course (of an illness or affair)
- ドライクリーニングdry cleaning
- 箇所かしょplace; spot; part; passage (of a text); counter for places
- 負担ふたんburden; load; bearing (a cost); responsibility
- 大衆たいしゅうthe masses; the general public
- 現われるあらわれるto appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to show up; (of an effect) to make itself felt
- 究極きゅうきょくultimate; final; eventual
- 誤魔化すごまかすto deceive; to cheat; to fudge (figures); to gloss over; to explain away
- 本気ほんきseriousness; earnestness; being in earnest
- 煌びやかきらびやかgorgeous; dazzling; resplendent; glittering
- 溜まりたまりaccumulation; pool; gathering place; hangout
- 謝絶しゃぜつrefusal; declining (politely)
- 植わるうわるto be planted; to stand planted
- 雑ざつrough; sloppy; crude; careless
- 持ち切りもちきりtalk of the town; being the only topic of conversation
- 農耕のうこうfarming; tilling the soil; agriculture
- 暴動ぼうどうriot; uprising; insurrection
- 宝器ほうきtreasured article; sacred vessel; (figuratively) an outstanding person
- 最善さいぜんthe very best; the best possible (course of action)
- 城下じょうかthe area below a castle; land at the foot of a castle
- 愛憎あいぞうlove and hate; mixed feelings of affection and hatred
- 結束けっそくunity; solidarity; banding together
- 遠ざかるとおざかるto move away; to recede; to drift apart from; to keep away from
- 継ぎ目つぎめjoint; seam; splice; joining point
- 産婦人科さんふじんかobstetrics and gynecology department
- 第だいprefix forming ordinal numbers (No.; the ...th)
- 無断むだんwithout permission; without notice; unauthorized
- 出演しゅつえんappearing (on stage, in a film or programme); performance
- 奨励しょうれいencouragement; promotion (of an activity); urging people to do something
- 舞うまうto dance (in a circling, formal style); to flutter about; to whirl
- 運営うんえいrunning (an organization); operation; administration
- 実質じっしつsubstance; essence; real content (as opposed to nominal)