Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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suru verb (special)
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to heat, to heat up

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:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
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aunt(honorific language, familiar language, usually kana)(伯母さん is older than one's parent and 叔母さん is younger)
All readings:
おばさん《伯母さん》
、
おばさん《叔母さん》

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

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
•
quadrilateral, square

noun
•
abacus(usually kana)
Other readings:
そろばん《十露盤》
、
そろばん《珠盤》
、
ソロバン

noun
1.
study subject, course of study
2.
department (university, etc.)

adverb, noun
1.
one-by-one, separately(usually kana)
2.
every single, each and every, without omission, fully, in detail(usually kana)
Other readings:
いちいち《一一》

adjective
1.
reliable, trustworthy
2.
hopeful, promising

adverb, noun
•
continuously, from beginning to end, from first to last

noun
1.
kitchen knife, carving knife
2.
cooking, food(archaism)
All readings:
包丁【ほうちょう】
、
庖丁【ほうちょう】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
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to endeavor (endeavour), to try, to strive, to make an effort, to exert oneself, to be diligent, to be committed (to doing something)
Other readings:
勉める【つとめる】
、
力める【つとめる】

noun, no-adjective
•
leading part, leading actor, leading actress

noun, no-adjective
•
calorie

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
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to peel, to skin, to pare, to hull, to bare (e.g. fangs), to open wide (e.g. eyes)(usually kana)
Other readings:
むく《剝く》

noun
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prize money, monetary award, reward

noun
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mochi, (sticky) rice cake(usually kana)
See also:糯
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:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji
  2. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
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marking, grading, scoring

adjective
1.
odious, hateful, detestable, horrible
2.
(speaking ironically) darling

noun
•
nature, property, disposition

noun
•
waitress
Other readings:
ウエイトレス
、
ウェートレス
、
ウエートレス

noun
1.
sumo wrestling(sumo term)
2.
wrestler, rikishi(abbreviation, sumo term)
See also:相撲取り
Other readings:
相撲【すまい】[1]
、
角力【すもう】
、
角力【すまい】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, no-adjective
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exception

noun
1.
(relative) length
2.
advantages and disadvantages, pluses and minuses, strong and weak points, merits and demerits

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
affirmation
See also:否定 (antonym)
noun
2.
affirmative (logic)

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
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to roast, to parch, to toast, to boil down
All readings:
炒る【いる】
、
煎る【いる】
、
熬る【いる】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
going side-by-side, going abreast
2.
running concurrently, occurring at the same time, keeping pace with
Other readings:
併行【へいこう】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
subtraction(mathematics)
All readings:
引き算【ひきざん】
、
引算【ひきざん】

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
night, nighttime

noun
1.
landlord, landlady(only relevant for やぬし and いえぬし)
2.
house owner, home owner, head of the household
Other readings:
家主【いえぬし】
、
家主【いえあるじ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to smash, to crush, to flatten
2.
to shut down, to put out of business, to force (a company) to close up shop
3.
to wreck, to break, to block, to thwart
4.
to butcher, to slaughter, to kill (livestock, for food)
5.
to kill (time), to while away (the time), to use up (one's time)
6.
to waste (e.g. talents)

prefix
1.
milli-, 10^-3
noun
2.
millimetre, millimeter(abbreviation)

noun
•
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government), premier

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to pollute, to contaminate, to soil, to make dirty, to stain
2.
to disgrace, to dishonour, to dishonor, to defile(esp. けがす)
Other readings:
汚す【けがす】
、
穢す【けがす】

noun
1.
cassette (tape)
2.
game cartridge

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
balance

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
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to be amazed, to be shocked, to be astonished, to be astounded, to be disgusted, to be exasperated, to be fed up
Other readings:
惘れる【あきれる】

adverb
1.
anyhow, in any case, at any rate, after all, at all, no matter what
2.
at best, at most

しょう
shouganai
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.
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】

na-adjective
1.
free (of restraint, controls, etc.)
2.
free (of cost)
3.
freelance(abbreviation)
4.
one-size

noun
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enquiry, inquiry, query, interrogation, ENQ
Other readings:
問合せ【といあわせ】
、
問い合せ【といあわせ】
、
問合わせ【といあわせ】

noun
•
eldest daughter, first-born daughter(may be the only daughter)

noun
1.
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.), natural science
See also:文科
2.
science department (university), science course
3.
science (as a school subject)

adverbial noun, noun
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first 10 days of the month
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