N1 vocabulary · 4,449
Media & society
- 捏造ねつぞうfabrication
- 偏向へんこうbias, slant
- 憶測おくそくspeculation, guesswork
- 風評ふうひょうrumor, unfounded reputation
- 流布るふcirculation, dissemination
- 拡散かくさんspread, diffusion
- 炎上えんじょうflaming, online backlash
- 匿名とくめいanonymity
- 誹謗中傷ひぼうちゅうしょうslander, defamation
- 名誉毀損めいよきそんdefamation, libel
- 報道陣ほうどうじんpress corps
- 特派員とくはいんcorrespondent
- 印象操作いんしょうそうさimpression management, spin
- 独占取材どくせんしゅざいexclusive interview/coverage
- 内部告発ないぶこくはつwhistleblowing
- 隠蔽いんぺいconcealment, cover-up
- 発行部数はっこうぶすうcirculation (of a publication)
- 風潮ふうちょうtrend, tendency (of the times)
- 世相せそうsocial conditions, the times
- 先入観せんにゅうかんpreconception
- 固定観念こていかんねんfixed idea, stereotype
- 同調圧力どうちょうあつりょくpeer pressure, pressure to conform
- 排他的はいたてきexclusive, exclusionary
- 寛容かんようtolerance, generosity
- 多様性たようせいdiversity
- 包摂ほうせつinclusion
- 疎外そがいalienation, exclusion
- 孤立こりつisolation
- 無縁むえんunrelated; having no relatives
- 改ざんかいざんfalsification, tampering
- 晩婚化ばんこんかtrend toward marrying later
- 核家族かくかぞくnuclear family
- 共働きともばたらきdual-income (household)
- 待機児童たいきじどうchildren on daycare waiting lists
- 物議ぶつぎpublic controversy
- 波紋はもんripple, repercussion
- 世間体せけんていappearances, reputation
- 虐待ぎゃくたいabuse, mistreatment
- 依存いぞんdependence, reliance
- 引きこもりひきこもりsocial withdrawal, recluse
- 過労死かろうしdeath from overwork
- 是認ぜにんapproval, sanction
- 啓発けいはつenlightenment, awareness-raising
- 風化ふうかweathering; fading (of memory)
Philosophy & abstract concepts
- 因習いんしゅうold custom, convention
- 定説ていせつestablished theory
- 核心かくしんcore, heart (of a matter)
- 実体じったいsubstance, entity
- 普遍ふへんuniversality
- 変遷へんせんtransition, change over time
- 具象ぐしょうconcreteness, concrete form
- 客観きゃっかんobjectivity
- 主観しゅかんsubjectivity
- 相対そうたいrelativity
- 推移すいいtransition, trend
- 弊害へいがいharmful effect, evil
- 逆説ぎゃくせつparadox
- 命脈めいみゃくlife, existence (of a tradition)
- 必然ひつぜんinevitability, necessity
- 因果いんがcause and effect, karma
- 根源こんげんroot, origin, source
- 由来ゆらいorigin, derivation
- 摂理せつりprovidence, law (of nature)
- 理性りせいreason, rationality
- 感性かんせいsensitivity, sensibility
- 良心りょうしんconscience
- 倫理りんりethics
- 善悪ぜんあくgood and evil
- 正義せいぎjustice
- 美徳びとくvirtue
- 悟りさとりenlightenment, realization
- 無常むじょうimpermanence, transience
- 虚無きょむnihility, emptiness
- 変容へんようtransformation
- 認識にんしきrecognition, cognition
- 洞察どうさつinsight
- 直観ちょっかんintuition
- 思索しさくcontemplation, speculation
- 考察こうさつconsideration, examination
- 省察せいさつreflection, introspection
- 次元じげんdimension, level
- 同化どうかassimilation
- 範疇はんちゅうcategory
- 秩序ちつじょorder, discipline
- 混沌こんとんchaos
- 調和ちょうわharmony
- 均衡きんこうbalance, equilibrium
- 対極たいきょくopposite pole, antithesis
- 二律背反にりつはいはんantinomy, contradiction
- 弁証法べんしょうほうdialectic
- 形而上けいじじょうmetaphysical
- 超越ちょうえつtranscendence
- 内在ないざいimmanence, inherence
- 潜在せんざいlatency, potentiality
- 顕在けんざいmanifest, actualized
- 媒介ばいかいmediation, intermediary
- 象徴しょうちょうsymbol
- 隠喩いんゆmetaphor
- 概略がいりゃくoutline, summary
- 主旨しゅしmain point, gist
- 論旨ろんしpoint of an argument
- 価値観かちかんvalues, sense of values
- 主体性しゅたいせいindependence, autonomy
- 自我じがego, self
- 無意識むいしきthe unconscious; unconsciously
- 矜持きょうじpride, dignity
- 感慨かんがいdeep emotion
- 虚構きょこうfiction, fabrication
- 権威けんいauthority
Literature & arts
- 序文じょぶんpreface, foreword
- 梗概こうがいsynopsis, outline
- 戯曲ぎきょくdrama, play (script)
- 叙事詩じょじしepic poem
- 叙情じょじょうlyricism
- 韻いんrhyme
- 修辞しゅうじrhetoric
- 比喩ひゆfigure of speech, simile
- 伏線ふくせんforeshadowing
- 余韻よいんlingering resonance, aftertaste
- 情緒じょうちょemotion, atmosphere
- 風情ふぜいtaste, elegance, charm
- 趣おもむきtaste, flavor, elegance
- 風格ふうかくdignity, style
- 装丁そうていbook design, binding
- 駄作ださくpoor work, trash
- 著作ちょさくwriting, work (authored)
- 推敲すいこうpolishing (a text), revision
- 校正こうせいproofreading
- 翻案ほんあんadaptation (of a work)
- 抜粋ばっすいexcerpt, extract
- 転載てんさいreprinting, reproduction
- 書評しょひょうbook review
- 酷評こくひょうharsh criticism
- 絶賛ぜっさんhigh praise
- 校閲こうえつproofreading, revision (editorial)
- 審美眼しんびがんaesthetic sense
- 造形ぞうけいmodeling, molding, plastic arts
- 監修かんしゅうeditorial supervision
- 陶芸とうげいceramic art, pottery
- 挿絵さしえillustration (in a book)
- 水墨画すいぼくがink painting
- 配役はいやくcasting, cast
- 構図こうずcomposition (of a picture)
- 台本だいほんscript, screenplay
- 陰影いんえいshading, nuance
- 独創どくそうoriginality
- 斬新ざんしんnovel, innovative
- 前衛ぜんえいavant-garde
- 様式ようしきstyle, mode
- 流派りゅうはschool (of art), style