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JLPT N1 Vocabulary — Section 42

Words 821–840 of 3463, in the order a vocabulary book lists them.

  1. 821
    工作(こうさく)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.handicraft
    2. 2.work; construction; manufacturing
    3. 3.maneuvering; manoeuvring

    自由工作って好き？

    Do you like arts and crafts?

    工 craft作 make

  2. 822
    耕作(こうさく)
    Nouncommon
    1. cultivation; farming

    ３００年間、彼らは周囲の土地を耕作してきた。

    For three hundred years they have farmed the surrounding land.

    耕 till作 make

  3. 823
    鉱山(こうざん)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.mine (ore)
    2. 2.Kouzan

    ２年間、鉱山作業員だったんだ。

    I was a miner for two years.

    鉱 mineral山 mountain

  4. 824
    講習(こうしゅう)
    Nouncommon
    1. short course; training

    夏期講習とか始まってるのかな？

    I wonder if summer classes and things like that are starting up.

    講 lecture習 learn

  5. 825
    交渉(こうしょう)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.negotiations; bargaining; discussions; talks
    2. 2.connection; relationship; relations; dealings
    3. 3.Negotiation

    交渉が不成立に終わった。

    The negotiations fell through.

    交 mingle渉 ford

  6. 826
    行進(こうしん)
    Nouncommon
    1. march; parade

    彼らはパリの通りをパレードで行進した。

    They marched in a parade through the streets of Paris.

    行 going進 advance

  7. 827
    香辛料(こうしんりょう)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.spice; spices; condiment
    2. 2.Spice

    好きな香辛料は？

    What's your favorite spice?

    香 incense辛 spicy料 fee

  8. 828
    控除(こうじょ)
    Nouncommon
    1. subtraction; deduction (e.g. of tax)

    税務署は控除を認めた。

    The tax agent allowed the deduction.

    控 withdraw除 exclude

  9. 829
    向上(こうじょう)
    Nouncommon
    1. elevation; rise; improvement; advancement

    トムには向上心がない。

    Tom has no ambition.

    向 yonder上 above

  10. 830
    降水(こうすい)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.rainfall; precipitation
    2. 2.Precipitation (meteorology)

    アメダスによればこの３日間で村の降水量は１２００ミリを超えた。

    According to AMeDAS, the amount of precipitation in the village has exceeded 1,200 mm in three days.

    降 descend水 water

  11. 831
    洪水(こうずい)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.flood; flooding
    2. 2.Flood

    堤防が洪水を防いだ。

    The levee kept the floodwater back.

    洪 deluge水 water

  12. 832
    公然(こうぜん)
    Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'common
    1. open; public; official; overt

    公 public然 sort of thing

  13. 833
    抗争(こうそう)
    Nouncommon
    1. rivalry; feud; conflict; dispute

    抗 confront争 contend

  14. 834
    構想(こうそう)
    Nouncommon
    1. plan; plot; idea; conception

    人に聞いた話をヒントに新たな構想を練る。

    I listen to what people say to get hints for developing new ideas.

    構 posture想 idea

  15. 835
    拘束(こうそく)
    Nouncommon
    1. restriction; restraint; binding; constraint

    この誓約書には法的拘束力はありません。

    This written pledge is not legally binding.

    拘 arrest束 bundle

  16. 836
    後退(こうたい)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.retreat; falling back; moving backwards; reversing
    2. 2.recession; waning
    3. 3.backspace (key)

    あいつ、おでこが広いだけだって言ってるけどさ、要は生え際が後退してるってことだろ。

    That guy said he had a wide, prominent forehead, but in fact, his hairline is receding.

    後 behind退 retreat

  17. 837
    光沢(こうたく)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.brilliance; polish; lustre; luster
    2. 2.Lustre (mineralogy)

    光沢紙がいいな。

    I like glossy paper.

    光 ray沢 swamp

  18. 838
    公団(こうだん)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.public corporation
    2. 2.public housing

    公 public団 group

  19. 839
    好調(こうちょう)
    Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)common
    1. favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory

    これまでになく絶好調です。

    I've never been better.

    好 fond調 tune

  20. 840
    口頭(こうとう)
    Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'common
    1. oral; verbal; spoken; parol

    彼は口頭試験を受けた。

    He took an oral examination.

    口 mouth頭 head

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