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JLPT N1 Vocabulary — Section 17

Words 321–340 of 3463, in the order a vocabulary book lists them.

  1. 321
    大人(おとな)しい
    I-adjective (keiyoushi)common
    1. 1.gentle; quiet; mild; meek
    2. 2.quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober

    生意気に見えるのは君が彼をそう振る舞わさせているからだ。彼は普段は大人しい男だよ。

    He just seems cocky because you make him be like that. He's usually pretty meek.

    大 large人 person

  2. 322
    衰(おとろ)える
    Ichidan verbcommon
    1. to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate

    人間は年を取るにつれて、体力が衰える。

    As humans age, their physical strength declines.

    衰 decline

  3. 323
    おどおど
    Adverb (fukushi)common
    1. timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)

    彼女の前に出るときまっておどおどする。

    I always get nervous in her presence.
  4. 324
    脅(おど)かす
    Godan verb with 'su' endingcommon
    1. 1.to threaten; to menace; to intimidate
    2. 2.to startle; to frighten; to scare

    脅 threaten

  5. 325
    脅(おど)す
    Godan verb with 'su' endingcommon
    1. to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)

    対戦相手を脅すという彼のやり方を彼らは気に入らなかった。

    They did not like the way he threatened his opponents.

    脅 threaten

  6. 326
    驚(おどろ)き
    Nouncommon
    1. surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement

    嬉しい驚きでした。

    I was pleasantly surprised.

    驚 wonder

  7. 327
    お願(ねが)いします
    Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)common
    1. please

    修理お願いします。

    Please fix this.

    願 petition

  8. 328
    各(おのおの)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.each
    2. 2.you (plural)

    これは各駅停車です。

    This is just the milk run.

    各 each

  9. 329
    自(おの)ずから
    Adverb (fukushi)common
    1. naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord

    自 oneself

  10. 330
    お早(はよ)う
    common
    1. good morning

    なぜ、早くないのに、「お早う」というのでしょう？

    Why does one say "Good day" when the day is not good?

    早 early

  11. 331
    お祖母(ばあ)さん
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.grandmother
    2. 2.old woman; female senior citizen

    お祖母さんの昔話は耳にたこができるほど聞かされた。

    I've heard my grandma's stories so often that I'm heartily sick of them.

    祖 ancestor母 mother

  12. 332
    怯(おび)える
    Ichidan verbcommon
    1. to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
  13. 333
    夥(おびただ)しい
    I-adjective (keiyoushi)common
    1. large number; innumerable; great many; immense

    母は夥しい喀血をして死にました。

    Mother had a large lung hemorrhage and died.
  14. 334
    帯(お)びる
    Ichidan verbcommon
    1. 1.to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to bear
    2. 2.to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to take on
    3. 3.to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of; to be tinged with

    帯 sash

  15. 335
    覚(おぼ)え
    Nouncommon
    1. memory; sense; experience

    覚えていますか。

    Do you remember?

    覚 memorize

  16. 336
    御負(おま)け
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.something thrown in (with a purchase); something extra; free gift; freebie
    2. 2.(giving a) discount; price reduction
    3. 3.addition; embellishment (e.g. to a story)

    御 honorable負 defeat

  17. 337
    お巡(まわ)りさん
    Nouncommon
    1. police officer

    お巡りさんに聞け！

    Ask a policeman!

    巡 patrol

  18. 338
    お襁褓(むつ)
    Nouncommon
    1. diaper; nappy
  19. 339
    面(おも)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.face
    2. 2.surface
    3. 3.mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)

    面 mask

  20. 340
    思(おも)い付(つ)き
    Nouncommon
    1. idea; plan; fancy; impulse

    思 think付 adhere

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