N1 vocabulary · 4,449
JLPT list
- 而もしかもmoreover; what is more; and yet; nevertheless
- 紡績ぼうせきspinning (of yarn); the spinning industry
- 和わharmony; peace; (mathematics) sum; Japanese style
- 禅ぜんZen (Buddhism); Zen meditation
- 発掘はっくつexcavation; digging up; unearthing (also of talent)
- 結び付くむすびつくto be connected; to be linked; to lead to (a result)
- 主演しゅえんstarring; playing the lead role
- ナプキンnapkin; serviette; sanitary towel
- 仕切るしきるto partition off; to divide; to run (an event); to settle accounts
- 悪あくevil; wickedness; vice
- 呆れるあきれるto be taken aback; to be appalled; to be amazed (usually negatively)
- 密集みっしゅうcrowding together; dense concentration
- 盛大せいだいgrand; on a large scale; splendid; lavish
- 連ねるつらねるto line up; to string together; to add one's name to a list
- 和文わぶんJapanese text; writing in Japanese
- 繕うつくろうto mend; to repair; to patch up; to keep up appearances; to smooth over
- 寝かせるねかせるto put to bed; to lay (something) down on its side; to let (dough, sake, an idea) sit and mature; to let (money, stock) lie idle
- 神聖しんせいholiness; sacredness; sanctity
- 盛り上がるもりあがるto swell up; to rise (of ground, muscle); to get excited; to liven up; (of mood, momentum) to build
- 茶の間ちゃのまliving room (Japanese-style); family room
- 夕暮れゆうぐれevening; dusk; twilight
- 万人ばんじんall people; everyone; the whole world
- 鉄棒てつぼうiron bar; horizontal bar (gymnastics)
- 加味かみtaking into account; factoring in; adding (an element, a flavour)
- 強請るねだるto pester for; to wheedle; to beg (someone) for something
- 褒美ほうびreward; prize
- 台無しだいなしruined; spoiled; come to nothing
- 天地あめつちheaven and earth; the universe; all creation; nature
- 手近てぢかclose at hand; handy; familiar; everyday
- 目盛めもりscale; graduations (on an instrument)
- スプリングspring (coil); spring (season, in compounds)
- 没収ぼっしゅうconfiscation; seizure; forfeiture
- 水田すいでんpaddy field; flooded rice field
- 余所見よそみlooking away; looking aside; taking one's eyes off what one is doing
- 如何してどうしてwhy?; for what reason; how; in what way
- 製せいmade of; made in; make; manufacture
- ぼつぼつgradually; little by little; soon; here and there; small spots or pimples
- 乗っ取るのっとるto take over (a company, a country); to hijack; to capture; to usurp
- 退学たいがくleaving school; dropping out; expulsion from school
- 転落てんらくfalling (off, down); tumbling; a fall (in rank, status); degradation
- 逃走とうそうflight; escape; running away; desertion
- ハンガー(coat) hanger; hangar
- 其処らそこらaround there; that area; thereabouts; approximately
- 半端はんぱincomplete; half-done; odd (number, lot); a remnant; leftover fraction
- 取りあえずとりあえずfor the time being; for now; first of all; at once
- 胴どうtorso; trunk (of the body); body (of an object); the trunk protector and the trunk strike in kendo
- 訂正ていせいcorrection; revision (of an error in text or a statement)
- 複合ふくごうcomposite; compound; combining two or more elements into one
- 提示ていじpresenting; showing (a document, a condition, a price); putting forward
- 照合しょうごうcollation; cross-checking; verification against a record
- 大幅おおはばlarge-scale; substantial; drastic (change, increase, cut); full width (of cloth)
- 専用せんようexclusive use; dedicated use; reserved for (a specified user or purpose)
- あくどいvicious; unscrupulous; underhanded; (of colour, taste) gaudy, overdone, too rich
- 待ち合わせまちあわせarranging to meet; a rendezvous; a meet-up
- 中毒ちゅうどくpoisoning; intoxication; addiction
- デッサンdrawing; sketch (from French dessin)
- 区間くかんsection; stretch; segment (of a line, route or road between two points)
- 暗算あんざんmental arithmetic; working a sum out in one's head
- 出題しゅつだいsetting a question; setting an exam problem; the questions set
- 慣らすならすto accustom (someone or something) to; to break in; to acclimatise
- 区々まちまちvaried; divergent; differing from one to the next; all over the place
- 自覚じかくself-awareness; consciousness of one's own position, duty or condition
- 癌がんcancer; (figuratively) a canker, the root problem eating away at something
- 代わるかわるto take the place of; to stand in for; to be replaced by; to succeed (someone in a role)
- レントゲンX-ray (from Röntgen); radiograph
- インフォメーションinformation; information desk
- 産出さんしゅつyield; production; output (of a resource or crop)
- ミュージックmusic
- 原文げんぶんthe original text; the text as originally written
- ニュアンスnuance; shade of meaning or feeling
- 荒らすあらすto lay waste; to devastate; to ravage; to ransack; to break into
- 吟味ぎんみclose examination; careful scrutiny; testing; careful selection
- 嘴くちばしbeak; bill
- 裸足はだしbare feet; barefoot
- 可愛いかわいいcute; pretty; lovely; charming; dear; darling
- セクションsection; division (of a text or an organization)
- 降水こうすいprecipitation; rainfall (and snowfall)
- 不明ふめいunknown; unidentified; unclear; obscure
- 問い合わせるといあわせるto enquire; to make an inquiry; to seek information
- お祖父さんおじいさんgrandfather; elderly man
- 還元かんげんreturning (profits, etc.) to where they came from; restoration to the original state; (chemistry) reduction
- 群がるむらがるto swarm; to crowd around; to gather in a throng
- 仕上げるしあげるto finish up; to complete; to put the finishing touches to
- 改良かいりょうimprovement (of a thing); refinement
- デコレーションdecoration; ornamentation
- 中和ちゅうわneutralization; counteracting; offsetting
- 観覧かんらんviewing; watching (a performance, exhibition, etc.)
- 単調たんちょうmonotony; monotonous; dull; lacking variety
- 俄かにわかsudden; abrupt; unexpected; improvised; makeshift
- 仕舞うしまうto put away; to store; to close up (a shop); to finish; (after -te) to do completely, to end up doing
- 同等どうとうequality; equivalence; the same rank or standing
- 矢っ張りやっぱりas I thought; after all; still; also; all the same
- 関与かんよinvolvement; participation; taking part in; being concerned in
- 画期かっきa new epoch; the marking off of a new era
- 成るべくなるべくas much as possible; if possible; preferably
- 興業こうぎょうpromotion of industry; starting up an enterprise
- 未知みちnot yet known; unknown; unfamiliar
- 鈍るなまるto grow dull; to become blunt; to lose one's touch; to slow down; to weaken
- 仕付けるしつけるto train; to discipline; to teach manners to; to be used to doing; to baste (sewing)
- 園えんgarden; plantation; park; (suffix) grounds set aside for a purpose
- 見積りみつもりestimate; quotation; quote
- 卯うfourth sign of the Chinese zodiac (the Hare; 5am-7am; east; February)
- 捕鯨ほげいwhaling; whale hunting
- 心掛けるこころがけるto bear in mind; to make a point of doing; to aim to do
- 嘘つきうそつきliar; fibber (often said half-jokingly)
- 嚏くしゃみsneeze
- 元年がんねんthe first year of an imperial era; the year something began
- 一気いっきone breath; doing something in one go; (as a chant) down it in one!
- 採掘さいくつmining; extraction (of minerals)
- 神殿しんでんtemple; shrine sanctuary; sacred hall
- 何だかなんだかsomehow; somewhat; for some reason or other; a little
- 空腹くうふくhunger; an empty stomach
- 聖書せいしょthe Bible; scripture
- 工作こうさくhandicraft; construction work; (behind-the-scenes) maneuvering, operations
- 連邦れんぽうfederation; commonwealth; federal state
- 中断ちゅうだんinterruption; suspension; breaking off partway
- 飼育しいくbreeding; raising; rearing (of animals)
- あべこべcontrary; opposite; the other way round; inverse
- 亜科あかsubfamily (taxonomic rank below family)
- 百科事典ひゃっかじてんencyclopedia
- 断言だんげんdeclaration; assertion; affirmation; stating categorically
- 地元じもとlocal area; one's home town; the local community
- 円満えんまんharmonious; amicable; peaceful; free of friction
- 欠乏けつぼうshortage; lack; deficiency; want
- 気風きふうprevailing character; ethos; spirit (of a group or place)
- 同封どうふうenclosing (in the same envelope)
- 臍へそnavel; belly button
- ローマ字ローマじthe Latin alphabet; romanization of Japanese
- 弁論べんろんpublic speaking; oral argument; debate
- 慣れなれgetting used to something; familiarity; practice
- 商しょうquotient (in division); commerce; trade
- 民族みんぞくethnic group; people; nation (as a cultural body)
- ノイローゼneurosis; nervous breakdown (from German Neurose)
- 知的ちてきintellectual; intelligent; cerebral
- 片付けかたづけtidying up; clearing away; putting in order
- 沿いぞいalong (a river, road, coast, etc.)
- 消去しょうきょerasure; deletion; elimination
- 物資ぶっしgoods; supplies; commodities; materials
- あざ笑うあざわらうto sneer at; to ridicule; to laugh scornfully at
- インターフォンintercom; door phone
- 映写えいしゃprojection (of a film or slides onto a screen)
- 様相ようそうaspect; appearance; state of affairs
- 失調しっちょうdisorder; loss of balance or harmony (in a system)
- 天てんheaven; the sky; providence
- 総会そうかいgeneral meeting; general assembly
- 状じょうform; shape; condition; (as a suffix) letter, certificate
- 旅客りょかくpassenger (on public transport); traveller
- 据え付けるすえつけるto install; to fit in place; to mount (heavy equipment)
- 辞退じたいdeclining (an offer, honour or invitation); withdrawal
- 満場まんじょうthe whole hall; everyone present