Vocabulary list for JLPT N2
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noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
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rest, relief, relaxation
Other readings:
休足【きゅうそく】
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to shorten, to reduce, to condense, to shrink
2.
to crumple (fabric), to wrinkle
3.
to make (one's body) smaller, to draw in (one's legs), to duck (one's head)
no-adjective, noun
1.
temporary, provisional, interim
2.
special, extraordinary, extra
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to print
2.
to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
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摺る【する】
Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to taste, to savor, to savour, to relish
2.
to appreciate, to enjoy, to relish, to digest
3.
to experience, to go through, to taste (e.g. victory), to know (e.g. pain)
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
deletion, elimination, erasure, striking out
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
scheme, device, scheming, devising, figuring out, coming up with, solving ingeniously
2.
dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
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功夫【くふう】
Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to mince, to cut fine, to chop up, to hash, to shred
2.
to carve, to engrave, to chisel, to notch
3.
to tick away (time), to beat out (e.g. rhythm), to record the passing moments
4.
5.
to have tattooed(archaism)
6.
to torment(archaism)
noun
•
storage room, storeroom, lumber room
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物置き【ものおき】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
noun
1.
kitchen knife, carving knife
2.
cooking, food(archaism)
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包丁【ほうちょう】
、庖丁【ほうちょう】
noun
1.
literature
2.
the arts, art and literature, liberal arts
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文藝【ぶんげい】[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
na-adjective, noun
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precise, accurate, appropriate, exactly the right
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的確【てっかく】
、適確【てきかく】
、適確【てっかく】
adjective
1.
noisy, boisterous
2.
turbulent (era, etc.), troubled
Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
•
to imitate, to follow, to emulate(usually kana)
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ならう《傚う》
、ならう《慣らう》
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
stoppage, coming to a stop, halt, standstill
2.
ceasing (movement, activity, etc.), suspension (of operations), interruption (e.g. of electricity supply), cutting off
3.
suspension (of payment, licence, etc.), (temporary) prohibition, ban
4.
suspension of music, dance, etc. as a sign of mourning for a prominent person(archaism)(only relevant for ちょうじ)
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停止【ちょうじ】
Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to calm down, to compose oneself, to regain presence of mind
2.
to calm down, to settle down, to die down, to become stable, to abate
3.
to settle down (in a location, job, etc.), to settle in
4.
to be settled, to be fixed, to have been reached(of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
5.
to harmonize with, to harmonise with, to match, to suit, to fit
6.
to be unobtrusive, to be quiet, to be subdued(usu. used pronominally as 落ち着いた)
See also:落ち着いた (おちついた)
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落ち着く【おちつく】
、落ちつく【おちつく】
、落着く【おちつく】
、落ち付く【おちつく】
、落付く【おちつく】
expression
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excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you, greeting used when entering someone's home
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御邪魔します【おじゃまします】
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to bend, to crook, to bow, to curve, to curl(only relevant for 曲げる)
2.
to lean, to tilt, to incline, to slant(only relevant for 曲げる)
3.
to bend (the truth), to distort, to twist, to pervert
4.
to yield (a point), to depart (from a principle), to ignore (what one really thinks)
5.
to pawn
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枉げる【まげる】
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to aim at, to have an eye on
2.
to go toward, to head for
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目差す【めざす】
、目ざす【めざす】
Common word
adverb
•
at least
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少くとも【すくなくとも】[1]
、尠くとも【すくなくとも】
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
noun
•
elbow
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肱【ひじ】[1]
、臂【ひじ】[1]
、ヒジ
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
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.
5.
venison(colloquialism)(only relevant for もみじ)
6.
layered colors in garments, resembling autumn colors
See also:紅葉襲
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紅葉【こうよう】
、紅葉【もみじ】
、黄葉【こうよう】
、黄葉【もみじ】
、椛【もみじ】
Common word
expression, adjective
•
cannot be helped, unavoidable
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止むを得ない【やむをえない】
、已むを得ない【やむをえない】
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
fall, decline, lowering, deterioration, degradation
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
aid, assistance, help, reinforcement, rooting, barracking, support, cheering
interjection
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farewell, adieu, goodbye, so long(usually kana)
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サヨウナラ
、サヨーナラ
noun
1.
outward appearance
no-adjective
2.
apparent
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見かけ【みかけ】
、見掛け【みかけ】
noun
1.
ladder(usually kana)
2.
stairs(usually kana)
noun, auxillary suru verb
3.
going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)(usually kana)(only relevant for はしご and ハシゴ)
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はしご《階子》
、はしご《梯》
、ていし《梯子》
、ハシゴ
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
•
to rub, to scrub, to scrape(usually kana)
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こする《錯る》[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
noun
1.
accident (caused by negligence), error, blunder
2.
fault, defect
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
extension, elongation, prolongation, lengthening
noun
2.
Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be dented, to be indented, to yield, to give, to sink, to collapse, to cave in
2.
to be beaten, to be overwhelmed, to yield, to give in, to give up
3.
to be disheartened, to feel down, to feel depressed(colloquialism)
4.
to suffer a loss, to lose
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ヘコむ
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