Vocabulary list for JLPT N2
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        oiru
                    Common word
noun
1.
oil, petroleum
2.
oil, lubricant, grease
3.
(cooking) oil
4.
(massage) oil, ointment
5.
kerosene
6.
engine oil
noun
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weak point, weakness, shortcoming, defect, flaw, sore spot, tender spot
See also:短所
noun
1.
district, county(only relevant for ぐん)
2.
district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)
See also:国郡里制
Other readings:
                郡【こおり】
                Common word
noun
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end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
Other readings:
                突き当り【つきあたり】
、突当り【つきあたり】
、突きあたり【つきあたり】
、つき当たり【つきあたり】
、突当たり【つきあたり】
                noun, no-adjective
1.
purple, violet
noun
2.
Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell)(usually kana)
3.
type of soy sauce
See also:醤油
Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to whisper, to murmur(usually kana)
2.
to rumor, to rumour(usually kana)(usu. in the passive voice)
Other readings:
                ささやく《私語く》
                noun
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strong point, merit, virtue, advantage
Godan-u verb
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to ridicule, to tease, to mock, to chaff, to razz, to banter with, to make fun of, to poke fun at, to make cracks about(usually kana)
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
2.
to associate with, to mingle with, to interest, to join(usu. 交じる)
All readings:
                混じる【まじる】
、交じる【まじる】
、雑じる【まじる】[1]
、交る【まじる】[2]
                Notes:
                - word containing irregular kanji usage
- irregular okurigana usage
noun
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drainage basin, catchment basin, river basin, watershed, valley
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
connection, attachment, union, join, joint, link
2.
changing trains
3.
adjective
1.
envious, jealous(usually kana)
2.
enviable (position, etc.)(usually kana)
noun, auxillary suru verb
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acceleration, speeding up
noun
1.
top and bottom, high and low, above and below, upper and lower ends, up and down
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
going up and down, rising and falling, fluctuating
3.
going and coming back
noun
4.
upper and lower classes, ruler and ruled, the government and the people
5.
first and second volumes
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
urine, piss, pee
2.
breaking a contract(colloquialism)
Other readings:
                小便【しょんべん】
                noun
1.
pointed end, tip, point, cusp (of a leaf, crescent moon, etc.), apex (of a curve)
2.
forefront, vanguard, spearhead, leading edge
Other readings:
                尖端【せんたん】
                noun
1.
gloss, luster, lustre, shine, sheen, polish
2.
mellowness (of a voice), youthfulness (e.g. of skin)
3.
interest, appeal, charm, color, colour, feeling
4.
romance, love, sexiness
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to dig, to excavate, to hollow
2.
to delve into
3.
to dig up (e.g. vegetables)
4.
(for two men) to have anal sex(slang, vulgar)
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to harden, to solidify
2.
to become firm, to become certain
3.
to gather (together), to assemble, to huddle together
adverb
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by all means (with sense of not taking "no" for an answer)
Other readings:
                是非共【ぜひとも】
                noun, auxillary suru verb
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nap (afternoon), siesta
Other readings:
                昼寐【ひるね】[1]
                Notes:
                - word containing out-dated kanji
Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to mince, to cut fine, to chop up, to hash, to shred
2.
to carve, to engrave, to chisel, to notch
3.
to tick away (time), to beat out (e.g. rhythm), to record the passing moments
4.
5.
to have tattooed(archaism)
6.
to torment(archaism)
noun, auxillary suru verb
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stock-farming, livestock farming, cattle breeding
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to break (into pieces), to be broken, to be smashed
2.
to collapse, to crumble, to decline, to cool (e.g. enthusiasm), to dampen (e.g. one's will to fight)
3.
to become less formal, to throw off reserve, to become affable
See also:くだけた
4.
to become easy to understand (e.g. a story)
See also:くだけた
5.
to be worried
Other readings:
                摧ける【くだける】
                noun
1.
activity (esp. energetic), great efforts, conspicuous service
auxillary suru verb
2.
to flourish, to participate actively, to play an active role
expression
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please sit down, please have a seat(usually kana)(and many other meanings of 掛ける)
Other readings:
                おかけください《おかけ下さい》
、おかけください《御掛け下さい》
                noun, no-adjective, na-adjective, auxillary suru verb
1.
unevenness, roughness, ruggedness, bumpiness
noun, no-adjective, na-adjective
2.
inequality, imbalance, unevenness, difference(only relevant for でこぼこ)
Other readings:
                凸凹【とつおう】
、凸凹【だくぼく】[1]
                Notes:
                - out-dated or obsolete kana usage
suru verb (special), intransitive verb
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to belong to, to come under, to be affiliated with, to be subject to
noun
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kettle(usually kana)
Other readings:
                やかん《薬罐》[1]
、やかん《薬鑵》[1]
、やかん《藥罐》[1]
                Notes:
                - word containing out-dated kanji
noun
1.
lump, mass, bundle, clump, clod, cluster
2.
group, crowd
3.
embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.), personification
Other readings:
                固まり【かたまり】
、塊まり【かたまり】
                adverb
1.
before, previously
2.
ahead
expression
3.
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to shift, to slide (e.g. something away from something else), to move (e.g. something out of the way)(usually kana)
2.
to put off, to delay, to postpone, to stagger (e.g. working hours)
Notes:
                - word containing out-dated kanji
noun
1.
footprints
2.
record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)(computer term)
Other readings:
                足跡【そくせき】
、足あと【あしあと】
                noun
1.
equation, formula
2.
method for solving a problem, set way of achieving a particular result
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