Japanese vocabulary organized by JLPT level

Wikipedia JLPT N1 Vocab 1201-1300

This collection contains 100 words.
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adoption; selection; choice
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
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noun
alma mater
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noun
1. Ms (nuance of status); Miss; Madame
noun or verb acting prenominally
2. highbrow (woman); cerebral
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noun
1. dojo (hall used for martial arts training)
2. manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)  (see also: 菩提道場; Buddhist term; abbreviation)
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comedy; funny show
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noun
1. peak; summit; ridge; top
2. back of a blade
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oral
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Most common form: 区劃
division; section; compartment; boundary; area; block
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another meeting; meeting again; reunion
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noun
seal
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to keep; to preserve; to hold; to retain; to maintain; to support; to sustain; to last; to endure; to keep well (food); to wear well; to be durable
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frequent; incessant
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incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness; infidelity
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arbitration; conciliation; mediation
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noun
large amount of money; great cost
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interference; intervention; meddling
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1. supplementation; supplement; replenishment; replenishing; replacement; refilling
2. to replace; to refill; to replenish
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paid subscription (e.g. magazine)
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noun
forestry
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pessimism; disappointment
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noun
iron and steel
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noun
post; managerial position; official position
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noun
cheque; check
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noun, noun (suffix)
liquid; fluid
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debate; discussion
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to be temperate in; to refrain; to abstain; to hold back; to restrain oneself from excessive ...
2. to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number)
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1. fall; tumble; spill; plunge; dive
2. degradation; comedown; demotion; slump
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1. distribution (e.g. films, rice)
2. rationing (e.g. food, gasoline)
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to be based on; to have origin in
2. to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
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confrontation; facing; between ourselves; no third party; tete-a-tete
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noun
channel (e.g. between two land masses); strait
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noun
part; portion; section
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breed; multiply; increase; propagation
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noun
draw (in competition); tie game
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noun, 'suru' verb, transitive verb
forcing (e.g. a vote); carrying out (forcibly); pushing ahead (with); enforcement
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noun
friendship
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1. steering; piloting; flying; control; operation; handling
2. management; handling; control; manipulation
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1. tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
2. synthesizer patch; synthesiser patch
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Most common form: ネジ
noun
1. screw  (see also: 螺旋; often written with kana only)
2. key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
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Most common form: 申し出で
noun
proposal; request; claim; report; notice; offer
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to drop; to lose; to let fall; to shed (light); to cast (one's gaze); to pour in (liquid); to leave behind
2. to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose; to spend money at a certain place; to omit; to leave out; to secretly let escape
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nice; likeable; desirable
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transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay; propagation; conduction
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Most common form: 取り締り
noun
control; management; supervision
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
to decide; to establish; to determine
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optimism
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stillness; repose; standing still  (opposite: 運動)
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Most common form: 組み合せ
noun
combination
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disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
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noun
transition from one epoch to another; change of era  (see also: 画期的)
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noun
fate; destiny; predestination
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Most common form: おかげさまで
expression
(I'm fine) thank you; thanks to you; fortunately; under the gods' shadow  (polite (teineigo) language; often written with kana only)
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maritime; marine transportation
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Most common form: 憎い
1. hateful; abominable; poor-looking; detestable
2. amazing; fantastic; admirable; lovely; wonderful  (often with irony)
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equilibrium; balance
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retaining warmth; keeping heat in; heat insulation
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escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
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private ownership
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taste; palate; sense of taste
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noun
1. government business; official business
2. public; official; governmental
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compelling; serious; severe; acute; earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; keen; fervent; poignant
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noun
root; basis; foundation
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1. duty; sense of duty; honor; honour; decency; courtesy; debt of gratitude; social obligation
2. in-law; relation by marriage
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
sometimes
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outside the area
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mutual; reciprocal; alternate
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noun
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
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instinct
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noun
1. presentiment; premonition; hunch
2. to have a premonition; to have a hunch  (usu. 予感がする)
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'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to feel down (sad)
2. to be in a slump (e.g. business, economy); to be in an unfavourable condition
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1. excuse
2. explanation
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noun
lower house; House of Representatives
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declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. candidacy); pulling out (e.g. race); excusing oneself
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to gather; to collect; to assemble
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noun
public gaze; public notice
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noun
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
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'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to bear; to carry on one's back  (see also: 背負う)
2. to take responsibility for; to accept a duty
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noun
bank clerk  (see also: 銀行員; abbreviation)
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transport; carriage
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savings
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1. payment (taxes, fees, etc.)
2. supply (of goods); delivery
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sexual intercourse
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reaching; attaining; arrival
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Most common form:
noun
1. warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai
2. man in attendance (on a person of high standing); retainer  (archaic; this meaning is restricted to reading さぶらい)
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damage
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1. management; dealing; settlement
2. cleaning up; getting rid of
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threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
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noun
stamp; seal  (see also: 判子)
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inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip; tilt; lean
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noun
the very best
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uniformity; evenness; similarity; equality; impartiality; homogeneity
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noun
1. equality (esp. of status, on equal terms); equivalence
2. equivalent; equal
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Most common form: なぜ
why; how  (often written with kana only)
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corresponding to; being applicable to; relevant to; coming under; falling under; applying to; fulfilling; qualifying as
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1. small build; small stature; petite  (opposite: 大柄)
2. small pattern  (opposite: 大柄)
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noun
source of river; fountainhead
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engaging; pursuing; following (e.g. profession or occupation)  (see also: 携わる)
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
to hasten; to quicken; to expedite; to precipitate; to accelerate
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disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
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