N1 vocabulary · 4,449
JLPT list
- 治まるおさまるto subside; to die down (storm, pain, anger); to be at peace; to be governed well
- 助けたすけhelp; assistance; aid; rescue
- 多数決たすうけつdecision by majority; majority rule
- 大人しいおとなしいquiet; well-behaved; docile; gentle; (of colours, patterns) subdued
- 哉かなhow ...! (classical exclamatory particle); ...? (classical interrogative particle)
- 跨がるまたがるto straddle; to sit astride; to span; to extend over (an area or period)
- 合併がっぺいmerger; amalgamation; consolidation; annexation
- 仕掛けしかけdevice; mechanism; contrivance; trick (of a magic act); setup
- 寄り掛かるよりかかるto lean against; to recline on; to rely on (someone)
- 浮力ふりょくbuoyancy; buoyant force; lift
- 冷やかすひやかすto tease; to make fun of; to jeer at; to browse without buying
- ぶかぶかtoo big; loose-fitting; baggy
- 汚らわしいけがらわしいfilthy; disgusting; sordid; defiling to even touch
- 赴くおもむくto head for; to proceed to; to go (to a post); to tend towards
- 議事堂ぎじどうassembly hall; parliament building; the Diet building
- 何時の間にかいつのまにかbefore one knows it; without noticing; unawares
- 番目ばんめordinal number suffix (-th); the Nth
- 好いよいgood; fine; agreeable; nice
- 不吉ふきつominous; sinister; bad luck; ill omen; inauspiciousness
- 整列せいれつstanding in a row; forming a line; lining up
- 視覚しかくsense of sight; vision; the visual sense
- 名札なふだname plate; name tag; name badge
- 馴らすならすto domesticate; to tame; to accustom (an animal) to people
- サボるto skip (class, work); to play truant; to slack off; to goof off
- 使用人しようにんemployee; servant; domestic help
- 富むとむto be rich (in); to abound in; to become wealthy
- 好調こうちょうfavourable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape; going well
- 転じるてんじるto turn; to shift; to change direction; to divert
- 割わりrate; proportion; ten percent; profitability; comparative advantage
- 懲りるこりるto learn one's lesson (from a bad experience); to have had enough of
- 指令しれいorders; instructions; directive; command
- 帰京ききょうreturning to Tokyo; returning to the capital
- 割引きわりびきdiscount; reduction; rebate
- タイヤtire; tyre
- 総合そうごうsynthesis; integration; putting together; comprehensive; overall
- 雌めすfemale (of an animal); she-
- 御免なさいごめんなさいI'm sorry; I beg your pardon; excuse me
- 原形げんけいoriginal form; former shape; (grammar) base form
- 郷里きょうりbirthplace; home town; one's native place
- お手上げおてあげbeing at a loss; giving up; throwing in the towel
- 泊はくcounter for nights of a stay
- 説得せっとくpersuasion; talking someone round
- 畜生ちくしょうdamn it!; beast; brute; animal
- お早うおはようgood morning
- 悪者わるものbad guy; villain; rascal; scoundrel
- 繁栄はんえいprosperity; thriving; flourishing
- 飽和ほうわsaturation
- 漏るもるto leak; to run out; to seep through
- ゼリーjelly; jello
- 転換てんかんconversion; switch-over; change of direction; diversion
- 系けいsystem; lineage; group; type; -affiliated
- 孤児こじorphan
- 社宅しゃたくcompany housing; company-owned residence
- 短歌たんかtanka; 31-syllable Japanese poem
- エレガントelegant; graceful; refined
- 形態けいたいform; shape; configuration; mode
- 動力どうりょくpower; motive power; driving force
- 編へんcompilation; volume; part (of a book); counter for poems and stories
- 口頭こうとうoral; verbal; by word of mouth
- 電線でんせんelectric wire; power line; cable
- 保育ほいくchildcare; nursing; rearing (of infants)
- 成る丈なるたけas much as possible; if possible; preferably
- えいray; skate (fish)
- 給うたまうto grant; to bestow (by a superior); to deign to do
- 湿気るしけるto become damp; to go soggy; to lose its crispness
- 共感きょうかんempathy; sympathy; fellow feeling; identifying with
- 掬うすくうto scoop (up); to ladle out; to dip up
- 遣いつかいuse; way of using; handling; spending (as a suffix, as in 言葉遣い, 金遣い)
- 吃逆しゃっくりhiccough; hiccup
- 聞き取りききとりlistening comprehension; hearing; interviewing (someone) to gather information
- ぞんざいrude; careless; slapdash; slovenly
- 休戦きゅうせんtruce; armistice; ceasefire
- 転転てんてんrolling about; moving from place to place; being passed from hand to hand
- 水洗すいせんflushing (with water); washing with water
- 寄与きよcontribution; service (to a cause)
- 囀るさえずるto sing; to chirp; to twitter (of a bird); to chatter
- 詰まりつまりin other words; that is to say; in short; after all; (as a noun) blockage; clog; a stuffed or blocked state
- 準ずるじゅんずるto apply correspondingly; to be treated in accordance with; to conform to; to be proportionate to
- 移住いじゅうmigration; emigration; immigration; relocating to live elsewhere
- 吹奏すいそうplaying a wind instrument; blowing (a horn, etc.)
- 戦闘せんとうbattle; fighting; combat
- 奴やっこservant of a samurai household; fellow; chilled tofu (冷奴)
- 類推るいすいanalogy; reasoning by analogy; inference from a similar case
- 危害きがいinjury; harm (done to a person)
- 果たしてはたしてsure enough; just as expected; (with a question) really; I wonder whether
- 唸るうなるto groan; to moan; to growl; to roar; to hum; to buzz; (of a crowd) to let out a murmur of admiration
- 恵みめぐみblessing; grace; bounty; charity
- 首輪くびわcollar (for a dog or cat); necklace; choker
- 決意けついdecision; resolution; determination
- ワットwatt (unit of power)
- 度々たびたびoften; repeatedly; frequently; again and again
- 対辺たいへんopposite side (of a triangle or polygon, in geometry)
- 何時でもいつでも(at) any time; whenever; always; (with a negative) never
- レンタカーrental car; hire car (from 'rent-a-car')
- 家来けらいretainer; vassal; servant of a lord
- 推進すいしんpropulsion; driving force; promotion (of a project or policy)
- 中立ちゅうりつneutrality; being neutral
- オーケーOK; all right; approval; to give the go-ahead
- 自首じしゅsurrendering oneself to the authorities; turning oneself in
- 演ずるえんずるto perform; to act (a part); to play a role
- 何てなんてhow...!; what a...! (exclamation)
- 反りそりwarp; curvature; curve; arch (as of a blade or a board)
- 拒絶きょぜつrefusal; rejection; flat denial
- 進出しんしゅつadvance (into a new field or market); making inroads; progressing to the next round
- 残金ざんきんremaining money; balance; outstanding amount
- 事項じこうmatter; item; particulars (on a list or agenda)
- ひょっとpossibly; by any chance; unexpectedly; accidentally
- 源みなもとsource; origin; headwaters (of a river)
- 身振りみぶりgesture; gesticulation; body language
- 死しdeath; decease
- 手掛かりてがかりclue; lead; key (to solving something); handhold
- 殿様とのさまfeudal lord; my lord (a term of address for a daimyo or nobleman)
- 優先ゆうせんpriority; precedence; giving preference to
- 兼業けんぎょうholding two jobs at once; a side business; running two lines of business
- 携帯けいたいcarrying (something) on one's person; portability; (colloquially) a mobile phone
- 下らないくだらないworthless; trivial; silly; not worth bothering with
- 青春せいしゅんyouth; one's youthful days; springtime of life
- 着席ちゃくせきtaking a seat; sitting down
- レッスンlesson (private or practical instruction)
- 情じょうfeelings; emotion; human warmth; compassion
- 事によるとことによるとpossibly; perhaps; depending on the circumstances
- 超ちょうsuper-; ultra-; hyper-; over (a stated amount)
- 顎あごjaw; chin
- 勇敢ゆうかんbrave; heroic; gallant
- すばしこいnimble; quick; agile
- 禁物きんもつsomething to be avoided at all costs; taboo
- 原爆げんばくatomic bomb
- グラフgraph; chart
- 空ろうつろhollow; empty; vacant (expression, gaze)
- 誠まことsincerity; truth; fidelity; devotion
- 此れ等これらthese
- 現地げんちthe site; the actual place; the locality (in question)
- 煙るけむるto smoke; to be smoky; to look hazy or blurred
- 老衰ろうすいsenility; decline from old age; dying of old age
- 弱じゃくa little under (a stated number); weakness; the weak
- 重え-fold; -ply; layer (counter)
- 票ひょうvote; ballot; counter for votes
- 産物さんぶつproduct; produce; the outcome of something
- 滅茶苦茶めちゃくちゃa mess; in ruins; absurd; unreasonable
- ずれるto slip out of place; to be off (the mark, the topic, the schedule)
- 軍事ぐんじmilitary affairs; military (matters)
- 襟えりcollar; lapel; neckband
- お喋りおしゃべりchatting; idle talk; talkative; a chatterbox
- 呉れ呉れもくれぐれもsincerely; earnestly; (asking) most emphatically
- 臨むのぞむto face (a view); to attend (an important occasion); to deal with (in a given manner)
- 化けるばけるto take on another form; to disguise oneself as; to turn into something unexpected
- 機はたloom (weaving machine)
- なんだかんだone thing or another; this and that; all things considered
- 尉じょうold man (the Noh mask and role); also the character used for company-grade officer ranks
- 富とみwealth; riches; fortune