Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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noun, no-adjective
fast-talking, rapid talking
Other readings:
早口【はやぐち】
速口【はやくち】
速口【はやぐち】

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
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
wool

noun, auxillary suru verb
(short) rest, breather, break
Other readings:
ひと休み【ひとやすみ】

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
practice (in the field), training (esp. practical and hands-on), practical exercise, drill

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
invasion, incursion, raid, aggression, intrusion, trespass, penetration

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.
running
2.
tank top

suru verb (special), intransitive verb
to belong to, to come under, to be affiliated with, to be subject to

noun
descendant, posterity, offspring

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to shift, to slide (e.g. something away from something else), to move (e.g. something out of the way)(usually kana)
2.
to put off, to delay, to postpone, to stagger (e.g. working hours)
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
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】

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

noun
stockings

noun, auxillary suru verb
mailing, posting

noun
short (e.g. story, film)
Other readings:
短篇【たんぺん】

noun, auxillary suru verb
day trip

adverb
1.
very, extremely, exceedingly, greatly, terribly(usually kana)
na-adjective
2.
extreme, excessive, great many, large number of(usually kana)
3.
splendid, impressive, tremendous, immense(usually kana)
4.
exaggerated(usually kana)
Other readings:
たいそう《大そう》

hikiukeru
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to take on, to undertake, to accept, to take charge of, to assume responsibility for
2.
to take over, to inherit
3.
to guarantee, to vouch for
4.
to contract (a disease)
Other readings:
引受ける【ひきうける】
引きうける【ひきうける】
引受る【ひきうける】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
regular holiday, fixed day off, regular closing day

noun, auxillary suru verb
measurement

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

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
a short while ago, a moment ago, just now, some time ago
All readings:
先ほど【さきほど】
先程【さきほど】

noun
probability, likelihood, chances

noun
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
expansion, extension, enlargement
2.
escape, ESC(computer term)

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

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to boil (something in hot water)
2.
to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
See also:たでる
Other readings:
茹でる【うでる】
湯でる【ゆでる】[1]
湯でる【うでる】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to pass by one another
2.
to miss meeting each other, to miss each other
3.
to disagree
Other readings:
擦れ違う【すれちがう】

noun
1.
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae)
2.
middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
Other readings:
タケ

noun
diameter
Other readings:
直経【ちょっけい】

noun
shell, husk, hull, pod, chaff
Other readings:
【から】

adjective
1.
dangerous, in danger, facing imminent danger(usu. as 危ういところ)
2.
precarious (situation), perilous (state, balance, etc.), in doubt, in jeopardy, uncertain, insecure, concerning, worrying

noun
foot (of a mountain or hill), bottom, base(usually kana)
Other readings:
ふもと《梺》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
boundary, border, limit, bounds, frontier

noun, no-adjective, auxillary suru verb
bottling, bottled
All readings:
瓶詰め【びんづめ】
瓶詰【びんづめ】
壜詰め【びんづめ】
壜詰【びんづめ】

noun
1.
literature
2.
the arts, art and literature, liberal arts
Other readings:
文藝【ぶんげい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

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

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to bring near, to bring close, to let go near
2.
to associate with, to bring (people) together, to let come near (of a person)
All readings:
近づける【ちかづける】
近付ける【ちかづける】

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
dawn
See also:夕方
Other readings:
明方【あけがた】
明けがた【あけがた】

adverb
1.
as was expected, just as one thought, sure enough
2.
really, actually, ever(used in interrogative and hypothetical sentences)
Other readings:
果して【はたして】

noun
1.
front and rear, front and back, before and behind, back and forth
2.
before and after
noun (suffix)
3.
around, about, approximately
noun
4.
order, context
5.
consequences
6.
just when, around the time of
noun, auxillary suru verb
7.
inversion, reversion, getting out of order
8.
co-occurring

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to sell wholesale
2.
to grate (e.g. vegetables)
3.
to cut up fish

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】
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