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JLPT N1 core vocabulary (page 2)
939 words
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せかす
せかす
to hurry (someone); to rush
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先方
せんぽう
the other party
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絶滅
ぜつめつ
extinction; to wipe out
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損失
そんしつ
loss
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存続
そんぞく
continuation; survival
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多岐
たき
diverse; wide-ranging
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巧み
たくみ
skillful; clever; technique
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携わる
たずさわる
to be engaged in; to be involved in
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漂う
ただよう
to drift; to float; to hang (in the air)
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妥協
だきょう
compromise, giving in
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緻密
ちみつ
fine; precise; meticulous
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直面
ちょくめん
to face; to confront
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陳列
ちんれつ
display; exhibition
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募る
つのる
to grow stronger (feeling); to recruit
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貫く
つらぬく
to run through; to carry through; to stick to
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手がかり
てがかり
clue; lead; handhold
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手際
てぎわ
skill; handling; performance
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手配
てはい
arrangement; preparation; police search for a suspect
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特産
とくさん
local specialty
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遂げる
とげる
to accomplish; to carry out; to undergo (change)
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唱える
となえる
to recite; to chant; to advocate
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戸惑う
とまどう
to be bewildered
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にぎわう
にぎわう
to be lively, bustling
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乗り出す
のりだす
to set out; to take up; to lean forward
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派
は
faction; school (suffix 〜派)
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配属
はいぞく
assignment (to a department); to assign
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迫力
はくりょく
impact; force; intensity
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励む
はげむ
to work hard; to strive
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破損
はそん
damage; breakage
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華やか
はなやか
gorgeous; brilliant; glamorous
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幅広い
はばひろい
wide; broad; extensive
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繁殖
はんしょく
breeding; proliferation
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抜群
ばつぐん
outstanding; exceptional
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潜む
ひそむ
to lurk; to lie hidden
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人手
ひとで
hands, workers; labor; (other people's) help
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頻繁
ひんぱん
frequent
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不況
ふきょう
recession; slump
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復旧
ふっきゅう
restoration; recovery
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赴任
ふにん
taking up a new post
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不備
ふび
flaw; deficiency
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保留
ほりゅう
putting on hold; reservation
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滅びる
ほろびる
to perish; to be ruined
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見合わせる
みあわせる
to postpone; to refrain from; to exchange glances
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見かける
みかける
to happen to see; to catch sight of
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目まぐるしい
めまぐるしい
dizzyingly fast; rapidly changing
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目安
めやす
guide; yardstick; rough target
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面識
めんしき
acquaintance
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もろい
もろい
brittle; fragile; soft-hearted
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和らぐ
やわらぐ
to soften; to ease
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誘致
ゆうち
attracting (business, a facility); inviting
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要請
ようせい
request; demand
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要望
ようぼう
request; wish; demand
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連携
れんけい
cooperation; collaboration
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割り当てる
わりあてる
to allot; to assign
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キャリア
キャリア
career; (also) career-track civil servant
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コンパクト
コンパクト
compact; (cosmetic) compact
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ストレート
ストレート
straight; direct
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スポット
スポット
spot; place; spotlight
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ニュアンス
ニュアンス
nuance; shade of meaning
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ノウハウ
ノウハウ
know-how
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バックアップ
バックアップ
backup; support
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メカニズム
メカニズム
mechanism
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レイアウト
レイアウト
layout
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呆れる
あきれる
to be appalled; to be dumbfounded (often with disapproval)
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あたかも
あたかも
as if; just as though
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扱い
あつかい
handling; treatment; operation
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跡
あと
trace; mark; remains; scar
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危うい
あやうい
dangerous; precarious
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在り方
ありかた
the way something should be; state of being
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暗黙
あんもく
tacit; unspoken
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意気
いき
spirit; drive
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生き延びる
いきのびる
to survive
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以後
いご
after; since (then); from now on
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遺跡
いせき
ruins; remains
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依存
いそん
dependence; to depend on
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いたずら
いたずら
prank; mischief; practical joke
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一目
いちもく
a glance; a stone (in go); 一目置く: to acknowledge someone's superiority
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一覧
いちらん
list; overview; at-a-glance table
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一貫
いっかん
consistency; throughout
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営み
いとなみ
activity; pursuit; the business of living
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営む
いとなむ
to run (a business); to carry on
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異動
いどう
transfer (of position); reshuffle
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挑む
いどむ
to challenge; to take on
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意味合い
いみあい
implication; nuance
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色合い
いろあい
tint; shade; coloring
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打ち出す
うちだす
to put forward (a policy); to beat out; to shoot out
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運搬
うんぱん
transport; carrying
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影響力
えいきょうりょく
influence
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江戸時代
えどじだい
Edo period (1603-1868)
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演出
えんしゅつ
direction (of a play); production; staging
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大いに
おおいに
greatly; very much
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置き換える
おきかえる
to replace; to put in other terms
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雄
おす
male (animal)
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恐れ入る
おそれいる
to be sorry to trouble; to be humbled; to be amazed
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陥る
おちいる
to fall into; to sink into (a state)
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思い当たる
おもいあたる
to think of; to remember; to recall a likely cause
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思い知る
おもいしる
to be made to realize; to learn the hard way
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蚊
か
mosquito
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改装
かいそう
renovation
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介入
かいにゅう
intervention; interference
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