N1 vocabulary · 4,449
JLPT list
- 取り分とりわけespecially; above all; particularly
- 頬っぺたほっぺたcheek
- レディーlady
- 跡切れるとぎれるto pause; to break off; to be interrupted; to stop temporarily
- 守衛しゅえいsecurity guard; doorkeeper; gatekeeper
- 自動詞じどうしintransitive verb (one that takes no direct object)
- 有難うありがとうthank you; thanks
- 模型もけいmodel; scale model; mock-up; dummy
- パンク1. puncture; flat tyre; bursting; being overwhelmed; 2. punk (music)
- 対面たいめんmeeting face to face; interview; facing each other
- 沿岸えんがんcoast; coastal waters; shore
- 保障ほしょうguarantee (of rights or safety); security; protection; assurance
- 遥かはるかfar away; distant; remote; by far
- 愚痴ぐちidle complaint; grumbling; whining
- 声明せいめいdeclaration; statement; proclamation
- 本場ほんばhome; the place a thing really comes from; centre; the genuine article
- グレーgrey; gray
- 高たかquantity; amount; volume; number; sum of money
- 固体こたいsolid (as opposed to liquid or gas)
- 体付きからだつきbody build; physique; figure
- 荷にload; baggage; cargo; burden
- いくto go; to proceed; to go on (kana form of 行く, also the auxiliary in ～ていく)
- 調印ちょういんsigning (a treaty or formal agreement); sealing
- 器官きかんorgan (of the body)
- 咄嗟とっさa split second; an instant (esp. a moment demanding an immediate reaction)
- 威力いりょく(destructive or overwhelming) power; force; might
- ぼやくto grumble; to gripe; to complain (under one's breath)
- 所属しょぞくbelonging to (an organization); being attached to; affiliation
- 修学しゅうがくpursuing one's studies; learning
- 衣料いりょうclothing; clothing goods
- 内訳うちわけitemization; breakdown (of a total); the items
- 匹敵ひってきbeing a match for; rivalling; being on a par with
- 刷りすりprinting; the quality of the printing; an impression (print run)
- 整然せいぜんorderly; well-ordered; neat and systematic
- コンパス(pair of) compasses; magnetic compass
- ミスプリントmisprint; typographical error
- 形勢けいせいthe state of play; how a contest stands; prospects
- 不評ふひょうa bad reception; unpopularity; poor reputation
- ドライブインdrive-in; roadside restaurant and rest stop
- 拗れるこじれるto get complicated; to become tangled; to take a turn for the worse
- 駆け足かけあしrunning; at a run; double time; (figuratively) at a rush
- びっしょりsoaking wet; drenched
- 左程さほど(with a negative) not particularly; not very; not much
- 匹ひきcounter for small animals, fish and insects; roll of cloth
- 国土こくどnational land; a country's territory; realm
- 収まるおさまるto fit into; to be contained within; to settle into (a position); to end up settled
- タレントTV personality; media celebrity
- 奉仕ほうしservice (to society or a cause); attendance; selfless service
- 分担ぶんたんsharing (a duty or cost); apportionment; taking on one's share
- 無効むこうinvalid; void; of no effect
- 縮まるちぢまるto become shorter; to narrow; to shrink (of its own accord)
- レバーlever; liver (as food)
- 経緯いきさつthe details; the whole story; the sequence of events; how things came to be this way
- 一昨昨日さきおとといthree days ago; the day before the day before yesterday
- 可成かなりconsiderably; fairly; quite
- 著ちょa written work; a book; authorship (written by ...)
- 尽きるつきるto be used up; to run out; to be exhausted; to come to an end
- 取っ手とってhandle; grip; knob
- 警戒けいかいvigilance; being on guard; caution; warning
- 接触せっしょくcontact; touching; making contact with someone
- 刺とげthorn; splinter; spine; (figuratively) barbed words
- 雄おすmale (of an animal)
- 久し振りひさしぶり(doing something) for the first time in a long while; after a long interval
- 沢山たくさんmany; a lot; much; plenty; (as もう沢山) more than enough
- 存続そんぞくcontinued existence; survival; duration
- 中傷ちゅうしょうslander; libel; defamation
- 根回しねまわしlaying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes preparation (to build consensus before a formal decision)
- 連日れんじつday after day; for days on end
- 操縦そうじゅうpiloting; flying (an aircraft); operating (a machine); handling or managing (a person)
- 噛るかじるto gnaw; to bite at; to nibble; to crunch; (figuratively) to have a smattering of
- 凝らすこらすto concentrate (one's gaze or attention); to strain (one's eyes or ears); to lavish care on; to elaborate
- 振動しんどうvibration; oscillation; shaking
- 蜜みつnectar; honey; syrup
- 静的せいてきstatic; still; unchanging
- 歎たんgrief; lamentation; sigh
- 呼び止めるよびとめるto call out to someone to stop them; to stop (a person) by calling; to hail
- 近眼きんがんnearsightedness; shortsightedness; myopia
- 事前じぜんprior; beforehand; in advance
- 漕ぐこぐto row; to scull; to pedal (a bicycle); to pump (a swing)
- 言い訳いいわけexcuse; justification; explaining oneself
- 抗争こうそうconflict; strife; feud; struggle between opposing groups
- 駆けるかけるto run; to dash; to gallop; to canter
- 闇やみdarkness; the dark; (as a prefix) black-market; shady; illegal
- キャッチcatch; catching; picking up (information, a signal)
- 偶にたまにoccasionally; once in a while; rarely
- 難なんdifficulty; hardship; trouble; fault; defect
- 特産とくさんlocal specialty; special product of a region
- 鋏はさみscissors; shears; (crab or insect) pincers
- 指図さしずinstructions; orders; directions (telling others what to do)
- 履歴りれきpersonal history; background; career record; log (of past actions)
- 敗戦はいせんdefeat; losing a war or a match
- 聳えるそびえるto rise; to tower; to soar (of something tall standing high)
- 足し算たしざんaddition (arithmetic)
- 念ねんsense; feeling; thought; attention; care
- 通つうconnoisseur; expert on something; counter for letters and documents
- 並列へいれつarranging side by side; parallel (connection or processing)
- 備え付けるそなえつけるto install; to fit out; to equip (a place) with; to furnish
- 日夜にちやday and night; around the clock; constantly
- ベストbest; one's utmost; (also) vest, waistcoat
- 装備そうびequipment; gear; fitting out (with equipment)
- 云々うんぬんand so on; et cetera (after a quotation); to comment on; to find fault with
- まごつくto be flustered; to be at a loss; to fumble about in confusion
- 一頃ひところonce; at one time; some time ago (a period now past)
- カテゴリーcategory
- 判はんseal; stamp; signature seal; judgment; size (of paper or a book)
- 見掛けるみかけるto happen to see; to catch sight of; to spot (in passing)
- 宛てるあてるto address (a letter or message) to someone
- 林業りんぎょうforestry
- 屋敷やしきmansion; large residence and its grounds
- 片言かたことbroken speech; halting, fragmentary speech (of a learner or small child)
- 必修ひっしゅうcompulsory (subject); required course
- 現われあらわれmanifestation; expression; outward sign (of something inner)
- 乱すみだすto throw into disorder; to disturb; to upset (order, calm)
- 交わるまじわるto cross; to intersect; to associate with; to keep company with
- 点線てんせんdotted line; perforated line
- 頼みたのみrequest; favor asked; reliance; something one depends on
- 単一たんいつsingle; sole; individual; unitary
- 比例ひれいproportion; proportional relationship
- 天災てんさいnatural calamity; natural disaster
- 領海りょうかいterritorial waters
- 和らげるやわらげるto soften; to ease; to relieve (pain, tension, wording)
- 報じるほうじるto report (in the news); to inform
- 外方そっぽthe other way; a direction away from the speaker (esp. in そっぽを向く)
- 空間あきまvacancy; vacant room; room available for rent
- 修了しゅうりょうcompletion (of a course of study)
- 反応はんのうreaction; response
- 探検たんけんexploration; expedition
- 宮殿きゅうでんpalace
- 放り込むほうりこむto throw into; to toss in; to dump into
- 小児科しょうにかpediatrics; pediatric department
- 発条ばねspring (e.g. coil, leaf); springiness
- 散蒔くばらまくto scatter; to distribute widely; to hand out money freely
- 蕩けるとろけるto melt; to go soft; to be enchanted (by)
- 杖つえcane; walking stick; staff
- 期きperiod; term; stage; phase
- 同志どうしcomrade; kindred spirit; people of like mind
- 然ししかしhowever; but
- 引っ掻くひっかくto scratch; to claw
- 目論見もくろみplan; scheme; intention; design
- ミセスMrs.; married woman
- 結び付けるむすびつけるto tie on; to attach with a knot; to link, to connect (ideas)
- 座談会ざだんかいround-table discussion; panel talk; symposium
- 軽快けいかいlight and nimble; brisk; rhythmical (melody); casual (dress); (of illness) taking a turn for the better
- 猛烈もうれつfierce; violent; intense; furious
- 近付くちかづくto approach; to draw near; to get acquainted with
- 体裁ていさいoutward appearance; form; format; keeping up appearances; decency
- 短波たんぱshort wave
- 参議院さんぎいんHouse of Councillors (the upper house of the Japanese Diet)
- 目覚しいめざましいremarkable; striking; spectacular
- 軒並みのきなみrow of houses; every house along a street; (adv.) across the board, one and all