Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
care, looking after, repair, maintenance, tending, trimming, grooming
2.
(police) raid, crackdown

noun
rainbow
Other readings:
【にじ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, auxillary suru verb
negligence, carelessness, inattention, unpreparedness

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to become muddy, to become cloudy, to get impure (of a liquid, gas, etc.)
2.
to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.), to become hoarse
3.
to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.), to be corrupted, to be polluted
4.
to become voiced, to add voiced consonant marks(linguistics)

noun
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)

Ichidan-zuru verb, intransitive verb
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.(humble language)
See also:存じる

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
derailment
2.
digression, deviation

noun
1.
time, years, days, (one's) life
2.
the Moon and the Sun
See also:日月

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods), medieval times, mediaeval times

noun, auxillary suru verb
cleaning, clean-up, garbage collection, scavenging

noun
1.
pattern
2.
behavioural pattern, behavioral pattern, predictability, force of habit
Other readings:
パタン

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】

noun
(sudden) evening shower (rain)
Other readings:
夕立ち【ゆうだち】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

adverb
1.
unexpectedly, surprisingly
na-adjective
2.
unexpected, unanticipated, unforeseen, surprising

noun
1.
cook, chef
2.
tap, spigot, faucet, cock
3.
cock (male fowl)
4.
cock (penis)

noun, auxillary suru verb
construction work

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to close up, to shut up (e.g. behind doors)
2.
to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired), to close off (e.g. subscription list)(usu. 締め切る)
Other readings:
閉め切る【しめきる】
〆切る【しめきる】
閉切る【しめきる】
締切る【しめきる】

noun, auxillary suru verb
writing (e.g. as a profession)

noun
1.
holiday house, vacation home, villa
2.
prison, jail(colloquialism)

noun
archipelago, chain of islands

na-adjective, noun
modest, humble

noun
adjective, i-adjective (in Japanese)(linguistics)

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to increase, to multiply(殖える usu. refers to population growth or capital appreciation)
See also:減る (antonym)
All readings:
増える【ふえる】
殖える【ふえる】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to warm oneself, to sun oneself, to warm up, to get warm
All readings:
温まる【あたたまる】
温まる【あったまる】
温まる【ぬくまる】
暖まる【あたたまる】
暖まる【あったまる】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
going in and out, entering and exiting
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
2.
visiting regularly, frequenting, having regular dealings with
noun
3.
income and expenditure, incomings and outgoings
4.
increase and decrease, surplus and deficit, fluctuation
5.
fight, trouble, quarrel, dispute
6.
indentations (e.g. of a coastline)
Other readings:
出入り【ではいり】
出這入り【ではいり】

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
to wipe, to dry

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to wither (of a plant), to be blasted, to die
2.
to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to be finished, to be completed, to be done
Other readings:
仕上る【しあがる】

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

noun
(addressee's) name, (recipient's) name and address
Other readings:
宛て名【あてな】
あて名【あてな】

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)

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to insert, to put in (such that there is a snug fit), to button, to put on (something that envelops, e.g. gloves, ring)(usually kana)
2.
to have sex, to fuck(colloquialism)
3.
to pigeonhole (into a particular category)
4.
to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
5.
to entrap, to set someone up (e.g. frame them for a crime, etc.)
Other readings:
はめる《填める》[1]
はめる《篏める》[1]
はめる《塡める》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
ribbon

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to hang, to suspend, to dangle, to swing, to carry

noun, no-adjective
commerce, trade, business

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to dive (into or under water)
2.
to get under, to get into, to get in, to creep into, to crawl under, to bury oneself, to burrow into, to dig oneself into, to snuggle under
3.
to hide oneself (esp. from the government), to conceal oneself, to go underground
Other readings:
潜る【むぐる】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
1.
point, gist, essentials, tenets, outline
2.
knack, trick, the ropes

noun, auxillary suru verb
opening of a meeting

noun, auxillary suru verb
copying, duplication, reproduction, copy

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be resurrected, to be resuscitated, to be rehabilitated, to be revived, to be refreshed, to be restored
2.
to be recalled (e.g. memories), to be brought back
Other readings:
甦る【よみがえる】
蘇える【よみがえる】[1]
甦える【よみがえる】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to ring, to sound, to chime, to beat, to snort (nose), to snap (fingers), to crack (joints)
2.
to be popular, to be esteemed, to be reputed
3.
to state, to insist, to complain
4.
to fart (loudly)(archaism)

noun
1.
menu
2.
schedule, program, programme(only relevant for メニュー)
3.
(computer) menu(computer term)(only relevant for メニュー)
Other readings:
ムニュ

noun
commuter pass, season ticket(abbreviation)

noun
list price, regular price, established price

noun
timetable (esp. a weekly school timetable), schedule
Other readings:
時間割り【じかんわり】

noun
1.
size
noun, no-adjective
2.
large and small (sizes), various sizes
noun
3.
daishō (matched pair of long and short swords)
4.
large and small drums
5.
long months and short months
6.
sic bo (Macao dice game), tai sai, dai siu, big and small
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