N1 vocabulary · 4,449
JLPT list
- 科かdepartment; section (of a hospital or office); course or branch of study; (biology) family
- 篭るこもるto shut oneself in; to be confined; (of feeling) to be contained in; (of air or smell) to become stuffy
- 土手どてembankment; levee; riverbank
- 合わせあわせputting together; matching up; (as a suffix) doing something jointly or facing each other
- 適性てきせいaptitude; suitability for a particular role
- 確保かくほsecuring; ensuring a supply of; getting hold of and keeping
- 悪戯いたずらmischief; a prank; a practical joke; tampering with something
- 耕作こうさくcultivation; tilling the land; farming
- 極端きょくたんextreme; going too far; an extremity
- 無念むねんbitter regret; chagrin at having lost or failed; mortification
- 延いてはひいてはand by extension; and consequently; not only that but ultimately
- 動揺どうようagitation; being shaken or upset; unrest; physical shaking or rolling
- 指差すゆびさすto point at with one's finger
- 運命うんめいfate; destiny; one's lot
- なんかthings like ...; ... and the like (often dismissive); (adverbially) sort of, somehow
- 結合けつごうjoining together; union; (chemistry) a bond
- 著書ちょしょliterary work; book (one has written)
- 原作げんさくoriginal work (that an adaptation is based on)
- 忽ちたちまちat once; in a moment; suddenly; all at once
- 身なりみなりpersonal appearance; dress; attire
- 挑戦ちょうせんchallenge; attempt; defiance
- 自転じてんrotation (on an axis); spin
- 仏像ぶつぞうBuddhist image; statue of the Buddha
- その外そのほかbesides that; in addition; the rest; the others
- アワーhour (in loanword compounds)
- 圏けんsphere; zone; range; area
- 容易いたやすいeasy; simple; effortless
- 日頃ひごろnormally; habitually; usual times; everyday
- 読者どくしゃreader; readership
- 悪化あっかdeterioration; worsening; aggravation
- 然もさもseemingly; as if; just as though; very much so
- 読み上げるよみあげるto read out loud (and clearly); to call a roll
- 核かくnucleus; core; kernel; (atomic) nuclear
- 奇数きすうodd number
- 記名きめいwriting one's name; signing; registration of a name
- 丸っきりまるっきりcompletely; utterly; (not) at all; just as if
- 把握はあくgrasp; firm understanding; getting a handle on
- 当てはまるあてはまるto apply (of a rule); to fit; to hold true
- 養護ようごprotective care; nursing; (institutional) care of children or the sick
- 出来物できものboil; pimple; growth; swelling on the skin
- 出入り口でいりぐちdoorway; entrance and exit
- 一帯いったいa whole area; a region; the whole place
- 宿命しゅくめいfate; destiny; predestination
- 社交しゃこうsocial life; socialising; social intercourse
- 禁ずるきんずるto forbid; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling)
- 不順ふじゅんirregularity; unseasonableness; being unsettled
- 杯さかずきsake cup; wine cup
- 雨具あまぐrain gear; rainwear
- 教えおしえteachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
- 河川かせんrivers (collectively)
- 刃はblade; edge (of a knife or sword)
- 隠居いんきょretirement (from active life); a retired person
- ちやほやto pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil with attention
- 其方そちらthere; that way; that one; you (polite)
- 殆どほとんどmostly; almost; nearly; hardly (with a negative)
- 手掛けるてがけるto handle; to work on; to be in charge of; to have experience with
- だぶだぶloose; baggy; too big (of clothes)
- 告げるつげるto tell; to inform; to announce; to herald
- 証言しょうげんtestimony; evidence (given by a witness)
- 共稼ぎともかせぎ(of a married couple) both working; earning a living together
- 担うになうto shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to bear (a burden, a role)
- 危機ききcrisis; critical situation; danger
- ゲストguest (on a programme, at an event)
- 兼用けんようmulti-use; combined use; serving two purposes
- にも拘らずにもかかわらずin spite of; despite; nevertheless
- 振り出しふりだしthe start; square one; drawing or issuing (a draft or bill)
- 室しつroom; chamber; (as a suffix) -room
- きちっとneatly; properly; exactly; precisely
- 剥ぐはぐto tear off; to peel off; to strip off; to skin; to deprive of
- 根底こんていroot; basis; foundation
- 不審ふしんsuspicious; dubious; doubt; distrust; suspicion
- 何もなにもnothing (with a negative); (emphatic) there is no need to go so far as to
- 浮気うわきextramarital affair; cheating on a partner; fickleness; being flighty
- 持ちもち1. bearing a cost; being in charge of; 2. durability; how well something keeps; 3. (suffix) having; owning; suffering from
- 籤引くじびきdrawing lots; a lottery; a raffle
- 受身うけみthe passive; passive voice; being on the receiving end; (judo) a breakfall
- 萎びるしなびるto wilt; to shrivel; to go limp; to wither
- タワーtower
- 騙すだますto trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax
- 西日にしびthe afternoon sun; the westering sun
- こだわるto be particular about; to fuss over; to insist on; to be hung up on
- ずぶ濡れずぶぬれsoaked to the skin; dripping wet
- 布告ふこくproclamation; official declaration; edict
- 召すめす(honorific) to summon; to wear; to eat or drink; to ride in; to take (a bath); to catch (a cold)
- 話し合いはなしあいdiscussion; talks; consultation
- 皇居こうきょthe Imperial Palace (in Tokyo)
- さっとquickly; in a flash; suddenly; with a swift motion
- 一様いちようuniform; even; the same across the board; without exception
- 痺れるしびれるto go numb; to tingle; for a limb to fall asleep; to be electrified or thrilled
- かも知れないかもしれないmay; might; perhaps; possibly
- 他動詞たどうしtransitive verb
- 風俗ふうぞく1. manners and customs; public morals; 2. the sex industry
- 用法ようほうusage; directions for use; how a word or drug is used
- 焦げ茶こげちゃdark brown; blackish brown
- 未開みかいundeveloped; uncultivated; primitive; not yet civilized
- 筈はずit is expected that; it should be so; ought to be
- 概説がいせつgeneral outline; overview; a survey (of a subject)
- 見通しみとおしoutlook; forecast; prospects; an unobstructed view; insight
- 改まるあらたまるto be renewed; to be revised; to change for the better; to become formal or stiff
- 下位かいlow rank; a lower position; subordinate; lower order (e.g. of a byte)
- 固定こていfixing in place; fixation; being fixed or unchanging
- 乙おつ1. the second (of two parties, grades or items); B; 2. stylish; quaint; with an odd charm
- 出合うであうto come across; to run into; to encounter by chance; (of rivers or paths) to meet
- やり遂げるやりとげるto carry through; to accomplish; to see something through to the end
- 末期まっきthe closing years; the last stage; the terminal phase
- 墓地ぼちcemetery; graveyard; burial ground
- 俺おれI; me (rough, masculine first-person pronoun)
- 冷酷れいこくcruel; coldhearted; ruthless; merciless
- 歯磨はみがきbrushing one's teeth; toothpaste; dentifrice
- げっそりto lose weight visibly; to become gaunt; to be utterly disheartened
- 初版しょはんfirst edition; first printing
- 捻じれるねじれるto twist; to become twisted or bent; (of a person or relations) to become warped
- 予言よげんprediction; prophecy; foretelling
- 器うつわbowl; vessel; container; (figuratively) a person's calibre or capacity
- 一同いちどうall present; everyone concerned; all of us
- 面会めんかいmeeting someone face to face; an interview; visiting (a patient or inmate)
- 同士どうしfellow; companion; comrade; those of the same kind
- 控えるひかえるto refrain from; to hold back; to have (something) coming up; to make a note of
- 植民地しょくみんちcolony
- 漂うただようto drift about; to float; to hang in the air
- 奉るたてまつるto offer (to a god or superior); to present respectfully; to revere; to set up as a figurehead
- 写しうつしcopy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
- 潜水せんすいdiving; submerging
- 差し掛かるさしかかるto come near to; to approach; to reach (a point or stage)
- 其処でそこでso; accordingly; thereupon; and so (I did)
- 救援きゅうえんrelief; rescue; reinforcement
- 揉めるもめるto be in dispute; to argue; to get complicated (of a situation)
- 補充ほじゅうreplenishment; filling a vacancy; supplementation
- 各種かくしゅevery kind; all sorts; various types
- 感無量かんむりょうdeep feeling; being filled with emotion beyond words
- 然しながらしかしながらnevertheless; however; that said
- 向けむけfor ~; aimed at ~; intended for (a market or audience)
- 襲うおそうto attack; to strike; to hit (of a disaster or emotion)
- 年鑑ねんかんyearbook; annual (reference volume)
- タイルtile
- 山脈さんみゃくmountain range
- 上回るうわまわるto exceed; to surpass; to be more than
- 新入生しんにゅうせいnew student; freshman; first-year student
- 仮かりtentative; provisional; temporary
- 学歴がくれきacademic background; educational record
- シートseat; sheet
- 戦災せんさいwar damage; devastation caused by war
- 混血こんけつmixed race; mixed parentage
- 出鱈目でたらめnonsense; baseless talk; random; haphazard; done any old way
- 目蓋まぶたeyelid
- 間々ままoccasionally; now and then; not infrequently
- 簡素かんそsimplicity; plainness; being unadorned
- 繁盛はんじょうprosperity (of a business); thriving trade
- 塵取りちりとりdustpan
- 吊るすつるすto hang (something so that it dangles); to suspend