Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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noun
weak point, weakness, shortcoming, defect, flaw, sore spot, tender spot
See also:短所

noun, auxillary suru verb
defense, defence, guard, policing, security

noun
assistant professor, associate professor

noun
Europe and America, the West

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to attach, to join, to add, to append, to affix, to stick, to glue, to fasten, to sew on, to apply (ointment)
2.
to furnish (a house with)
3.
to wear, to put on
4.
to keep a diary, to make an entry
5.
to appraise, to set (a price)
6.
to allot, to budget, to assign
7.
to bring alongside
8.
to place (under guard or doctor)
9.
to follow, to shadow
10.
to load, to give (courage to)
11.
to keep (an eye on)
12.
to establish (relations or understanding)
13.
to turn on (light)
See also:点ける
14.
to produce flowers, to produce fruit(of a plant)
All readings:
付ける【つける】
着ける【つける】
附ける【つける】

adverb
somehow or other, for some reason or another, without knowing why(usually kana)
Other readings:
なんとなく《何と無く》
なにとなく《何となく》
なにとなく《何と無く》

no-adjective, na-adjective, noun
1.
slanting, tilted, sloping, diagonal, oblique
See also:
2.
distorted (feeling), slanted (e.g. view of the world), bad (mood), amiss, awry
Other readings:
斜め【なのめ】[3]
【ななめ】[1]
【なのめ】[1][3]
【ななめ】[2]
【なのめ】[2][3]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage
  2. word containing out-dated kanji
  3. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
1.
before oneself, in front of one, nearby
2.
a bit before reaching (a location), this side (of a location)
3.
one's standpoint, one's appearance, face, honour
4.
skill, dexterity, artistry, ingenuity
5.
tea-ceremony procedures
pronoun
6.
I, me(humble language)
7.
you(male term)(to one's inferior)

noun, auxillary suru verb
not writing or contacting for a while, neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.), long silence
See also:無沙汰
Other readings:
御無沙汰【ごぶさた】
ご不沙汰【ごぶさた】
御不沙汰【ごぶさた】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
failure (in an examination), failing to advance (to the next year)
See also:及第 (antonym)
2.
falling short of the standard, not making the grade

noun
spoon(usually kana)
See also:スプーン
Other readings:
さじ《匕》
しゃじ《匙》
しゃじ《匕》
かい《匙》[1]
かい《匕》[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
to break, to smash
Other readings:
摧く【くだく】

noun
elementary school student, primary school student, grade school student

noun
1.
posture, pose, position, stance, carriage (of the body)
2.
attitude, approach, stance

noun
electric fan
Other readings:
扇風器【せんぷうき】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
1.
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.)
2.
Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
See also:山の手

adjective
humid, sultry
Other readings:
むし暑い【むしあつい】
蒸暑い【むしあつい】

noun
1.
farm (livestock), stock farm, ranch, station
2.
pasture, meadow, grazing land
Other readings:
牧場【まきば】

adjective
shameful, disgraceful, indecent, unseemly, unbecoming, improper(usually kana)

noun
1.
policy, course, plan (of action), principle
2.
magnetic needle(orig. meaning)
See also:磁針

noun
1.
real feeling, actual feeling
auxillary suru verb
2.
to actually feel, to have a real feeling (that ...), to experience personally

na-adjective, adverb, interjection
1.
so-so, passable(onomatopia)
interjection
2.
now, now(used to calming somebody down)
3.
my, my(female term)(expression of wonder, surprise, etc.)

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to strike against, to collide with, to bump into, to conflict(usually kana)
2.
to encounter, to meet
3.
to clash

na-adjective, noun
cowardice, meanness, unfairness

Godan-u verb
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)

Ichidan-zuru verb, transitive verb
1.
to discuss, to talk about, to deal with (a topic)
2.
to argue, to dispute
3.
to take into consideration, to make an issue of(usu. in negative sentences)

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be piled up, to lie on top of one another
2.
to come one after another, to happen over and over, to pile up (e.g. stress), to accumulate
3.
to overlap (each other), to occur at the same time, to happen simultaneously

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
direct line, direct communication, connecting directly, through service, nonstop service

prenominal, no-adjective, auxillary suru verb
abstract
See also:具体 (antonym)

no-adjective, noun
public (facilities, service, etc.), communal

noun, auxillary suru verb
excursion, outing, trip

noun
effect, efficacy, validity, potency

noun
1.
public entertainment, performing arts
2.
accomplishments, attainments

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to separate (by distance, time, etc.), to isolate, to partition, to divide
2.
to interpose, to have between
3.
to alienate, to estrange
Other readings:
距てる【へだてる】

noun, no-adjective
direct current, DC

adjective
1.
soft, tender, pliant, supple, limber, limp
2.
gentle, mild, mellow
3.
informal, light, flexible (e.g. thinking)
All readings:
柔らかい【やわらかい】
軟らかい【やわらかい】
柔かい【やわらかい】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

Godan-gu verb, intransitive verb
to rank next to, to come after
Other readings:
亜ぐ【つぐ】

noun
the head, the foremost, beginning, the very front
Other readings:
まっ先【まっさき】
真先【まっさき】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
bonus
Other readings:
ボナス

noun
coal mine, coal pit
Other readings:
炭坑【たんこう】
炭礦【たんこう】

noun, no-adjective
political party

noun
haiku, 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae

interjection
have a good day, take care, see you(usually kana)(often in response to いってきます)
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