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JLPT N1 Vocabulary — Section 78

Words 1541–1560 of 3463, in the order a vocabulary book lists them.

  1. 1541
    煙草(たばこ)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.tobacco; cigarette; cigar
    2. 2.tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
    3. 3.Tabaco

    煙草を吸いますか。

    Do you smoke?

    煙 smoke草 grass

  2. 1542
    度々(たびたび)
    Adverb (fukushi)common
    1. often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly

    度々すみません。

    Sorry for asking so many questions.

    度 degrees

  3. 1543
    他方(たほう)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.one (esp. of two); the other; one way; the other way
    2. 2.on the other hand

    一方で彼は私の報告書を賞賛したが、他方ではそれを批判した。

    On one hand he praised my report, but on the other hand he criticized it.

    他 other方 direction

  4. 1544
    多忙(たぼう)
    Nouncommon
    1. being very busy; busyness

    ここ2カ月、多忙を極めた。

    I've been as busy as a bee for the past two months.

    多 many忙 busy

  5. 1545
    偶(たま)に
    Adverb (fukushi)common
    1. occasionally; once in a while; now and then

    偶 accidentally

  6. 1546
    堪(たま)らない
    Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)common
    1. 1.intolerable; unbearable; unendurable
    2. 2.irresistible; tremendous; out of this world
    3. 3.cannot help (doing); cannot but do; anxious to do; cannot get enough of

    うちの息子ね、ナメクジが大好きなの。彼曰く、ナメクジのねばねば、ぬるぬるが堪らないんだって。

    My son really likes slugs. He says they're sticky and slippery, and he finds that fascinating.

    堪 withstand

  7. 1547
    躊躇(ためら)う
    Godan verb with 'u' endingcommon
    1. to hesitate; to waver

    躊躇うものは失敗する。

    He who hesitates is lost.
  8. 1548
    保(たも)つ
    Godan verb with 'tsu' endingcommon
    1. 1.to keep; to preserve; to hold; to retain
    2. 2.to last; to endure; to keep well (food); to wear well

    名声を保つことは難しい。

    It is hard to maintain one's reputation.

    保 protect

  9. 1549
    容易(たやす)い
    I-adjective (keiyoushi)common
    1. easy; simple; light

    容易いことじゃない。

    This isn't easy.

    容 contain易 easy

  10. 1550
    多様(たよう)
    Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)common
    1. diverse; various

    世界は多様な場所です。

    The world is a diverse place.

    多 many様 Esq.

  11. 1551
    弛(たる)む
    Godan verb with 'mu' endingcommon
    1. 1.to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to droop (e.g. loose or flabby skin)
    2. 2.to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
  12. 1552
    垂(た)れる
    Ichidan verbcommon
    1. 1.to hang; to droop; to dangle; to sag
    2. 2.to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to grant; to bestow
    3. 3.to drip; to ooze; to trickle; to drop

    実るほど頭を垂れる稲穂かな。

    The boughs that bear most hang lowest.

    垂 droop

  13. 1553
    単一(たんいつ)
    Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)common
    1. single; simple; sole; individual

    単 simple一 one

  14. 1554
    担架(たんか)
    Nouncommon
    1. stretcher; litter; gurney

    担 shouldering架 erect

  15. 1555
    短歌(たんか)
    Nouncommon
    1. tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem

    詩歌とは、詩や短歌のことです。

    Shika are verses and 31-syllable poems.

    短 short歌 song

  16. 1556
    短気(たんき)
    Nouncommon
    1. short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience

    彼女って短気なのよ。

    She has a hot temper.

    短 short気 spirit

  17. 1557
    探検(たんけん)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.exploration; expedition
    2. 2.Exploration

    私たちは火星を探検しています。

    We are exploring Mars.

    探 grope検 examination

  18. 1558
    短縮(たんしゅく)
    Nouncommon
    1. shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment

    カッコ内の言葉を短縮形にしなさい。

    Put the words in parentheses into abbreviated form.

    短 short縮 shrink

  19. 1559
    箪笥(たんす)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu
    2. 2.Tansu

    大きいクモが箪笥の後ろにいるよ。

    A big spider lives behind the chest of drawers.
  20. 1560
    炭素(たんそ)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.carbon (C)
    2. 2.Carbon

    二酸化炭素は炭酸ガスとも言います。

    Carbon dioxide is also called carbonic gas.

    炭 charcoal素 elementary

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