JLPT N1 Vocabulary List

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撃(う)ち込(こ)む

godan verb • transitive verb

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N1Common参考: スーパー大辞林　3.0

•to shoot into; to fire into (a target or enemy position)
•to devote oneself to; to throw oneself into; to concentrate on
•to drive in; to hammer in (a nail, wedge, etc.)

•うちこむ
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打(う)ち付(つ)ける

Ichidan verb • transitive verb

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•to nail (to something)
•to nail down
•to fasten (to)
•to drive (a nail; into)

•うちつける
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打撃(だげき)

noun (common)

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•blow
•shock
•strike
•damage

•だげき
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打開(だかい)

noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb

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•break in the deadlock

•だかい

扱(あつか)い

noun (common) • noun, used as suffix

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•treatment
•service
•dealing (with)
•handling

•あつかい
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扶養(ふよう)

noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb

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•support (e.g. of one's dependents)
•maintenance

•ふよう
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承諾(しょうだく)

noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb

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•consent
•approval
•acceptance
•agreement

•しょうだく
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義(ぎ)

noun • suffix

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N1Common参考: スーパー大辞林　3.0

•righteousness; justice; morality; honor
•meaning; significance (of a word)
•ceremony; rite; ritual (as 儀)
•skill; technique (as 技)

•ぎ
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技能(ぎのう)

noun (common)

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•technical skill
•ability
•capacity

•ぎのう
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把握(はあく)

noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb

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•grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.)
•understanding
•control
•hold

•はあく
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抑制(よくせい)

noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb

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•control
•restraint
•suppression
•constraint

•よくせい
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抑圧(よくあつ)

noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb

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•check
•restraint
•oppression
•suppression

•よくあつ
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抓(つね)る

Godan verb with 'ru' ending • transitive verb

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•to pinch
•to nip

•つねる
•つめる

投(な)げ出(だ)す

Godan verb with 'su' ending • transitive verb

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•to throw down
•to throw out
•to stretch out (one's legs)
•to abandon

•なげだす
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投入(とうにゅう)

noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb

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•throwing in
•inserting
•depositing (e.g. a ballot)
•investment

•とうにゅう
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投資(とうし)

noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb • intransitive verb

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•investment

•とうし

抗争(こうそう)

noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • intransitive verb

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•rivalry
•feud
•conflict
•dispute

•こうそう
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抗議(こうぎ)

noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb • intransitive verb • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

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•protest
•objection

•こうぎ
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折(お)り返(かえ)す

Godan verb with 'su' ending • transitive verb

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•to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.)
•to fold back (e.g. page)
•to turn back
•to double back

•おりかえす
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折衷(せっちゅう)

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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•compromise
•cross
•blending
•eclecticism

•せっちゅう
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抜(ぬ)かす

Godan verb with 'su' ending • transitive verb

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•to omit
•to leave out
•to skip
•to overtake

•ぬかす
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抜(ぬ)け出(だ)す

Godan verb with 'su' ending • intransitive verb

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•to slip out
•to sneak away
•to break free
•to get through (a difficult situation)

•ぬけだす
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押(お)さえる

Ichidan verb • transitive verb

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•to pin down
•to hold down
•to press down
•to hold in place

•おさえる
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押(お)し寄(よ)せる

Ichidan verb • intransitive verb

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•to advance on
•to close in
•to march on
•to descend on (the enemy)

•おしよせる
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押(お)し込(こ)む

Godan verb with 'mu' ending • intransitive verb • transitive verb

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•to push into
•to cram into
•to stuff into
•to crowd into

•おしこむ
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抽選(ちゅうせん)

noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • intransitive verb

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•lottery
•raffle
•drawing (of lots)

•ちゅうせん
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担(にな)う

Godan verb with 'u' ending • transitive verb

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•to carry on one's shoulder
•to shoulder
•to bear
•to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.)

•になう
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担架(たんか)

noun (common)

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•stretcher
•litter
•gurney

•たんか
•タンカ
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攫(さら)う

Godan verb with 'u' ending • transitive verb

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•to carry off
•to run away with
•to sweep away
•to snatch

•さらう
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拒否(きょひ)

noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb

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•refusal
•rejection
•denial
•veto

•きょひ
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拒絶(きょぜつ)

noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb

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•refusal
•rejection

•きょぜつ
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拗(こじ)れる

Ichidan verb • intransitive verb

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•to get complicated
•to grow worse
•to turn sour

•こじれる
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拘束(こうそく)

noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb

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•restriction
•restraint
•binding
•constraint

•こうそく
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招(まね)き

noun (common)

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•invitation

•まねき

拝借(はいしゃく)

noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb

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•borrowing

•はいしゃく

拝啓(はいけい)

noun (common)

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•Dear (so and so)
•Dear Sir
•Dear Madam
•To Whom It May Concern

•はいけい
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拡散(かくさん)

noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • intransitive verb

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•spreading
•disseminating
•scattering
•diffusion (of light, gas)

•かくさん
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拵(こしら)える

Ichidan verb • transitive verb

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•to make
•to manufacture

•こしらえる
•こさえる

持(も)ち

noun (common) • noun, used as suffix

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•having
•holding
•possessing
•owning

•もち
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持(も)ちきり

noun (common)

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•hot topic
•talk of the town

•もちきり
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持(も)てる

Ichidan verb • intransitive verb • noun or verb acting prenominally

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•to be able to possess (hold, get, etc.)
•to be well liked
•to be popular
•to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.)

•もてる
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持(も)て成(な)す

Godan verb with 'su' ending • transitive verb

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•to treat (a guest)
•to receive
•to entertain
•to be hospitable to

•もてなす
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持続(じぞく)

noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb • intransitive verb

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•continuation
•persisting
•lasting
•sustaining

•じぞく
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指令(しれい)

noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb

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•order
•directive
•instructions
•command

•しれい
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指図(さしず)

noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb

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•directions
•instructions
•orders
•command

•さしず
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指(ゆび)差(さ)す

Godan verb with 'su' ending • transitive verb

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•to point at

•ゆびさす

指揮(しき)

noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb

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•command
•direction
•supervision
•conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)

•しき
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指摘(してき)

noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb

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•pointing out
•identification

•してき
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指示(しじ)

noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb

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•indication
•denotation
•designation
•instructions

•しじ
•しし
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挑(いど)む

verb • godan verb

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N1Common参考: 明鏡国語辞典　第一版

•to challenge; to throw down the gauntlet; to pick a fight with
•to tackle; to take on (a challenge); to attempt
•to make advances toward; to make a pass at

•いどむ
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