Vocabulary list for JLPT N2
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Common word
expression, adjective
1.
there's no (other) way
2.
cannot be helped, unavoidable, inevitable, (there's) nothing one can do, having no choice
3.
it's no use (doing), pointless, useless, no good, insufficient, not enough(oft. as 〜てもしょうがない)
4.
hopeless (person), annoying, troublesome, awful
5.
cannot stand it, unbearable, cannot help (doing, feeling), dying (to do)(as 〜てしょうがない or 〜でしょうがない)
Other readings:
仕様がない【しようがない】
、しようが無い【しようがない】
、仕様が無い【しょうがない】
、仕様が無い【しようがない】
、しょうが無い【しょうがない】
noun
1.
ascent, climbing, ascending (path), climb
2.
no-adjective, noun
3.
upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
Other readings:
登り【のぼり】
、昇り【のぼり】
Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
•
to creep, to crawl
See also:爬行
Other readings:
匍う【はう】
、延う【はう】
、爬う【はう】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to scratch(usually kana)
2.
to perspire
See also:汗をかく
3.
to shovel, to paddle
Other readings:
かく《搔く》
na-adjective, noun
1.
obedient, meek, docile, unaffected
2.
honest, frank, upfront (about one's feelings)
noun, no-adjective
1.
east and west
2.
Orient and Occident, East and West
expression
3.
Ladies and Gentlemen!, Your attention, please!, roll-up, roll-up(abbreviation)(only relevant for とうざい)
See also:東西東西
Other readings:
東西【ひがしにし】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun
•
adjectival noun (in Japanese), quasi-adjective, nominal adjective, na-, taru-, nari- or tari-adjective(linguistics)
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
•
to deepen, to heighten, to intensify
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
confluence (of rivers), merge (of traffic), conflux, junction, joining
2.
union (e.g. of forces), linking up, merging, coming together
adjective
1.
suspicious, dubious, questionable, dodgy, shady, fishy
2.
doubtful, unsure, uncertain, unlikely, implausible
3.
untrustworthy, unreliable, clumsy, awkward, shaky, poor
4.
strange, weird, eerie, spooky, uncanny
5.
ominous (e.g. weather), threatening, dangerous (e.g. financial situation), uncertain
6.
suspicious (of a potential amorous relation)
7.
expression
1.
first, firstly, first of all, to begin with, in the beginning, at the beginning
2.
Introduction, Preface(usually kana)(as section heading of a book, etc.)
All readings:
初めに【はじめに】
、始めに【はじめに】
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
diagnosis, medical examination
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature), to let cool
2.
to dampen, to throw a damper on, to spoil
adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
•
in a lively way, vividly, freshly, animatedly, actively, energetically
Other readings:
活き活き【いきいき】
na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
1.
pure white
2.
blank (e.g. mind, paper)
Other readings:
まっ白【まっしろ】
、真白【まっしろ】
、真白【ましろ】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun
1.
radio wave, reception, signal(only relevant for でんぱ)
noun, na-adjective
2.
Other readings:
デムパ
、デンパ
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be transparent, to be see-through
2.
to be clear (voice)
Other readings:
透きとおる【すきとおる】
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to twist, to wrench, to turn (a switch on or off, etc.), to wring (a neck)(usually kana)
2.
to puzzle over(usually kana)
3.
to defeat easily(usually kana)
Other readings:
ひねる《拈る》
、ひねる《撚る》
Common word
adjective
•
busy, hurried, confused, flurried
Other readings:
慌しい【あわただしい】
、遽しい【あわただしい】
adverb, to-adverb
•
successively, one after another
Other readings:
続続【ぞくぞく】
noun
2.
crown, diadem, coronet
3.
top kanji radical(only relevant for かんむり)
4.
taru-adjective, to-adverb
5.
best, peerless, first(only relevant for かん)
noun
6.
name, title, named sponsorship of a program, event, team, etc.(only relevant for かんむり)
Other readings:
冠【かん】
、冠【かむり】
、冠【かんぶり】
kossori
Common word
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to spill, to fall out of, to overflow(usually kana)
2.
to peek through, to become visible (although normally not)
3.
to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
Other readings:
こぼれる《溢れる》
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
•
to be mixed, to be blended with, to associate with, to mingle with, to join
All readings:
混ざる【まざる】
、交ざる【まざる】
、雑ざる【まざる】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
noun, no-adjective
1.
reserve, spare
2.
preparation, preliminaries
Other readings:
預備【よび】
no-adjective, noun
1.
urgent, pressing, immediate, prompt, express
adverbial noun
2.
urgently, promptly, at once, right away, without delay, as soon as possible
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