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JLPT N1 Vocabulary List

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展示(てんじ)
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb
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  • exhibition
  • display
  • てんじ
屡々(しばしば)
adverb
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  • often
  • again and again
  • frequently
  • repeatedly
  • しばしば
履歴(りれき)
noun (common)
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  • personal history
  • background
  • career
  • log
  • りれき
山岳(さんがく)
noun (common)
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  • mountain chain
  • mountains
  • さんがく
(やま)()
noun (common)
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  • mountain range
  • mountain belt
  • やまなみ
山腹(さんぷく)
noun (common)
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  • hillside
  • mountainside
  • さんぷく
屹度(きっと)
adverb
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  • surely
  • undoubtedly
  • almost certainly
  • most likely (e.g. 90 percent)
  • きっと
  • キッと
岩石(がんせき)
noun (common)
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  • rock
  • がんせき
(みね)
noun (common)
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  • peak
  • summit
  • ridge
  • top
  • みね
崇拝(すうはい)
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb
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  • worship
  • adoration
  • admiration
  • cult
  • すうはい
(がけ)
noun (common)
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  • cliff
  • precipice
  • precipice
  • brink of a dangerous situation
  • がけ
崩壊(ほうかい)
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • intransitive verb
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N1CommonPhys.
  • collapse
  • crumbling
  • breaking down
  • caving in
  • ほうかい
(かさ)
Godan verb with 'mu' ending • intransitive verb
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  • to mount up
  • to pile up
  • to accumulate
  • to increase
  • かさむ
(かさ)()
Godan verb with 'ru' ending • intransitive verb
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  • to be bulky
  • to be unwieldy
  • to grow voluminous
  • かさばる
工作(こうさく)
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb
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  • handicraft
  • work
  • construction
  • manufacturing
  • こうさく
工学(こうがく)
noun (common)
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  • engineering
  • こうがく
(ひだ)(りき)
noun (common) • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
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N1Common
  • left-handedness
  • left-handed person
  • left-hander
  • fondness for alcohol
  • ひだりきき
(さよ)()
interjection
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N1Common
  • farewell
  • adieu
  • goodbye
  • so long
  • さようなら
  • サヨウナラ
  • さよーなら
  • サヨーナラ
然程(さほど)
adverb
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  • (not) so
  • (not) particularly
  • (not) very
  • (not) that much
  • さほど
(たく)
na-adjective • noun (common)
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  • skillful
  • adroit
  • dexterous
  • masterful
  • たくみ
巧妙(こうみょう)
na-adjective • noun (common)
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  • ingenious
  • skillful
  • clever
  • deft
  • こうみょう
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  • big;large;great
()()
Godan verb with 'su' ending • transitive verb
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  • to hold out
  • to extend (e.g. a hand)
  • to present
  • to submit
  • さしだす
()()
Godan verb with 'ku' ending • transitive verb • intransitive verb
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  • to deduct
  • to take away
  • to dock
  • to discount
  • さしひく
()()
Godan verb with 'ru' ending • intransitive verb
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  • to come near (to)
  • to approach
  • to be on the verge of
  • to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.)
  • さしかかる
()(つか)
Ichidan verb • intransitive verb
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  • to interfere (with)
  • to hinder
  • to be hindered (from doing)
  • to become impeded
  • さしつかえる
差異(さい)
noun (common)
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  • difference
  • disparity
  • gap
  • さい
差額(さがく)
noun (common)
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  • balance
  • difference (in price, cost)
  • margin
  • さがく
(まき)
noun (common)
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  • roll (e.g. of cloth)
  • winding (e.g. watch)
  • volume (of book)
  • speeding up
  • まき
市街(しがい)
noun (common) • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
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  • urban areas
  • the streets
  • town
  • city
  • しがい
布告(ふこく)
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb
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  • edict
  • ordinance
  • proclamation
  • ふこく
布巾(ふきん)
noun (common)
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  • dish towel
  • tea towel
  • dishcloth
  • ふきん
()
Ichidan verb • transitive verb
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  • to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.)
  • to carry
  • to bear
  • to be entrusted with (a mission)
  • おびる
帰京(ききょう)
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • intransitive verb
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  • returning (home) to Tokyo
  • returning to the capital
  • ききょう
(ちょう)
noun (common)
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  • book
  • register
  • ちょう
()(もの)
noun (common)
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  • things dried in the sun (esp. clothes, dyed cloth, etc.)
  • ほしもの
干渉(かんしょう)
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • intransitive verb
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  • interference
  • intervention
  • meddling
  • かんしょう
(ひら)
i-adjective
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  • flat
  • even
  • level
  • plain (language, words, etc.)
  • ひらたい
平常(へいじょう)
noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' • noun (common)
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  • normal
  • usual
  • ordinary
  • everyday
  • へいじょう
平方(へいほう)
noun (common)
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  • square (e.g. metre)
  • へいほう
平行(へいこう)
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • intransitive verb • na-adjective • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
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  • parallelism
  • running parallel (to, with)
  • running concurrently
  • occurring at the same time
  • へいこう
年号(ねんごう)
noun (common)
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  • name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa)
  • Japanese era name
  • ねんごう
(とし)()
noun (common) • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
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N1CommonSumo
  • old person
  • elderly person
  • senior citizen
  • trustee of the Japan Sumo Association
  • としより
年生(ねんせい)
suffix
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  • nth-year student
  • nth-year pupil
  • ねんせい
年輪(ねんりん)
noun (common)
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  • annual tree ring
  • growth ring
  • experience in life
  • ねんりん
年鑑(ねんかん)
noun (common)
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  • yearbook
  • almanac
  • annual
  • ねんかん
年長(ねんちょう)
noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' • na-adjective • noun (common)
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  • senior
  • older
  • third-year kindergarten student
  • ねんちょう
年頃(としごろ)
noun (common) • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' • adverb
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  • approximate age
  • apparent age
  • marriageable age (esp. of a woman)
  • age of maturity
  • としごろ
(みき)
noun (common)
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  • (tree) trunk
  • (arrow) shaft
  • (tool) handle
  • backbone
  • みき
  • かん
幹線(かんせん)
noun (common) • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
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  • main line
  • trunk line
  • かんせん