N1 vocabulary · 4,449
JLPT list
- 顔付きかおつき(outward) looks; features; the look on one's face; countenance
- 運送うんそうtransport of goods; freight; shipping
- ホースhose
- 年輪ねんりんannual tree ring; (figuratively) accumulated years of experience
- 外貨がいかforeign currency; foreign exchange; (older sense) imported goods
- 人格じんかくpersonality; character (as a whole person); moral standing
- 日向ひなたsunny place; a spot in the sun
- 見舞みまいvisit to someone ill or in trouble; expression of sympathy; seasonal greeting card
- 微塵みじんa tiny particle; the slightest bit
- 美味しいおいしいdelicious; tasty; (of a deal) too good to be true
- 費ひcost; expense; the money spent on ~
- 誂えるあつらえるto have something made to order; to order (custom-made)
- 保母ほぼnursery school teacher; day-care worker (dated term)
- 姓名せいめいfull name (surname and given name)
- 重宝ちょうほうhandy; useful; convenient; (read じゅうほう) a priceless treasure
- 差額さがくthe difference (between two sums); balance; margin
- 御免くださいごめんくださいhello; may I come in? (call made at someone's door)
- 近視きんしshortsightedness; myopia
- 分配ぶんぱいdivision; sharing out; distribution
- 然してそしてand; and then
- 農場のうじょうfarm (agriculture)
- 流しながしsink; washbasin; (also) cruising (taxi, street performer)
- 易いやすいeasy; simple; easy to do
- 同調どうちょうsympathy; agreeing with; falling into line; tuning
- 講読こうどくclose reading of a text (with commentary); reading and interpretation class
- お産おさん(giving) birth; childbirth; delivery
- 花粉かふんpollen
- 粋いきchic; stylish; refined (Edo aesthetic)
- 責務せきむduty; obligation; responsibility of one's office
- 余暇よかleisure; leisure time; spare time
- 転回てんかいturning around; about-face; rotation; complete reversal
- 問もんquestion (on a test); counter for questions
- 反撃はんげきcounterattack; counteroffensive; fighting back
- 入賞にゅうしょうwinning a prize or a place (in a contest)
- 於おat; in; on (literary, used in 〜に於いて / 〜に於ける)
- 方式ほうしきform; method; system; formal procedure
- 棟とうcounter for buildings; wing or block (of a building)
- 動的どうてきdynamic; kinetic
- 館かんhouse; hall; building; hotel; inn
- その為そのためhence; therefore; for that reason
- 微量びりょうminuscule amount; trace quantity
- しょっちゅうalways; constantly; all the time
- オートマチックautomatic
- 揺らぐゆらぐto sway; to waver; to be shaken (of trust, resolve)
- 新婚しんこんnewly-wed
- 個別こべつindividual; case-by-case; one by one
- 微笑びしょうsmile
- 兎も角ともかくanyhow; in any case; leaving that aside
- 祈りいのりprayer; supplication
- ユニフォームuniform (sports, work)
- 是非ともぜひともby all means; without fail (insistent)
- 両立りょうりつcompatibility; balancing two things at once; coexistence
- 通りかかるとおりかかるto happen to pass by
- 退化たいかdegeneration; retrogression; atrophy (of an organ or skill)
- 結び付きむすびつきconnection; link; tie
- 設けるもうけるto establish; to set up; to institute; to provide (a rule, a place)
- 病むやむto fall ill; to suffer from; to be troubled by
- ストライキstrike (industrial action)
- 付け加えるつけくわえるto add (a remark, a detail) to something
- 副ふくvice-; deputy; assistant; secondary; side
- 抽選ちゅうせんlottery; raffle; drawing of lots
- 代弁だいべんspeaking for another; acting as spokesperson; paying by proxy
- 式場しきじょうceremonial hall; venue for a ceremony (e.g. a wedding)
- 指摘してきpointing out; identifying (a fault or a fact)
- 新しんnew; new- (prefix)
- 野心やしんambition; aspiration; designs; treachery
- 崖がけcliff; precipice; bluff
- 眉まゆeyebrow; brow
- 短縮たんしゅくshortening; abbreviation; reduction
- 志向しこうintention; aim; orientation (toward something)
- 為来りしきたりcustom; established practice; convention
- 本能ほんのうinstinct
- 良好りょうこうfavorable; satisfactory; in good condition
- 配慮はいりょconsideration; concern; forethought
- 腹立ちはらだちanger; irritation
- 適応てきおうadaptation; adjustment; conformity
- 申出もうしでproposal; offer; request; notification (esp. in official documents)
- 夜具やぐbedding; bedclothes
- 封建ほうけんfeudalism; feudal (system)
- 発育はついく(physical) growth; development
- 年長ねんちょうbeing older; seniority in age; senior
- 妊娠にんしんconception; pregnancy
- 幹線かんせんmain line; trunk line; arterial route
- 海運かいうんmarine transportation; shipping
- 申し分もうしぶんfault to find; objection; shortcoming (usu. in the negative: flawless)
- 恵むめぐむto give (in charity); to bless; to show mercy to
- 動員どういんmobilization; turnout (of people)
- 雛ひなchick; young bird; (traditional) doll
- おどおどtimidly; nervously; hesitantly
- 断面だんめんcross section; section; (fig.) one aspect
- 使い道つかいみちuse; purpose something can be put to
- 単ひとえunlined kimono; single layer
- 宣言せんげんdeclaration; proclamation; announcement
- 現行げんこうpresent; current; in force; in operation
- 大便だいべんfeces; stool; excrement
- 貶すけなすto speak ill of; to run down; to disparage
- 郷愁きょうしゅうnostalgia; homesickness
- 手筈てはずarrangements; plan; preparations
- 語句ごくwords and phrases; wording
- 何れいずれwhich (of them); either way; anyhow; sooner or later
- 明くるあくるnext; following
- 如何してもどうしてもby all means; at any cost; no matter what; (with negative) simply cannot
- 済みませんすみませんsorry; excuse me; thank you (for the trouble taken)
- 支持しじsupport; backing; endorsement
- 熱量ねつりょうquantity of heat; calorific value; calories
- 真心まごころsincerity; devotion; true heart
- 後回しあとまわしputting off; postponing; leaving until later
- 代用だいようsubstitution; using something in place of another
- 衆しゅうthe masses; a body of people; the crowd
- 校こうschool (suffix/counter); proof (in printing)
- 首飾りくびかざりnecklace
- 業ごうkarma; deeds committed in a former life
- 保養ほようhealth preservation; recuperation; rest and recreation
- 発はつdeparture (from); originating in; counter for shots and rounds
- 樹立じゅりつestablishment; founding; setting (a record)
- 真相しんそうthe truth (of a matter); the real situation; the facts
- 英字えいじEnglish letter (character); Roman letter
- 口ずさむくちずさむto hum (a tune); to sing to oneself
- 始めはじめbeginning; start; origin
- 中枢ちゅうすうcentre; core; nucleus; central part (of an organization or system)
- 傾斜けいしゃinclination; slant; slope; gradient; leaning (toward)
- 命中めいちゅうhit (on a target); striking home
- 盾たてshield; buckler; (figuratively) pretext; shelter
- 山岳さんがくmountains; mountainous country
- 滞るとどこおるto be delayed; to fall behind (with payments); to stagnate; to be held up
- 親しむしたしむto become familiar with; to grow fond of; to be on close terms with
- 遅らすおくらすto delay; to put back; to retard
- 勢力せいりょくinfluence; power; force (as a political or natural force)
- 清濁せいだくpurity and impurity; good and evil; (in phonetics) voiceless and voiced sounds
- スポーツカーsports car
- 遣るやるto do; to give (to an inferior, a plant or an animal); to send; to carry out
- 策さくplan; policy; scheme; measure
- 打付けるぶつけるto hit (something) against; to bang; to throw at; to vent (feelings) on
- 鉄鋼てっこうiron and steel; steel
- とんだterrible; awful; unexpected and dreadful; outrageous
- 柵さくfence; paling; palisade; railing
- ジャズjazz
- 地獄じごくhell; a living hell; ordeal
- 達成たっせいachievement; attainment; accomplishment
- 弁償べんしょうcompensation (for damage or loss); reimbursement; making good
- 丸めるまるめるto make round; to roll up (into a ball); to curl up; to round off (a number); to talk round
- 爆破ばくはblowing up; demolition by explosion; blasting
- 道場どうじょうdojo; hall for martial arts training; place of Buddhist practice
- 生育せいいくgrowth (of plants or living things); development; raising
- いい加減いいかげんhalf-hearted; irresponsible; sloppy; (adverb) fairly, pretty much; about time
- 過多かたexcess; superabundance; too much
- 報ずるほうずるto report (news); to inform; to requite; to repay
- 外来がいらいcoming from abroad; imported; foreign; (medicine) outpatient department
- 裾すそhem (of a skirt); cuff (of trousers); foot of a mountain; bottom edge
- 桟橋さんばしpier; jetty; wharf; landing stage