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JLPT N1 Vocabulary List

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幹部(かんぶ)
noun (common)
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  • •management
  • •(executive) staff
  • •leaders
  • •leadership
  • •かんぶ
幽霊(ゆうれい)
noun (common)
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  • •ghost
  • •specter
  • •spectre
  • •apparition
  • •ゆうれい
幾多(いくた)
noun • adverb
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N1Common参考: スーパー大辞林　3.0
  • •many; numerous; a great many
  • •Ikuta (common Japanese surname or place name)
  • •いくた
庁(ちょう)
noun (common) • noun, used as suffix
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  • •government office
  • •agency
  • •board
  • •ちょう
広(ひろ)まる
Godan verb with 'ru' ending • intransitive verb
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  • •to spread
  • •to be propagated
  • •ひろまる
度々(たびたび)
adverb
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  • •often
  • •again and again
  • •over and over again
  • •repeatedly
  • •たびたび
ど忘(わす)れ
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb • intransitive verb
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  • •lapse of memory
  • •(something) slipping one's mind
  • •forgetting for a moment something one knows well
  • •どわすれ
  • •ドわすれ
座標(ざひょう)
noun (common) • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
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  • •coordinate
  • •coordinates
  • •ざひょう
座談会(ざだんかい)
noun (common)
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  • •symposium
  • •round-table discussion
  • •ざだんかい
庶務(しょむ)
noun (common)
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  • •general affairs
  • •しょむ
庶民(しょみん)
noun (common)
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  • •common people
  • •ordinary people
  • •masses
  • •しょみん
廃(すた)れる
Ichidan verb • intransitive verb
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  • •to go out of use
  • •to become obsolete
  • •to die out
  • •to go out of fashion
  • •すたれる
廃棄(はいき)
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb
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  • •disposal
  • •abandonment
  • •scrapping
  • •discarding
  • •はいき
廃止(はいし)
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb
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  • •abolition
  • •discontinuance
  • •discontinuation
  • •repeal
  • •はいし
延(ひ)いては
adverb
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  • •by extension
  • •in turn
  • •by the same token
  • •in addition
  • •ひいては
延(の)べ
noun (common) • prefix
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  • •futures
  • •credit (buying)
  • •stretching
  • •total (preceding counter, unit, etc.)
  • •のべ
建前(たてまえ)
noun (common)
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  • •face
  • •official stance
  • •public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts)
  • •ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
  • •たてまえ
弁償(べんしょう)
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb
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  • •compensation
  • •indemnification
  • •reparation
  • •restitution
  • •べんしょう
弁解(べんかい)
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb
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  • •explanation (e.g. for one's actions)
  • •excuse
  • •justification
  • •defense
  • •べんかい
弁論(べんろん)
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
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  • •discussion
  • •debate
  • •argument
  • •べんろん
弁護(べんご)
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb
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  • •defense
  • •defence
  • •pleading
  • •advocacy
  • •べんご
弄(いじ)る
Godan verb with 'ru' ending • transitive verb
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  • •to finger
  • •to touch
  • •to play with
  • •to fiddle with
  • •いじる
  • •まさぐる
式場(しきじょう)
noun (common)
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  • •ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral)
  • •hall for ceremonies
  • •place of ceremony
  • •しきじょう
弓(ゆみ)
noun (common)
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  • •bow (weapon)
  • •archery
  • •bow (for a violin, etc.)
  • •ゆみ
  • •ゆ
引(ひ)きずる
Godan verb with 'ru' ending • transitive verb
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  • •to drag
  • •to trail
  • •to pull along the ground
  • •to lug
  • •ひきずる
引(ひ)き上(あ)げる
Ichidan verb • transitive verb • intransitive verb
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  • •to pull up
  • •to drag up
  • •to lift up
  • •to increase
  • •ひきあげる
引(ひ)き下(さ)げる
Ichidan verb • transitive verb
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  • •to pull down
  • •to lower
  • •to reduce
  • •to withdraw
  • •ひきさげる
引(ひ)き分(わ)け
noun (common)
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  • •draw (in competition)
  • •tie game
  • •ひきわけ
引(ひ)き取(と)る
verb
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  • •to take back; to collect; to receive (e.g. luggage, a body)
  • •to take someone in; to take charge of; to adopt (e.g. an orphan, a pet)
  • •to leave; to withdraw; to retire from a place
  • •to breathe one's last; to pass away
  • •ひきとる
引(ひ)き受(う)ける
Ichidan verb • transitive verb
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  • •to take on
  • •to undertake
  • •to accept
  • •to take charge of
  • •ひきうける
引(ひ)き起(お)こす
Godan verb with 'su' ending • transitive verb
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  • •to cause
  • •to induce
  • •to bring about
  • •to provoke
  • •ひきおこす
引(ひ)っ掛(か)ける
Ichidan verb • transitive verb
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  • •to hang (something) on (something)
  • •to throw on (clothes)
  • •to hook
  • •to catch
  • •ひっかける
引(ひ)っかく
Godan verb with 'ku' ending • transitive verb
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  • •to scratch
  • •to claw
  • •ひっかく
緩(ゆる)み
noun (common)
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  • •slack
  • •looseness
  • •play
  • •ゆるみ
緩(ゆる)む
Godan verb with 'mu' ending • intransitive verb
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  • •to become loose
  • •to slacken (e.g. rope)
  • •to become less tense
  • •to relax
  • •ゆるむ
弱(じゃく)
suffix • noun (common)
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  • •a little less than
  • •a little under
  • •slightly fewer than
  • •weakness
  • •じゃく
弱(よわ)まる
Godan verb with 'ru' ending • intransitive verb
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  • •to abate
  • •to weaken
  • •to be emaciated
  • •to be dejected
  • •よわまる
弱(よわ)める
Ichidan verb • transitive verb
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  • •to weaken
  • •よわめる
弱(よわ)る
Godan verb with 'ru' ending • intransitive verb
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  • •to weaken
  • •to grow weak
  • •to wane
  • •to decline (of one's health)
  • •よわる
張(は)り紙(がみ)
noun (common)
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  • •paper patch attached to something
  • •paper backing
  • •sticker
  • •label
  • •はりがみ
強(し)いて
adverb
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  • •by force
  • •しいて
強(し)いる
Ichidan verb • transitive verb
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  • •to force
  • •to compel
  • •to coerce
  • •to press
  • •しいる
強(つよ)まる
Godan verb with 'ru' ending • intransitive verb
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  • •to get strong
  • •to gain strength
  • •つよまる
強(つよ)める
Ichidan verb • transitive verb
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  • •to strengthen
  • •to emphasize
  • •to emphasise
  • •つよめる
強制(きょうせい)
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb
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  • •compulsion
  • •coercion
  • •forcing (to do)
  • •enforcement
  • •きょうせい
強烈(きょうれつ)
na-adjective • noun (common)
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  • •strong
  • •intense
  • •severe
  • •きょうれつ
強硬(きょうこう)
na-adjective • noun (common)
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  • •firm
  • •strong
  • •unbending
  • •unyielding
  • •きょうこう
強行(きょうこう)
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb
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  • •forcing (e.g. a vote)
  • •carrying out (forcibly)
  • •pushing ahead (with)
  • •enforcement
  • •きょうこう
強(ね)請(だ)る
Godan verb with 'ru' ending • transitive verb
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  • •to beg
  • •to pester
  • •to plead
  • •to coax
  • •ねだる
弾(はず)む
Godan verb with 'mu' ending • intransitive verb • transitive verb
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  • •to spring
  • •to bound
  • •to bounce
  • •to be stimulated
  • •はずむ