Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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noun
1.
(real) ability, true strength, merit, efficiency, competency
2.
arms, force
See also:実力行使

noun
1.
makings (of), aptitude, talent, qualities
2.
nature, character, temperament

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to sew, to stitch
2.
to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)

expression
1.
may I come in?(usually kana)
2.
please forgive me, I'm sorry(polite language, usually kana)
Other readings:
ごめんください《御免下さい》
ごめんください《ご免下さい》
ごめんください《御免ください》

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to incline toward, to slant, to lurch, to heel over, to be disposed to, to trend toward, to be prone to
2.
to go down (sun), to wane, to sink, to decline
Other readings:
傾く【かたぶく】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to taste, to savor, to savour, to relish
2.
to appreciate, to enjoy, to relish, to digest
3.
to experience, to go through, to taste (e.g. victory), to know (e.g. pain)

noun, auxillary suru verb
contrast, antithesis, comparison

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
transparent, clear

noun
number of times, frequency, count

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to raise, to lift, to boost, to enhance

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to roll
2.
to turn over, to tip over, to throw down
3.
to leave
4.
to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)

na-adjective
rare, seldom(usually kana)
Other readings:
まれ《希》

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
1.
high class, high grade
na-adjective, noun, no-adjective
2.
high rank, seniority

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to throw away, to cast away, to dump, to discard
2.
to abandon, to desert, to leave
3.
to give up, to resign
All readings:
捨てる【すてる】
棄てる【すてる】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
tax exemption, duty exemption

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to compare (something) to, to liken, to speak figuratively, to use a simile, to use a metaphor
Other readings:
喩える【たとえる】
譬える【たとえる】

noun, auxillary suru verb
reply, answer

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
derailment
2.
digression, deviation

noun, no-adjective
contents, interior, substance, filling, (sword) blade
Other readings:
中味【なかみ】

noun
official business, public business

adverb, to-adverb
successively, one after another
Other readings:
続続【ぞくぞく】

noun
1.
net weight
2.
useful part, actual content
prenominal
3.
real, effective, full

noun
moisture, humidity, dampness
All readings:
湿気【しっけ】
湿気【しっき】

noun
necessities of life (food, clothing and shelter)

noun, no-adjective
contents, interior, substance, filling, (sword) blade
All readings:
中身【なかみ】
中味【なかみ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
carving, engraving, sculpture

noun, na-adjective
pure heart, naivete, innocence

adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
slowly, sluggishly(onomatopia)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
ventilation

noun, auxillary suru verb
day trip

noun
1.
level, standard, amount, degree, grade, rank, class
2.
level (plane), floor, storey (story), layer, stratum
3.
spirit level, (surveyor's) level
4.
minor release sequence number (software versioning)
5.
rebel
Other readings:
レヴェル

adjective
1.
inexcusable, unjustifiable, unpardonable(usually kana)
2.
sorry, remorseful, apologetic, conscience-stricken, contrite
interjection
3.
excuse me, (I'm) sorry, thank you

noun
1.
pattern
2.
behavioural pattern, behavioral pattern, predictability, force of habit
Other readings:
パタン

noun
1.
backdoor, rear entrance
no-adjective, noun
2.
unauthorized, illicit, illegal

noun, no-adjective
1.
some, any, (a) little, of some kind, of some sort
adverb
2.
please
3.
anyway, anyhow, at any rate, after all
Other readings:
何ぶん【なにぶん】

adverb
1.
unexpectedly, surprisingly
na-adjective
2.
unexpected, unanticipated, unforeseen, surprising

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
here and there, some parts (of something), several places
Other readings:
所々【しょしょ】
所所【ところどころ】
所所【しょしょ】
処々【しょしょ】
処処【しょしょ】

noun, noun (suffix)
series

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to become clear (water, air, etc.), to become transparent
2.
to resonate clearly (e.g. voice)
3.
to become serene, to become tranquil, to be free of worries
4.
to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
See also:清音
Other readings:
清む【すむ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
childcare, child-rearing, nursing, upbringing

noun
Europe and America, the West

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to scatter around, to leave untidy

noun
suspension, interruption, stoppage, tie-up, cessation

noun, no-adjective
every place, various places

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.), to dish out, to dish up, to fill (a bowl) with
2.
to pile up, to heap up, to fill up, to stack up
3.
to administer (medicine, poison), to dose out, to prescribe
4.
to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
5.
to mark out (e.g. scale), to graduate (e.g. thermometer)
6.
to exaggerate, to apply heavy makeup(slang)
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