N1 vocabulary · 4,449
JLPT list
- 一向いっこう(with a negative) not at all; not in the least; utterly
- 煙たいけむたいsmoky; (of a person) hard to be around; awkward to face
- 落ち葉おちばfallen leaves; leaf litter
- 航海こうかいvoyage; sea crossing; navigation
- 交わすかわすto exchange (words, greetings, promises); to cross with each other
- 取り替えとりかえreplacement; exchange; swap
- 自ずからおのずからnaturally; of its own accord; as a matter of course
- 枚まいcounter for thin flat objects (sheets, plates, shirts, tickets)
- 綴じるとじるto bind (papers) together; to file; to stitch up
- 襲撃しゅうげきattack; raid; assault
- 統制とうせいcontrol; regulation (by an authority)
- 踵かかとheel (of the foot or of a shoe)
- ユニークdistinctive; one of a kind; quirky in an interesting way
- 同級どうきゅうthe same class; the same year at school; the same rank
- 理屈りくつreason; logic; (often) mere argument; specious reasoning
- 漁村ぎょそんfishing village
- 意気込むいきごむto be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be fired up
- 年頃としごろapproximate age; marriageable age; adolescence
- 坊ちゃんぼっちゃんson (of others); young master; naive young man
- 液えきliquid; fluid
- 煽てるおだてるto flatter; to butter up; to egg on
- 団結だんけつunity; union; solidarity
- 軋むきしむto creak; to squeak; to grate
- 気品きひんelegance; refinement; dignity; grace
- 質疑しつぎquestion (in a formal session); interpellation
- 何方どちらwhich (of two); where; who (polite)
- 同どうthe same; the said; the aforementioned; ibid.
- 住じゅうdwelling; housing; living
- 噴出ふんしゅつspewing; gushing; eruption; bursting out
- ガレージgarage (at a house)
- 消息しょうそくnews (of someone); word; whereabouts
- 雫しずくdrop (of liquid); droplet
- 感触かんしょくfeel; texture; sense of touch; impression
- 秘書ひしょ(private) secretary; aide
- 季刊きかんquarterly publication (e.g. magazine)
- 転任てんにんchange of post; reassignment
- 結成けっせいformation (of a group); forming
- 悲鳴ひめいshriek; scream
- 若しかするともしかするとperhaps; maybe; possibly
- 再会さいかいmeeting again; reunion
- 潤ううるおうto become moist; to be watered; to benefit financially; to profit
- 可哀想かわいそうpoor; pitiable; pathetic
- 外相がいしょうForeign Minister
- 詫びわびapology
- 害するがいするto injure; to damage; to harm; to offend
- しぶといtenacious; stubborn; hard to shake off
- 化繊かせんsynthetic fibre; man-made fibre
- 畜産ちくさんanimal husbandry; livestock farming
- 利根りこんnatural cleverness; intelligence
- 先天的せんてんてきinnate; inborn; congenital; a priori
- 制するせいするto control; to restrain; to get the better of; to win
- 無論むろんof course; naturally; needless to say
- お先におさきにbefore you; ahead of you; first
- 相あいtogether; mutually; fellow
- 予想よそうexpectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast
- 一心いっしんone mind; wholeheartedness; single-mindedness
- 第一だいいちfirst; foremost; most important; for one thing
- 鞠まりball (traditional, cloth or thread-wound)
- 軍備ぐんびarmaments; military preparations
- 毎ごとevery; each (suffix)
- トランジスターtransistor
- 対してたいしてtoward; in regard to; per; whereas
- 聴覚ちょうかくthe sense of hearing; auditory sense
- 窮屈きゅうくつcramped; tight; stiff; constrained; formal and uneasy
- 接ぐつぐto join; to piece together; to set (bones); to graft (trees)
- 残高ざんだか(bank) balance; remaining amount
- 其れでもそれでもbut (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so
- 助詞じょしparticle; postposition (grammar)
- 明朗めいろうcheerful; bright (in character); clear and above-board
- 思考しこうthought; thinking; cognition
- 根気こんきpatience; perseverance; staying power
- 旧知きゅうちold friend; long-standing acquaintance
- 窮乏きゅうぼうdestitution; dire poverty; privation
- 団扇うちわround paper fan (non-folding)
- 丁目ちょうめdistrict of a town; city block (counter used in Japanese addresses)
- 平常へいじょうnormal; ordinary; usual state of things
- 粉々こなごなin tiny pieces; smashed to bits; pulverised
- 確立かくりつestablishment (of a system, method, position)
- 慣例かんれいcustom; established practice; precedent
- 尾おtail (of an animal); trailing end; ridge (of a mountain)
- 瞬きまたたきtwinkling (of stars); flickering (of light); blink of an eye
- 詰るなじるto reproach; to upbraid; to take (someone) to task
- 武力ぶりょくarmed force; military might
- 岩石がんせきrock (as a substance or geological mass)
- 乾かんdry; drying (as an element in compounds, e.g. 乾燥, 乾杯)
- 獣けだものbeast; brute (also of a person)
- 禁じるきんじるto prohibit; to forbid; to ban
- 檻おりcage; pen; jail cell
- 軸じくaxis; shaft; axle; pivot; central focus
- 目録もくろくcatalogue; inventory; list (of items); certificate listing a gift
- 故こthe late (deceased); former
- クラブclub (society, association); nightclub; golf club; clubs (card suit)
- 圧力あつりょくpressure (physical); pressure brought to bear on someone
- 何のなんのwhat; what kind of; (with a negative) not any, no ... whatever
- 巻まきvolume (of a book or scroll); roll
- ずれgap; discrepancy; slippage; being out of alignment
- 防火ぼうかfire prevention; fireproofing
- 案じるあんじるto be anxious about; to worry over; to think out (a plan)
- 逆立ちさかだちhandstand; headstand; standing on one's head
- 隔週かくしゅうevery other week; fortnightly
- ご馳走さまごちそうさまthank you for the meal (said after eating); (jokingly) spare me the love talk
- 見すぼらしいみすぼらしいshabby; seedy; wretched-looking
- 共学きょうがくcoeducation; mixed-sex schooling
- 怠いだるいlistless; sluggish; heavy (of the body); (colloquially) a drag
- 残酷ざんこくcruel; brutal; harsh
- 焚火たきびopen-air fire; bonfire; leaf fire
- 庶務しょむgeneral affairs; miscellaneous office duties
- 弛むたるむto slacken; to sag; to go loose; to lose one's edge
- 鍛えるきたえるto forge (metal); to train; to toughen; to drill
- 視野しやfield of vision; range of view; outlook; perspective
- 増進ぞうしんpromotion; boosting; increase (of something desirable)
- 申し込みもうしこみapplication; entry; booking; offer; proposal
- 些事さじtrifle; trivial matter; something of no importance
- 割り算わりざんdivision (arithmetic)
- 暫くしばらくfor a while; for a moment; for some time (past or future)
- 営むいとなむto run (a business); to carry on (a life, a ceremony)
- 築くきずくto build; to construct; to build up (a fortune, a relationship, a reputation)
- 頻繁ひんぱんfrequent; incessant; happening again and again
- 左様ならさようならgoodbye; farewell
- 腕前うでまえability; skill; prowess (in a practical craft or art)
- 戦術せんじゅつtactics; a tactical scheme
- 突っ張るつっぱるto brace against; to prop up; to go stiff or taut; to thrust (in sumo); to stubbornly stick to one's position
- 一変いっぺんa complete change; a total transformation; an about-face
- 覆面ふくめんa mask covering the face; a disguise; (as a prefix) unmarked, anonymous
- フェリーferry; ferryboat
- 帳とばりa hanging curtain; a drape; (figuratively) a veil of darkness
- 彼方あちらover there; that one (away from both speakers); that person (polite)
- 協議きょうぎconference; consultation; formal discussion between parties
- ガイドブックguidebook
- 辟易へきえきto be fed up with; to be put off; to shrink back from
- 観点かんてんpoint of view; standpoint; perspective from which something is judged
- 態々わざわざexpressly; going out of one's way to do something; taking the special trouble to
- 承諾しょうだくconsent; assent; acceptance of a request
- 進みすすみprogress; advance; the rate at which something moves forward (also: a clock running fast)
- 好意こういgoodwill; kindness; favourable feeling toward someone
- 無闇にむやみにrecklessly; indiscriminately; without good reason; excessively
- ショーshow; stage performance; exhibition
- 数詞すうしnumeral (the part of speech)
- 廃棄はいきdisposal; scrapping; discarding; repeal (of a treaty or rule)
- 教習きょうしゅうtraining; instruction (in a practical skill, especially driving)
- レクリエーションrecreation; organised leisure activity
- オープンopen; opening (of a shop or facility); open-air, open to all
- 厭々いやいやunwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; (of an infant) shaking the head in refusal
- カクテルcocktail
- 教職きょうしょくthe teaching profession; a teaching post
- 決断けつだんa decision; resolve; making up one's mind on a hard choice
- 凡ゆるあらゆるall; every; every possible
- 当てあてaim; object; something to rely on; hopes, expectations
- アラブArab; the Arab world
- 明かすあかすto reveal; to disclose (a secret); to sit up through (the night)