Vocabulary list for JLPT N2
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Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
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to put on airs, to act big, to throw one's weight about, to be overbearing, to be domineering, to be bossy, to be pushy, to be proud, to be haughty, to be arrogant, to swagger, to boast, to brag
Other readings:
威張る【えばる】
、意張る【いばる】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
expression
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thank you for waiting, sorry to have kept you waiting
Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to resound, to be heard far away
2.
to reverberate, to shake, to vibrate
3.
to come (home), to remain (with someone)
4.
to have an effect, to make an impression
noun
1.
waste, scrap, garbage, dregs(usually kana)
2.
scum, piece of trash, loser(usually kana)
Other readings:
クズ
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.), to dish out, to dish up, to fill (a bowl) with
2.
to pile up, to heap up, to fill up, to stack up
3.
to administer (medicine, poison), to dose out, to prescribe
4.
to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
5.
to mark out (e.g. scale), to graduate (e.g. thermometer)
6.
to exaggerate, to apply heavy makeup(slang)
Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be complete, to be all present, to make a full set, to be satisfied (of conditions)
2.
to be equal, to be uniform, to be even, to match, to agree
3.
to gather, to assemble, to be collected
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, auxillary suru verb
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not writing or contacting for a while, neglecting to write (call, visit, etc.), failing to write (call, visit, etc.), long silence
Other readings:
不沙汰【ぶさた】
noun
1.
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium), passenger seat (e.g. taxi)
2.
audience
adjective
1.
noisy, boisterous
2.
turbulent (era, etc.), troubled
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
•
to write, to publish
Other readings:
著わす【あらわす】
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
failure (in an examination), failing to advance (to the next year)
2.
falling short of the standard, not making the grade
adjective
1.
dull (e.g. a knife), blunt
2.
thickheaded, obtuse, stupid
3.
dull (sound, color, etc.), dim (light)
4.
slow, sluggish, inert, lethargic
5.
insensitive, dull (e.g. reflexes), unperceptive, unfeeling
na-adjective, adverb, no-adjective
1.
as one would expect(usually kana)
2.
still, all the same(usually kana)
3.
even... (e.g. "even a genius...")(usually kana)(as さすがの〜も)
Other readings:
さすが《遉》
、さすが《有繋》
Notes:
- ateji (phonetic) reading
noun
•
scholarly ability, scholarship, knowledge, literary ability
noun
1.
money order, draft
2.
exchange (e.g. foreign)
Other readings:
為替【かわし】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
adjective
1.
pale, pallid
2.
bluish-white
Other readings:
蒼白い【あおじろい】
、青じろい【あおじろい】
noun
1.
victory or defeat
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
match, contest, game, bout
noun
1.
surface mail (ship), sea mail
2.
ferry service, steamer service
Other readings:
船便【せんびん】
Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
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to break, to smash
Other readings:
摧く【くだく】
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
Other readings:
枉げる【まげる】
Common word
expression
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certainly!(usually kana)(to superiors, customers, etc. upon receiving a request or instructions)
Godan-tsu verb
1.
to shoot (at)(usu. 撃つ)
2.
to attack, to defeat, to destroy, to avenge
All readings:
撃つ【うつ】
、討つ【うつ】
、射つ【うつ】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
noun, no-adjective
•
mind and body
Other readings:
心身【しんじん】[1]
、身心【しんしん】
、身心【しんじん】[1]
、神身【しんしん】
、神身【しんじん】[1]
、身神【しんしん】
、身神【しんじん】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
na-adjective
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negative, passive, half-hearted, unmotivated
adverb
1.
finally, at last(usually kana)
2.
barely, narrowly, hardly, only just(usually kana)
3.
gradually, little by little, by degrees(usually kana)
adjective
•
humid, sultry
Other readings:
むし暑い【むしあつい】
、蒸暑い【むしあつい】
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to know, to understand, to be aware of, to regard as, to take for
2.
to consent, to agree
noun
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kana orthography, syllabary spelling
Other readings:
仮名遣【かなづかい】
、かな遣い【かなづかい】
、かな使い【かなづかい】
、仮名使い【かなづかい】
no-adjective, na-adjective, noun
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Other readings:
倒さ【さかさ】
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to roll, to tumble
2.
to fall over, to roll over
3.
to lie down
4.
to be scattered about, to be lying around
5.
(of a situation or outcome) to change, to turn out
6.
to come easily, to be common, to fall into one's hands, to grow on trees
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to roll
2.
to turn over, to tip over, to throw down
3.
to leave
4.
to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
expression
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hence, for that reason(usually kana)
Other readings:
そのため《其の為》
、そのため《其のため》
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