N1 vocabulary · 2,066
Other
- 何よりなによりabove all; best of all
- ぐっとconsiderably; much (better); with a jerk; firmly
- 極めてきわめてextremely, exceedingly (formal)
- 案の定あんのじょうjust as expected, sure enough (usually of something bad)
- 断然だんぜんby far; absolutely
- 到底とうてい(cannot) possibly; by no means
- 終始しゅうしfrom beginning to end; throughout
- 突如とつじょsuddenly (formal)
- どうにかsomehow; barely
- 恐らくおそらくprobably, most likely (with だろう / でしょう)
- てっきりsurely (I assumed); for certain (but was wrong)
- 即座にそくざにimmediately; on the spot
- 時折ときおりoccasionally
- 丸ごとまるごとwhole; entirely
- 大方おおかたmostly; almost; probably; the majority
- 辛うじてかろうじてbarely; narrowly
- 何となくなんとなくsomehow; vaguely
- がっちりsolidly; sturdily
- ほっとwith relief; relieved
- うんざりfed up; sick and tired of
Politics & law
- 政局せいきょくpolitical situation
- 政変せいへんcoup, change of government
- 施政しせいadministration, governance
- 国政こくせいnational politics, government
- 省庁しょうちょうministries and agencies
- 審議しんぎdeliberation, discussion
- 採決さいけつvote, taking a vote
- 答弁とうべんreply, answer (in the Diet)
- 諮問しもんconsultation, inquiry (to a council)
- 答申とうしんreport (to a minister), recommendation
- 公約こうやくcampaign pledge
- 遊説ゆうぜいcampaign tour, stumping
- 圧勝あっしょうlandslide victory
- 惨敗ざんぱいcrushing defeat
- 内紛ないふんinternal strife, infighting
- 派閥はばつfaction, clique
- 癒着ゆちゃくcollusion, cozy relationship
- 汚職おしょくcorruption, graft
- 賄賂わいろbribe
- 失脚しっきゃくdownfall, losing one's position
- 罷免ひめんdismissal (from office)
- 弾劾だんがいimpeachment
- 是正ぜせいcorrection, rectification
- 抜本的ばっぽんてきdrastic, fundamental
- 撤廃てっぱいabolition, repeal
- 撤回てっかいwithdrawal, retraction
- 発足ほっそくinauguration, launch
- 統括とうかつoverall control, supervision
- 主導しゅどうleadership, initiative
- 覇権はけんhegemony, supremacy
- 譲歩じょうほconcession, compromise
- 国交こっこうdiplomatic relations
- 停戦ていせんceasefire
- 制裁せいさいsanctions
- 亡命ぼうめいexile, defection
- 批准ひじゅんratification
- 侵略しんりゃくinvasion, aggression
- 侵害しんがいinfringement, violation
- 弾圧だんあつoppression, suppression
- 迫害はくがいpersecution
- 原告げんこくplaintiff
- 審理しんりtrial, hearing
- 却下きゃっかrejection, dismissal
- 棄却ききゃくdismissal (of an appeal)
- 勝訴しょうそwinning a lawsuit
- 敗訴はいそlosing a lawsuit
- 判例はんれいjudicial precedent
- 仲裁ちゅうさいarbitration, mediation
- 違憲いけんunconstitutionality
- 合憲ごうけんconstitutionality
- 立証りっしょうproof, establishing (a fact)
- 偽証ぎしょうperjury
- 求刑きゅうけいprosecution's sentencing demand
- 量刑りょうけいsentencing, assessment of penalty
- 実刑じっけいprison sentence actually served (not suspended)
- 減刑げんけいcommutation, reduction of sentence
- 恩赦おんしゃamnesty, pardon
- 仮釈放かりしゃくほうparole
- 冤罪えんざいfalse accusation, wrongful conviction
- 再審さいしんretrial
- 時効じこうstatute of limitations; prescription
- 押収おうしゅうseizure, confiscation (by authorities)
- 摘発てきはつexposure, crackdown, busting
- 拘束こうそくrestraint, detention; binding, tying up (time)
- 遵守じゅんしゅcompliance, observance (of rules)
- 抵触ていしょくconflict (with a law or rule), contravention
- 免責めんせきexemption from liability, disclaimer
- 法規ほうきlaws and regulations
- 管轄かんかつjurisdiction, having authority over
- 公布こうふpromulgation, official proclamation
Economy & finance
- 財政ざいせいpublic finance, fiscal affairs
- 歳入さいにゅうannual revenue (of a government)
- 歳出さいしゅつannual expenditure (of a government)
- 国債こくさいgovernment bond
- 債務さいむdebt, liabilities, obligation to pay
- 債権さいけんcredit, claim (financial right to be paid)
- 融通ゆうずうaccommodation, lending (money); flexibility, adaptability
- 金融緩和きんゆうかんわmonetary easing
- 引き締めひきしめtightening (monetary or budgetary)
- 利回りりまわりyield, rate of return (on an investment)
- 元本がんぽんprincipal (of a loan or investment)
- 担保たんぽcollateral, security; guaranteeing (something)
- 抵当ていとうmortgage, hypothec
- 償還しょうかんredemption, repayment (of bonds or debt)
- 為替相場かわせそうばexchange rate, foreign exchange market rate
- 変動へんどうfluctuation, change, variation
- 財源ざいげんsource of revenue, funding source
- 暴落ぼうらくcrash, sharp fall (in price)
- 急騰きゅうとうsudden rise, surge, jump (in price)
- 低迷ていめいslump, stagnation at a low level
- 不振ふしんslump, poor performance, being off form
- 停滞ていたいstagnation, standstill, being held up
- 持ち直すもちなおすto recover, to rally, to take a turn for the better
- 回復基調かいふくきちょうrecovery trend, an underlying trend of recovery
- 好転こうてんa turn for the better, improvement
- 採算さいさんprofitability, making ends meet on a business
- 税収ぜいしゅうtax revenue
- 粗利あらりgross profit, gross margin
- 減益げんえきdecrease in profit
- 増収ぞうしゅうincrease in revenue
- 赤字転落あかじてんらくfalling into the red
- 破綻はたんcollapse, bankruptcy, failure
- 清算せいさんliquidation, settlement
- 再建さいけんreconstruction, rebuilding
- 統合とうごうintegration, merger
- 提携ていけいtie-up, partnership
- 出資しゅっしinvestment, financing
- 投機とうきspeculation
- 先物さきものfutures
- 換金かんきんcashing, converting to money
- 時価じかmarket value, current price
- 含み益ふくみえきunrealized gain
- 損益そんえきprofit and loss
- 帳簿ちょうぼaccount book, ledger
- 監査かんさaudit
- 粉飾ふんしょくwindow dressing, cooking the books
- 脱税だつぜいtax evasion
- 申告しんこくdeclaration, filing (tax)
- 控除こうじょdeduction
- 補助金ほじょきんsubsidy
- 助成じょせいassistance, grant
- 是正措置ぜせいそちcorrective measure
- 需給じゅきゅうsupply and demand
- 寡占かせんoligopoly
- 談合だんごうbid-rigging, collusion
- 入札にゅうさつbidding, tender
- 落札らくさつwinning a bid
- 内需ないじゅdomestic demand
- 参入さんにゅうentry (into a market)
- 撤退てったいwithdrawal, pullout