JLPT N1 Vocabulary List
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体裁
noun (common)
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- •(outward) appearance
- •(proper) format (e.g. of an essay)
- •form
- •style
- •ていさい
- •たいさい
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体験
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb
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- •(practical) experience
- •personal experience
- •hands-on experience
- •first-hand experience
- •たいけん
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何しろ
adverb
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- •in any case
- •at any rate
- •anyhow
- •anyway
- •なにしろ
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何だか
adverb
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- •(a) little
- •somewhat
- •somehow
- •なんだか
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何て
noun or verb acting prenominally • adverb • interjection
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- •how ...!
- •what ...!
- •what?
- •what's that?
- •なんて
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何と
adverb • interjection
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- •what
- •how
- •what (a) ...!
- •how ...!
- •なんと
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何となく
adverb
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- •somehow or other
- •for some reason or another
- •without knowing why
- •なんとなく
- •なにとなく
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何とも
adverb
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- •really
- •very
- •extremely
- •terribly
- •なんとも
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何なり
adverb
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- •anything
- •whatever
- •なんなり
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何の
pre-noun adjectival
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- •which
- •what (way)
- •どの
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何も
expression
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- •(not) anything
- •(nothing) at all
- •(not) any
- •nothing
- •なにも
- •なんも
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何より
expression • adverb • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' • noun (common)
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- •above anything else
- •above all
- •more than anything
- •best
- •なにより
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何れ
pronoun • interjection
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- •which (of three or more)
- •well
- •now
- •c'mon
- •どれ
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何処
pronoun
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- •where
- •what place
- •how much (long, far)
- •what extent
- •どこ
- •いずこ
- •いずく
- •いづこ
何処か
noun (common) • adverb
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- •somewhere
- •in some respects
- •in some way
- •どこか
- •どっか
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何卒
adverb
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- •please
- •kindly
- •I beg of you
- •if it pleases you
- •なにとぞ
- •なにそつ
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何故
adverb
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- •why
- •how
- •for what reason
- •なぜ
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何故なら
conjunction
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- •because
- •the reason is
- •if you want to know why
- •なぜなら
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何方
pronoun
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- •which way
- •which direction
- •where
- •which one (esp. of two alternatives)
- •どちら
- •どっち
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何時
pronoun
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- •when
- •at what time
- •how soon
- •normal times
- •いつ
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何時か
adverb
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- •sometime
- •someday
- •one day
- •some time or other
- •いつか
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何時でも
adverb
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- •always
- •all the time
- •at all times
- •(at) any time
- •いつでも
- •なんどきでも
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いつの間にか
adverb
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- •before one knows
- •before one becomes aware of
- •unnoticed
- •unawares
- •いつのまにか
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何時までも
adverb
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- •forever
- •eternally
- •for good
- •as long as one likes
- •いつまでも
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何時も
adverb • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' • noun (common)
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- •always
- •all the time
- •at all times
- •never
- •いつも
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何気ない
i-adjective
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- •casual
- •unconcerned
- •nonchalant
- •indifferent
- •なにげない
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余地
noun (common)
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- •place
- •room
- •margin
- •scope
- •よち
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よそ見
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb
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- •looking away
- •looking aside
- •outsider's perspective
- •observer's view
- •よそみ
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余暇
noun (common) • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
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- •leisure
- •leisure time
- •spare time
- •よか
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余程
adverb • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' • na-adjective
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- •very
- •greatly
- •much
- •to a large extent
- •よほど
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余興
noun (common)
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- •performance (at a party or banquet, etc.)
- •side show
- •entertainment
- •よきょう
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作
noun (common) • noun, used as suffix
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- •work (e.g. of art)
- •piece
- •production
- •harvest
- •さく
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作り
noun (common) • noun, used as prefix
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- •making
- •producing
- •manufacturing
- •building
- •つくり
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作戦
noun (common)
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- •tactics
- •strategy
- •military operation
- •naval operation
- •さくせん
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作用
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • intransitive verb
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- •action
- •operation
- •process
- •agency
- •さよう
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佳句
noun (common)
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- •beautiful passage of literature
- •かく
使い道
noun (common)
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- •purpose
- •utility
- •objective
- •way to use something
- •つかいみち
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使命
noun (common)
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- •mission
- •errand
- •task
- •duty
- •しめい
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使用人
noun (common)
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- •employee
- •servant
- •しようにん
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例え
noun (common)
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- •example
- •simile
- •metaphor
- •allegory
- •たとえ
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侍
noun (common)
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- •warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period)
- •samurai
- •person with a strong backbone
- •person that does incredible things
- •さむらい
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供
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
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- •companion
- •follower
- •attendant
- •retinue
- •とも
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依
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- •depending on
因って
conjunction
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- •therefore
- •consequently
- •accordingly
- •for that reason
- •よって
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依存
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb • intransitive verb
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- •dependence
- •reliance
- •いぞん
- •いそん
依然
'taru' adjective • adverb taking the 'to' particle • adverb
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- •still
- •as yet
- •as it has been
- •いぜん
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侮辱
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb
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- •insult
- •affront
- •slight
- •contempt (e.g. of court)
- •ぶじょく
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侵す
Godan verb with 'su' ending • transitive verb
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- •to invade
- •to raid
- •to violate (airspace, etc.)
- •to intrude
- •おかす
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侵略
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb • intransitive verb
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- •invasion (e.g. of a country)
- •raid
- •aggression
- •しんりゃく
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便宜
noun (common)
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- •convenience
- •accommodation
- •advantage
- •benefit
- •べんぎ
- •びんぎ
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