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JLPT N1 VocabularySection 131

Words 2601–2620 of 3463, in the order a vocabulary book lists them.

  1. 2601
    有望(ゆうぼう)
    Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)common
    1. promising; hopeful; full of promise

    彼は前途有望な青年だ。

    He is a promising young man.

    possess ambition

  2. 2602
    遊牧(ゆうぼく)
    Nouncommon
  3. 2603
    夕焼(ゆうや)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
    2. 2.Afterglow

    きれいな夕焼けだよ!

    What a beautiful sunset!

    evening bake

  4. 2604
    有力(ゆうりょく)
    Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)common
    1. 1.influential; prominent; leading
    2. 2.strong; powerful; likely; plausible

    彼は政界の有力者だ。

    He is an influence in politics.

    possess power

  5. 2605
    幽霊(ゆうれい)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.ghost; specter; spectre; apparition
    2. 2.Yūrei

    幽霊って信じる?

    Do you believe in ghosts?

    seclude spirits

  6. 2606
    誘惑(ゆうわく)
    Nouncommon
    1. temptation; allurement; lure; enticement

    蛇がイヴを誘惑した。

    The serpent tempted Eve.

    entice beguile

  7. 2607
    ()さぶる
    Godan verb with 'ru' endingcommon
    1. 1.to shake; to jolt; to rock; to swing
    2. 2.to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to shock; to upset
    3. 3.to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)

    ラブソングは私の心を揺さぶる。

    Love songs move me.

    swing

  8. 2608
    ()でる
    Ichidan verbcommon
    1. 1.to boil (something in hot water)
    2. 2.to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
    3. 3.Boiling

    茹でるのとぐつぐつ煮るのって何が違うの?

    What's the difference between boiling and simmering?
  9. 2609
    ゆとり
    Nouncommon
    1. elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve

    私には新車を買うゆとりは無い。

    I can't afford to buy a new car.
  10. 2610
    指差(ゆびさ)
    Godan verb with 'su' endingcommon
    1. to point at

    人を指差すのは失礼だよ。

    It's not polite to point at others.

    finger distinction

  11. 2611
    (ゆみ)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.bow (weapon)
    2. 2.archery
    3. 3.bow (for a violin, etc.)

    この弓は張りが強いです。

    This bow has a strong draw.

    bow

  12. 2612
    ()らぐ
    Godan verb with 'gu' endingcommon
    1. 1.to swing; to sway; to shake; to tremble
    2. 2.to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable

    swing

  13. 2613
    (ゆる)
    Godan verb with 'mu' endingcommon
    1. 1.to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope)
    2. 2.to become less tense; to relax; to let one's guard down
    3. 3.to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax

    普通ネジはね、のの字に回すと締まって、のの字の反対に回すと緩むんだよ。

    Normal screws when turned clockwise will tighten and when turned anti-clockwise will loosen.

    slacken

  14. 2614
    (ゆる)める
    Ichidan verbcommon
    1. 1.to loosen; to slacken
    2. 2.to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relieve (tension)
    3. 3.to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions); to loosen (control)

    slacken

  15. 2615
    (ゆる)やか
    Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)common
    1. 1.loose; slack
    2. 2.gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed)
    3. 3.lenient; liberal; lax

    その道は緩やかに西にカーブしている。

    The road curves gently towards the west.

    slacken

  16. 2616
    ()
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.world; society; public
    2. 2.life; lifetime
    3. 3.age; era; period; epoch

    余計なお世話だ。

    It's none of your business.

    generation

  17. 2617
    ()
    I-adjective (keiyoushi)common
    1. 1.good; excellent; fine; nice
    2. 2.sufficient; enough; ready; prepared
    3. 3.profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

    トムは格好いい。

    Tom is cool.

    fond

  18. 2618
    要因(よういん)
    Nouncommon
    1. main cause; primary factor

    たくさんの要因が存在する。

    There are many factors.

    need cause

  19. 2619
    溶液(ようえき)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.solution (liquid)
    2. 2.Solution

    melt fluid

  20. 2620
    用件(ようけん)
    Nouncommon
    1. business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed

    ご用件は伺っておりますか?

    Are you being waited on?

    utilize affair

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