Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to cover (with something), to put on (e.g. on someone else's head), to plate something (with a metal), to pour or dash a liquid (on something), to charge (a person with a guilt)(usually kana)

noun
achievements, actual results, accomplishments, past results, track record

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
here and there, some parts (of something), several places
Other readings:
所々【しょしょ】
所所【ところどころ】
所所【しょしょ】
処々【しょしょ】
処処【しょしょ】

noun
folk song, popular song

noun
1.
level, standard, amount, degree, grade, rank, class
2.
level (plane), floor, storey (story), layer, stratum
3.
spirit level, (surveyor's) level
4.
minor release sequence number (software versioning)
5.
rebel
Other readings:
レヴェル

adverb
somehow or other, for some reason or another, without knowing why(usually kana)
Other readings:
なんとなく《何と無く》
なにとなく《何となく》
なにとなく《何と無く》

noun, auxillary suru verb
clean copy, fair copy

noun
nail, spike, tack, rivet, brad, (pachinko) pin
Other readings:
クギ

noun, no-adjective
fresh water (i.e. not salt water)
See also:鹹水

noun
1.
resentment, grudge, malice, bitterness
2.
matter for regret, regret(esp. 憾み)
Other readings:
憾み【うらみ】
怨み【うらみ】

na-adjective, no-adjective
1.
smartly dressed, stylish, fashion-conscious(usually kana)
noun
2.
someone smartly dressed(usually kana)
auxillary suru verb
3.
to dress up, to be fashionable(usually kana)
Other readings:
おしゃれ《御洒落》
オシャレ

noun
brooch

expression
hence, for that reason(usually kana)
Other readings:
そのため《其の為》
そのため《其のため》

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
receipt (of money), receiving

noun
shoji (paper sliding door)

noun
multi-unit apartments, apartment complex

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
(school) class

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

Godan-tsu verb, intransitive verb
to be conspicuous, to stand out
Other readings:
目だつ【めだつ】

omedetai
noun
1.
special, auspicious, happy(usually kana, polite language)
See also:めでたい
2.
naive, innocent, good-natured, gullible, foolish
See also:めでたい
Other readings:
おめでたい《御目出度い》[1]
おめでたい《お芽出度い》[1]
おめでたい《御芽出度い》[1]
おめでたい《お愛でたい》
おめでたい《御愛でたい》
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun, auxillary suru verb, na-adjective, no-adjective
modesty, humility, being humble
Other readings:
謙そん【けんそん】

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
fastener, zipper

noun, auxillary suru verb
storage, preservation

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to comfort, to console, to amuse

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
self-defense, self-defence

adverb
1.
in an instant, in a moment, immediately, right away, at once(usually kana)
2.
suddenly, all of a sudden, all at once(usually kana)

no-adjective, noun
diagonal
See also:斜め
Other readings:
【しゃ】

no-adjective, noun
plain, unfigured, patternless, solid (color)

noun
1.
academic year, school year
2.
year in school, grade in school

adjective
1.
regrettable, disappointing, unfortunate
2.
precious, dear, valuable
3.
too good for, deserving better
4.
almost (but not quite), close (but no cigar)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
firing (esp. a rocket or missile), launching, shooting, discharge, catapult
2.
ejaculation(slang)

noun
vinegar
Other readings:
【す】
【す】

Godan-gu verb, transitive verb
to sniff, to smell

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to become damp, to become moist, to become wet
2.
to lack energy, to be in a slump, to be in low spirits, to feel depressed(only relevant for しめる)(often as 湿って or 湿った)
Other readings:
湿る【しとる】

noun, no-adjective, auxillary suru verb
superstition, superstitious belief

noun
1.
side dish, okazu, side dish (meat, fish, pickles, etc.) accompanying the rice in a typical Japanese meal(usually kana)
2.
fill, fill-in (drumming)(usually kana, colloquialism, music term)(only relevant for おかず and オカズ)
3.
material for assisting arousal during masturbation(usually kana, slang)(only relevant for おかず and オカズ)
Other readings:
おかず《御菜》
おかず《御数》
おかず《お数》
おさい《お菜》
おさい《御菜》
オカズ

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
boundary, border, limit, bounds, frontier

noun
1.
band
2.
belt
See also:ベルト

noun
greenhouse, hothouse, conservatory, glasshouse

noun
competition, contest
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