N1 vocabulary · 4,449
JLPT list
- 切っ掛けきっかけtrigger; the thing that started it; occasion; opening; cue
- 大部たいぶvoluminous (book); bulky work in many volumes; the greater part
- 静止せいしstillness; rest; standing motionless
- 投げ出すなげだすto throw out; to fling down; to stretch out (one's legs); to give up on; to sacrifice
- 此れこれthis; this one
- 箇箇ここeach one; individual; separate
- 問うとうto ask; to inquire into; to charge (with a crime); (in the negative) to not matter
- 継ぐつぐto succeed to; to inherit; to carry on (from someone); to join on
- 打開だかいbreaking a deadlock; finding a way out of an impasse
- 活けるいけるto arrange (flowers); to set flowers in a vase
- 仕入れるしいれるto lay in stock; to buy in (goods); to procure; to pick up (information)
- 判定はんていjudgement; decision; ruling; verdict
- 弛みたるみslack; sagging; looseness; letdown in concentration
- 跡継ぎあとつぎheir; successor (to a family or family business)
- 誘惑ゆうわくtemptation; lure; seduction
- 遭難そうなんmeeting with disaster; being lost or shipwrecked; accident in the mountains or at sea
- 手遅れておくれtoo late; belated treatment
- 束縛そくばくrestraint; restriction; confinement; binding (someone's freedom)
- 蝶ちょうbutterfly
- 頻りにしきりにfrequently; repeatedly; incessantly; eagerly
- 拐うさらうto carry off; to run away with; to kidnap; to abduct
- 丁々ちょうちょう(sound of) clashing swords; chopping or hammering sound
- 措置そちmeasure; step; action taken
- 明白めいはくobvious; clear; plain; evident
- 向きむきdirection; orientation; exposure (of a house); suitability (for a group)
- 切れ目きれめbreak; gap; pause; cut; end (of something continuous)
- 諮るはかるto consult with; to refer (a matter) to a council; to confer
- 憤慨ふんがいindignation; resentment; being outraged
- 獲物えものprey; game; catch; spoils
- 浴室よくしつbathroom (room with a bath)
- 不意ふいsudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
- 初はつfirst; first time; new
- 壷つぼjar; pot; urn; vase
- 産むうむto give birth to; to bear (a child); to lay (an egg)
- 磁器じきporcelain; china
- 毟るむしるto pluck; to pick off; to tear off (in handfuls)
- 料りょうcharge; fee; rate; material
- 控室ひかえしつwaiting room; greenroom; anteroom
- おおいhey!; hi there! (call to someone at a distance)
- 持続じぞくcontinuation; lasting; persistence; maintenance
- 貫禄かんろくpresence; dignity; air of authority
- 児こchild; young one; (suffix) a child of a given kind
- 良いいいgood; fine; all right
- 本格ほんかくthe real thing; the proper form; full-scale character
- 為さるなさるto do (honorific)
- 配給はいきゅうrationing; distribution (of supplies, films)
- 手当ててあてmedical treatment; first aid; allowance; benefit payment
- 議案ぎあんbill; measure; motion (put before a meeting)
- 実業家じつぎょうかbusinessman; industrialist; entrepreneur
- 軍艦ぐんかんwarship; naval vessel
- 勤まるつとまるto be up to (a job); to be equal to a post; to manage the work
- 名高いなだかいfamous; celebrated; renowned; notorious
- 前置きまえおきpreface; introductory remarks; preamble
- 填まるはまるto fit into; to fall into; to be taken in; to be hooked on
- 加留多かるたkaruta; (traditional Japanese) playing cards
- だらけfull of; covered in (usually something undesirable)
- 返答へんとうreply; answer; response
- 藻掻くもがくto writhe; to struggle; to thrash about; to be impatient
- 下吏かりlower official; petty officer; minor functionary
- 格かくstatus; rank; standing; character; (grammar) case
- ボルトvolt; bolt (fastener)
- 奮闘ふんとうhard struggle; strenuous effort; fighting hard
- 再現さいげんreproduction; recreation; reappearance; reenactment
- 員いんmember; staff member; person belonging to a group
- 長おさchief; head; elder (of a village or clan)
- あられhail; graupel; arare (small rice crackers); small cubed pieces
- 天才てんさいgenius; prodigy; natural gift
- 仕様しようspecification; specs; way of doing something; method
- 制定せいていenactment (of a law); establishment; institution
- 処罰しょばつpunishment; penalty; disciplinary action
- 徹するてっするto devote oneself to; to stick to (a role or principle); to penetrate; to go right through
- 含嗽うがいgargling; rinsing the mouth
- 鉛なまりlead (the metal)
- 根本こんぽんroot; foundation; basis; fundamentals
- 神秘しんぴmystery; mysteriousness; the mystical
- 気流きりゅうair current; atmospheric current
- 諄いくどいtediously repetitive; long-winded; insistent; (of taste) too rich, heavy
- 濯ぐすすぐto rinse; to wash out
- 沈黙ちんもくsilence; reticence; saying nothing
- 偖さてwell; now; now then (marking a shift to the next topic)
- 始末しまつdealing with; disposal; clearing up afterwards; (bad) state of affairs; circumstances
- でかいhuge; enormous (colloquial)
- 着色ちゃくしょくcolouring; coloration; tinting
- 任命にんめいappointment (to a post); nomination; designation
- 衆議院しゅうぎいんthe House of Representatives; the Lower House (of the Japanese Diet)
- 折り返すおりかえすto fold back; to turn back; to double back; to reply (to a call)
- 一息ひといきone breath; a short rest; a moment's pause; one last effort
- クレーンcrane (lifting machine)
- 契るちぎるto pledge; to vow; to swear (esp. a vow between lovers)
- カーペットcarpet
- 傑けつan outstanding person; excellence; the exceptional
- 守備しゅびdefence; fielding (in baseball); guarding
- 愚かおろかfoolish; stupid; senseless
- 脅かすおどかすto startle; to give a fright to; to threaten; to intimidate
- 当たりあたりa hit; a win; success; a bite (fishing); per (unit)
- 戦いくさwar; battle; campaign (archaic or literary)
- 便宜べんぎconvenience; accommodation; expediency; a favour extended to someone
- 涸れるかれるto dry up (of water); to run dry; to be exhausted (of resources or talent)
- 手数てすうtrouble, bother, inconvenience caused to someone; (as てかず) number of moves
- 絡むからむto get tangled around; to be intertwined with; to be bound up with; to pick a quarrel with
- 伝言でんごんmessage (passed on through someone); word sent via another person
- 何気ないなにげないcasual; offhand; nonchalant; done without particular thought
- 原書げんしょthe original book; the original (untranslated) text
- 打ち合わせるうちあわせるto arrange in advance; to confer about; to knock (two things) together
- 苛々いらいらgetting irritated; being on edge; fretting
- 難いかたいdifficult; hard to do (usually as a suffix: ~がたい)
- 堪えるこたえるto take its toll on; to be hard on one; to bear; to withstand; to endure
- 碌なろくなdecent; satisfactory; proper (always with a negative)
- 信任しんにんconfidence (in someone); trust placed in a person in office
- 歩むあゆむto walk; to tread (a path in life); to follow a course
- 織おりweave; weaving; a woven fabric
- 国定こくていstate-designated; nationally designated; state-prescribed
- 斑ぶちspots; patches (of colour); a mottled or piebald pattern
- 行員こういんbank employee; bank clerk
- チームワークteamwork
- 制せいsystem; scheme; regime; -based system (suffix)
- ぶら下げるぶらさげるto hang; to suspend; to dangle; to carry (something) hanging from the hand
- 面皰にきびpimple; acne
- ソックスsocks
- お蔭様でおかげさまでthanks to you; thankfully; I'm happy to say (set expression of humble thanks)
- セレモニーceremony
- 出生しゅっしょうbirth; being born
- ナイターnight game (esp. baseball) played under floodlights
- くっ付けるくっつけるto stick together; to attach; to join; to put side by side
- 今晩はこんばんはgood evening
- 炭素たんそcarbon (chemical element, C)
- 善し悪しよしあしgood or bad; right and wrong; merits and demerits; (of a thing) being a mixed blessing
- 蕾つぼみbud; flower bud; (figuratively) someone with promise still to bloom
- 発病はつびょうonset of a disease; falling ill; (a disease) becoming symptomatic
- 執着しゅうじゃくattachment; clinging; obsession; tenacity
- ちょくちょくoften; frequently; every so often; now and then
- 未婚みこんunmarried; not yet married
- 嬢じょうyoung lady; daughter; Miss (suffix after a name)
- ホールhall (auditorium, lobby, dining floor); hole (in golf)
- 号ごうnumber; issue (of a publication); counter and label for numbered things (typhoons, trains, ships); pen name
- インテリintellectual; egghead; the intelligentsia
- 種々しゅじゅvarious; a variety of; all sorts of
- カットcut; cutting; a haircut; a reduction; a cut (in film or editing)
- 決まり悪いきまりわるいfeeling awkward; embarrassed; self-conscious; sheepish
- 敏感びんかんsensitive (to); responsive; well attuned to; susceptible
- 旧事くじpast events; things of long ago; bygones
- 一別いちべつparting; taking leave of someone
- 公然こうぜんopen; overt; in public view; not concealed
- 粗筋あらすじoutline of a story; plot summary; synopsis
- 此のこのthis; this ... here (pre-noun adjectival)
- 多様たようdiverse; varied; of many kinds
- 遣り通すやりとおすto carry through; to see through to the end; to complete
- 窒息ちっそくsuffocation; choking; asphyxiation
- 饂飩うどんudon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
- インターチェンジinterchange; motorway exit and entrance