Vocabulary list for JLPT N2
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interjection
•
good evening(usually kana)(the は is pronounced as わ)
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to wring (towel, rag), to squeeze(esp. 絞る)
2.
to squeeze (fruit to extract juice), to press, to extract, to milk, to express milk(esp. 搾る)
3.
to rack (one's brains), to strain (one's voice)
4.
to extort, to exploit
5.
to chew out, to reprimand severely, to rake over the coals, to give a sound scolding, to tell someone off, to scold, to rebuke(often passive voice)
See also:油を絞る
6.
to drill into, to train
7.
to narrow down (one's focus), to whittle down
8.
to gather up (curtain, etc.), to tighten (drawstring)
9.
to stop down (lens)
10.
to turn down (e.g. radio)
11.
to bend (bow), to draw
12.
to hold down, to constrict, to immobilize(sumo term)
Other readings:
搾る【しぼる】
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
care, looking after, repair, maintenance, tending, trimming, grooming
2.
(police) raid, crackdown
adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
day in question, appointed day, that very day, the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
noun
•
group, crowd, flock, herd, bevy, school, swarm, cluster (e.g. of stars), clump, pack (e.g. of dogs)
noun
1.
deadline, closing, cut-off, end(not 閉め切り, etc.)
2.
cofferdam(not 閉め切り, etc.)
no-adjective, noun
3.
closed (door, window, etc.)(not 〆切, etc.)
All readings:
締め切り【しめきり】
、締切り【しめきり】
、締切【しめきり】[1]
、〆切【しめきり】
、〆切り【しめきり】
、乄切り【しめきり】[2]
、閉め切り【しめきり】
、閉切り【しめきり】
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
- word containing out-dated kanji
Common word
adverb
1.
with all one's strength, with all one's heart, to the utmost
See also:思い切り (おもいきり)
noun
2.
resolution, decisiveness
See also:思い切り (おもいきり)
All readings:
思いっきり【おもいっきり】
、思いっ切り【おもいっきり】
no-adjective
1.
specific, particular, designated, special
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
specifying, designating, identifying, pinpointing
na-adjective, noun
1.
handy, convenient
2.
suitable, reasonable, moderate
All readings:
手ごろ【てごろ】
、手頃【てごろ】
adjective
•
bothersome, tiresome, bother to do(usually kana)
All readings:
めんどくさい《面倒くさい》
、めんどくさい《面倒臭い》
、めんどうくさい《面倒くさい》
、めんどうくさい《面倒臭い》
noun
1.
gun
2.
wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice(sumo term)
3.
Other readings:
鉄炮【てっぽう】
noun
1.
public square, square, plaza, piazza, forum
2.
open space, clearing
Ichidan-zuru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be open (to traffic), to lead to, to communicate (with)
See also:通じる
2.
to flow (liquid, current), to pass, to get through to
3.
to be understood, to be comprehended
4.
to be honored, to be good
5.
to be well versed in, to be well-informed
6.
to communicate clandestinely, to keep in touch (e.g. with the enemy)
7.
to form a liaison, to be intimate
noun
1.
waste, scrap, garbage, dregs(usually kana)
2.
scum, piece of trash, loser(usually kana)
Other readings:
クズ
chooku
Common word
noun, no-adjective
1.
chalk(only relevant for チョーク)
2.
choke(only relevant for チョーク)
3.
chock
Other readings:
チョック
noun
•
elbow
Other readings:
肱【ひじ】[1]
、臂【ひじ】[1]
、ヒジ
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
suru verb (special), intransitive verb
•
to belong to, to come under, to be affiliated with, to be subject to
Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be fragrant, to smell (good)(usu. 匂う)
2.
to stink, to smell (bad)(usu. 臭う)
3.
to glow, to be bright
4.
to smack of, to show hints of
Other readings:
臭う【におう】
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
•
to project, to reflect, to cast (shadow)
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to descend, to go down, to come down
2.
to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.)
3.
to pass (of time)
4.
to surrender, to capitulate
5.
to be less than, to be inferior to(often in neg. form)
6.
7.
to pass (in stool), to be discharged from the body
8.
to depreciate oneself, to be humble(archaism)
Other readings:
降る【くだる】
noun
•
Other readings:
もち《餠》[1]
、もちい《餅》[2]
、もちい《餠》[1][2]
、かちん《餅》[2]
、かちん《餠》[1][2]
、あも《餅》[2]
、あも《餠》[1][2]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
to-adverb, adverb
1.
more, much more, still more, all the more
noun
2.
step, rung, level, rank
3.
paragraph, passage
4.
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to wither (of a plant), to be blasted, to die
2.
to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
pinku
Common word
noun, no-adjective
1.
pink
2.
erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry), blue, pornographic
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