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JLPT N1 Vocabulary — Section 171

Words 3401–3420 of 3463, in the order a vocabulary book lists them.

  1. 3401
    滅(ほろ)ぼす
    Godan verb with 'su' ending
    1. to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin

    人に過剰なまでの対抗心を燃やすのは、結局自分の身を滅ぼすことに繋がります。

    If you're constantly trying to one-up others, you'll only end up harming yourself.

    滅 destroy

  2. 3402
    呆然(ぼうぜん)
    'taru' adjective
    1. dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze

    周りの人は呆然としていた。

    The people around were stunned.

    然 sort of thing

  3. 3403
    ぼつぼつ
    Adverb (fukushi)
    1. 1.gradually; little by little; in a breezy manner
    2. 2.soon; before long
    3. 3.here and there; scattered
  4. 3404
    ぼやく
    Godan verb with 'ku' ending
    1. to grumble; to complain
  5. 3405
    藍褸(ぼろ)
    1. rag; scrap; tattered clothes; fault (esp. in a pretense)

    藍 indigo

  6. 3406
    正(まさ)しく
    Adverb (fukushi)
    1. 1.certainly; surely; undoubtedly; evidently
    2. 2.just; precisely; exactly

    トムは正しくない。

    Tom isn't right.

    正 correct

  7. 3407
    真下(ました)
    Noun
    1. right under; directly below; right beneath

    私の部屋はこの真下です。

    My room is just below.

    真 true下 below

  8. 3408
    跨(また)がる
    1. to extend over or into; to straddle
  9. 3409
    瞬(またた)き
    Noun
    1. 1.blink (of eyes); wink
    2. 2.twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)

    人って、1分間に平均何回瞬きをするの？

    On average, how many times per minute does a person blink?

    瞬 wink

  10. 3410
    纏(まと)まり
    Noun
    1. 1.unity; coherence; consistency; coordination
    2. 2.settlement; conclusion; closure; completion
  11. 3411
    免(まぬか)れる
    Ichidan verb
    1. 1.to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from
    2. 2.to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert; to elude

    無知ゆえに刑罰を免れるということはない。

    Ignorance does not protect against punishment.

    免 excuse

  12. 3412
    間々(まま)
    Adverb (fukushi)
    1. 1.occasionally; now and then; sometimes
    2. 2.Mama

    間 interval

  13. 3413
    鞠(まり)
    Noun
    1. 1.ball (for sport, games, etc.)
    2. 2.kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
    3. 3.Ball (mathematics)

    鞠 ball

  14. 3414
    真(ま)ん前(まえ)
    Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
    1. right in front; just opposite; under the nose

    彼は私の真ん前にすわった。

    He sat right in front of me.

    真 true前 in front

  15. 3415
    真(ま)ん丸(まる)い
    I-adjective (keiyoushi)
    1. perfectly round; perfectly circular

    真 true丸 round

  16. 3416
    三日月(みかずき)
    1. new moon; crescent moon

    足で三日月を踏んでいる。

    I am stepping on the crescent moon with my feet.

    三 three日 day月 month

  17. 3417
    見(み)せ物(もの)
    Noun
    1. 1.misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds
    2. 2.show; exhibition; spectacle; freakshow

    見 see物 thing

  18. 3418
    毟(むし)る
    Godan verb with 'ru' ending
    1. to pluck; to pick; to tear
  19. 3419
    結(むす)び付(つ)ける
    Ichidan verb
    1. 1.to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to join
    2. 2.to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together; to combine

    理論と実際を結び付けるべきだ。

    You should combine theory with practice.

    結 tie付 adhere

  20. 3420
    名産(めいさん)
    Noun
    1. noted product; local specialty

    名 name産 products

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