Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be complete, to be all present, to make a full set, to be satisfied (of conditions)
2.
to be equal, to be uniform, to be even, to match, to agree
3.
to gather, to assemble, to be collected

noun
lava
Other readings:
熔岩【ようがん】

noun, auxillary suru verb
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
Other readings:
インタビュ
インタービュー
インタビュウ[1]
インタヴュー
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

noun
1.
middle, midway, halfway, centre, center
noun, no-adjective
2.
middle position, moderate position, neutral position, middle-of-the-road position
no-adjective
3.
interim, intermediary, intermediate, midterm

na-adjective, noun
1.
smart, stylish
2.
slim

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to connect(usually kana)
2.
to tie, to fasten(usually kana)
3.
to transfer (phone call)(usually kana)
Other readings:
つなげる《繫げる》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

na-adjective, noun
1.
unclean, dirty, unsanitary, filthy
2.
indecent, dirty (story, money, etc.), obscene, immoral

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to burn
2.
to burn with (emotion, feeling), to be fired up
Other readings:
燃す【もやす】
燃す【もす】

noun
1.
balloon (esp. small, toy variety)
2.
airship, blimp(orig. meaning)
See also:気球

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
walking around at night, night travel
noun
2.
night train(abbreviation)(only relevant for やこう)
See also:夜行列車
Other readings:
夜行【やぎょう】

noun, auxillary suru verb
burn, scald(usually kana)
Other readings:
かしょう《火傷》

noun
stockings

noun
1.
centimeter, centimetre(abbreviation)
prefix
2.
centi-, 10^-2
na-adjective
3.
sentimental(abbreviation)

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to catch, to capture, to seize, to arrest, to grab, to catch hold of
2.
to grasp (e.g. meaning), to perceive, to capture (e.g. features)
3.
to captivate, to move (one's heart)
All readings:
捉える【とらえる】
捕らえる【とらえる】
捕える【とらえる】

adverb
at once, immediately, without delay, promptly

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, no-adjective
artificial, man-made, imitation, synthetic

noun, auxillary suru verb
attending (school, college, etc.), being enrolled, being a student

noun
1.
system
2.
lineage, ancestry, family line
3.
group (e.g. of colors) (colours), family (e.g. of languages), party, school (of thought)
4.
close (evolutionary) relationship
5.
a population sharing a common ancestor (in genetics), strain (e.g. bacterial)

noun, no-adjective
focus (e.g. photographic), focal point

noun
husband and wife, married couple(somewhat formal; not used for one's own family)

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
training (esp. in-service), induction course

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
1.
vertical
na-adjective, noun, no-adjective
2.
perpendicular

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
railway track, railway line, railroad, railway, track, line

noun
(hand) towel
See also:手拭き
All readings:
手ぬぐい【てぬぐい】
手拭い【てぬぐい】
手拭【てぬぐい】

adverb
before one knows, before one becomes aware of, unnoticed, unawares
Other readings:
何時の間にか【いつのまにか】

noun, no-adjective
mutual, reciprocal

noun
bonus
Other readings:
ボナス

expression
good bye, I'm off, see you later(polite language)
Other readings:
行って参ります【いってまいります】
いって参ります【いってまいります】

noun
classic (work, esp. book), the classics

noun, no-adjective
calorie

noun
blouse
Other readings:
ブルーズ

adverb, to-adverb
1.
thump-thump, bang-bang, pit-a-pat, pitapat, pitter-patter(onomatopia)
auxillary suru verb
2.
to beat fast (of one's heart), to throb, to pound, to palpitate(onomatopia)
All readings:
ドキドキ
どきどき
どきんどきん
ドキンドキン

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

noun
1.
sample, example, specimen
2.
display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)

noun
go, board game of capturing territory
See also:囲碁
Other readings:
【ご】
【ご】

noun
1.
column, beam, girder, crossbeam, spar, yard
2.
digit, decade, order of magnitude

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
popular use, circulation
auxillary suru verb
2.
to pass as, to pass for

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to profit, to get, to earn, to gain
2.
to have (bear, beget) a child
3.
to have a stroke of luck

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to till, to plow, to plough, to cultivate

noun
lips
Other readings:
【くちびる】

noun
soliloquy, monologue, speaking to oneself
Other readings:
ひとり言【ひとりごと】
独りごと【ひとりごと】
一人言【ひとりごと】
一人ごと【ひとりごと】

na-adjective, noun
vacuum, hollow, empty

noun
surname, family name
See also:名前
All readings:
苗字【みょうじ】
名字【みょうじ】

expression
it is I who should say so

noun
shop, small store, business, firm
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