Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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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】

adverb
1.
quite, really, very, extremely
2.
nothing, not a bit, not at all(with neg. verb)
Other readings:
何とも【なにとも】

noun
1.
victory or defeat
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
match, contest, game, bout

noun, auxillary suru verb
express, special delivery

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
autumn colours, fall colors, leaves changing color (colour)
2.
leaves turning red, red leaves(only relevant for 紅葉 and こうよう)
3.
leaves turning yellow, yellow leaves(only relevant for 黄葉 and こうよう)
noun
4.
(Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)(only relevant for もみじ)
5.
venison(colloquialism)(only relevant for もみじ)
6.
layered colors in garments, resembling autumn colors
See also:紅葉襲
All readings:
紅葉【こうよう】
紅葉【もみじ】
黄葉【こうよう】
黄葉【もみじ】
【もみじ】

noun
razor(usually kana)
Other readings:
かみすり《剃刀》[1]
そり《剃刀》[1]
カミソリ
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

adverb
1.
for now, for the time being, for the present(usually kana)
2.
though not quite satisfactorily, after a fashion(usually kana)
Other readings:
ひとまず《一先》
ひとまず《一まず》
ひとまず《ひと先ず》
ひとまず《一と先ず》

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
to bear a grudge against, to resent, to blame, to curse, to feel bitter towards
Other readings:
怨む【うらむ】

noun
schedule, program, programme, agenda

noun
headquarters, head office, main office

to-adverb, adverb
in a row, in a line(onomatopia)
Other readings:
ズラリ

adjective
1.
long (distance)(only relevant for 長い)
2.
long (time), lengthy
All readings:
長い【ながい】
永い【ながい】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
confluence (of rivers), merge (of traffic), conflux, junction, joining
2.
union (e.g. of forces), linking up, merging, coming together

noun, auxillary suru verb
descent, fall, drop, decline, downturn, subsidence

noun
practical use, utility

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to step aside, to move (i.e. out of the way), to make way(usually kana)
2.
to resign, to retire, to quit, to secede(only relevant for のく)
Other readings:
のく《退く》

noun
1.
chewing gum(abbreviation)
2.
gum, rubber
See also:ゴム

noun
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
Other readings:
【すぎ】
スギ

noun, no-adjective
1.
pupil (of eye)
noun
2.
eye
Other readings:
【ひとみ】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to burn, to scorch, to singe, to char

noun
seminar(abbreviation)

noun
motor
Other readings:
モータ

noun, na-adjective
excess, surplus, superabundance, overabundance

adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
1.
refreshingly, with a feeling of relief, pleasantly, (a weight) off one's shoulder(onomatopia)
See also:さっぱり
2.
shapely, neatly, refinedly
3.
cleanly, without trouble
4.
clearly, plainly, distinctly
See also:はっきり
5.
completely, thoroughly
See also:すっかり
6.
not at all (with negative sentence), not even slightly
See also:さっぱり
Other readings:
スッキリ

noun
1.
meter, gauge
2.
metre (i.e. 100 cm), meter
See also:メートル
3.
animator(slang, abbreviation)
Other readings:
メータ

noun
serious condition, critical condition
Other readings:
重態【じゅうたい】

noun
speaker
Other readings:
スピーカ

noun
school building, schoolhouse
Other readings:
校しゃ【こうしゃ】

no-adjective, na-adjective, noun
innumerable, countless, numberless

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
addition, supplement, appending, appendix

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to deny, to contradict
2.
to negate (esp. a sound), to drown out
Other readings:
打消す【うちけす】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
extension, elongation, prolongation, lengthening
noun
2.
Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)

noun, auxillary suru verb
balance

noun
1.
circumference, outskirts, environs, around, in the area of, in the vicinity of
2.
(computer) peripheral(computer term)

noun, no-adjective
navy blue, deep blue

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
work (film, book)
2.
production, creation, turning (something) out, development

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to pour, to add (liquid), to serve (drinks)(esp. 注す)
2.
to put on (lipstick, etc.), to apply, to colour, to dye(esp. 点す)
3.
to light (a fire), to burn(esp. 点す)
Other readings:
点す【さす】

adverb
1.
soon, shortly, before long, in a short time, in a little while(usually kana)
2.
having no time to ..., with no time to ...(after the dictionary form of a verb)
Other readings:
まもなく《間も無く》

noun
folk song, popular song

noun
1.
bowl, pot, basin
2.
flowerpot
3.
crown, brainpan

to-adverb, adverb
1.
more, much more, still more, all the more
noun
2.
step, rung, level, rank
3.
paragraph, passage
4.
ichidan (verb, verb conjugation)(abbreviation)

noun
1.
gun
2.
wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice(sumo term)
3.
puffer fish(colloquialism)
See also:河豚
Other readings:
鉄炮【てっぽう】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to mix, to stir, to blend
Other readings:
交ぜる【まぜる】
雑ぜる【まぜる】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
manufacture, production

noun
1.
printing type, movable type
2.
printed text, print

noun
brooch

noun
1.
public entertainment, performing arts
2.
accomplishments, attainments

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to approach, to draw near
Other readings:
近よる【ちかよる】

noun
1.
real feeling, actual feeling
auxillary suru verb
2.
to actually feel, to have a real feeling (that ...), to experience personally
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