JLPT N1 nouns — abstract, formal and compound vocabulary · JLPT N1

• 面目めんぼくface, honor, reputation, prestige
• 気質きしつtemperament, disposition, nature
• 節度せつどmoderation, restraint, decorum
• 風采ふうさいappearance, mien, bearing (of a person)
• 汚名おめいstigma, disgrace, dishonor, bad name
• 発想はっそうidea, conception, way of thinking
• 潜在せんざいpotential, latency, dormancy
• 頂点ちょうてんsummit, peak, apex, climax
• 本質ほんしつessence, true nature, substance
• 余地よちroom, margin, scope (for something)
• 前提ぜんていpremise, prerequisite, precondition
• 妄想もうそうdelusion, wild fancy, fantasy
• 顛末てんまつcircumstances, whole story, details (from start to finish)
• 醜聞しゅうぶんscandal, sordid rumor
• 遺憾いかんregret, regrettable, unsatisfactory
• 風土ふうどnatural features, climate and culture (of a region)
• 真髄しんずいessence, quintessence, soul (of an art or discipline)
• 威厳いげんdignity, majesty, gravity
• 報酬ほうしゅうremuneration, reward, compensation
• 潔白けっぱくinnocence, purity, integrity