Vocabulary list for JLPT N2
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noun, auxillary suru verb
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lending, loaning
Other readings:
貸出し【かしだし】
、貸出【かしだし】
adverb
1.
quite, really, very, extremely
2.
nothing, not a bit, not at all(with neg. verb)
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何とも【なにとも】
adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
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soon, nearness, before long
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近々【きんきん】
、近近【ちかぢか】
、近近【きんきん】
、近ぢか【ちかぢか】
gisshiri
Common word
adverb, to-adverb
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tightly (packed), densely, closely, crammed(onomatopia)
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ギッシリ
、ぎっちり
、ギッチリ
Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to draw back, to sink, to cave in
2.
to be set back (e.g. from a road)
3.
to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye), to retire to (somewhere), to stay indoors, to butt out, to stay out of it
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引っこむ【ひっこむ】
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
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bandage, dressing
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繃帯【ほうたい】
adjective
1.
trivial, trifling, insignificant, not worth bothering with, worthless, useless, good-for-nothing(usually kana)
2.
stupid, nonsensical, absurd, foolish, silly(usually kana)
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to stop (moving), to come to a stop
2.
to stop (doing, working, being supplied), to come to a halt, to cease, to be stopped, to be suspended
3.
to alight, to perch on
All readings:
止まる【とまる】
、留まる【とまる】
、停まる【とまる】
、駐まる【とまる】
、止る【とまる】
、留る【とまる】
expression
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please sit down, please have a seat(usually kana)(and many other meanings of 掛ける)
Other readings:
おかけください《おかけ下さい》
、おかけください《御掛け下さい》
noun
1.
opportunity, occasion, chance(usually kana)
2.
order, sequence(archaism)(orig. meaning)
3.
successor(archaism)
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ついで《序》
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)
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to taper to a point, to become pointed, to become sharp
2.
to look displeased, to look sour, to be on edge, to be touchy
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尖る【とんがる】
、尖がる【とがる】[1]
、尖がる【とんがる】[1]
、尖んがる【とんがる】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
Common word
noun
1.
son (of others), boy, young master(honorific language)
2.
green young man from a well-to-do family, young man innocent of the ways of the world
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坊ちゃん【ぼっちゃん】
、坊っちゃん【ぼっちゃん】
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be closed, to be blocked, to be healed (e.g. wound), to be shut up(usually kana)
2.
to be clogged, to be plugged up(usually kana)
3.
to be occupied, to be taken (e.g. accommodation)(usually kana)
Other readings:
ふたがる《塞がる》[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun
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(telephone) receiver
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受話機【じゅわき】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
adverb, pronoun
1.
here and there, all around, everywhere, throughout, all over(usually kana)
auxillary suru verb
2.
to get things in the wrong order (back to front), to become muddled up(usually kana)(only relevant for あちこち and あちらこちら and あっちこっち and アチコチ)
All readings:
あちこち《彼方此方》
、あちらこちら《彼方此方》
、あっちこっち《彼方此方》
、かなたこなた《彼方此方》
、あなたこなた《彼方此方》[1]
、アチコチ
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to collect, to put (it all) together, to integrate, to consolidate, to unify(usually kana)
2.
to summarize, to aggregate(usually kana)
3.
to bring to a conclusion, to finalize, to settle, to put in order(usually kana)
4.
to establish, to decide(usually kana)
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
power outage, electricity outage, blackout, failure of electricity supply
Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
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to imitate, to follow, to emulate(usually kana)
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ならう《傚う》
、ならう《慣らう》
adjective
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dear (old), fondly-remembered, beloved, missed, nostalgic
noun, no-adjective
•
having in mind, happening to know of, idea
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心当り【こころあたり】
、心あたり【こころあたり】
Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
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to expand, to swell (out), to get big, to become inflated
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脹らむ【ふくらむ】
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
generation (e.g. power)
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
sending a telegram, telegraphing(obsolete)
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發電【はつでん】[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to return, to come back, to go back(esp. 返る)
2.
to turn over
See also:裏返る
suffix, Godan-ru verb
3.
to become extremely, to become completely(after the -masu stem of a verb; esp. 返る)
All readings:
返る【かえる】
、反る【かえる】
adjective
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impudent, shameless, brazen, forward, audacious, cheeky
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図図しい【ずうずうしい】
、ずーずーしい[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kana usage
Common word
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to call out to, to hail, to address
2.
to appeal
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呼びかける【よびかける】
、呼び掛ける【よびかける】
、呼掛ける【よびかける】
noun
1.
public square, square, plaza, piazza, forum
2.
open space, clearing
adverb
1.
unexpectedly, surprisingly
na-adjective
2.
unexpected, unanticipated, unforeseen, surprising
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to come near, to let someone approach
2.
to bring near, to bring together, to collect, to gather
3.
to deliver (opinion, news, etc.), to send (e.g. a letter), to contribute, to donate
4.
to let someone drop by
5.
to add (numbers)
6.
to have feelings for (love, goodwill, trust, etc.)
7.
to rely upon for a time, to depend on
8.
to use as a pretext
9.
to put aside
10.
to press, to push, to force
11.
to include, to welcome (in a group), to let in(Kansai-ben (dialect))
baketsu
Common word
noun
1.
bucket, pail(バケツ sometimes given the ateji 馬穴 and 馬尻)
2.
skip(only relevant for バケット)
Other readings:
バケット
noun
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sleep-wear, nightclothes, pyjamas, pajamas, nightgown, nightdress
See also:寝衣 (しんい)
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寝巻き【ねまき】
、寝巻【ねまき】
、寝間着【ねまき】
、寝衣【ねまき】
noun
1.
geta, Japanese wooden clogs
2.
turn (in set-type proofing), upside-down character(later printed as 〓, resembling the teeth of a geta)
See also:伏せ字 (ふせじ)
Godan-gu verb, transitive verb
1.
to fan
2.
to incite, to instigate
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煽ぐ【あおぐ】
adverb
1.
2.
generally, on the whole, as a rule(usually kana)
3.
completely, quite, entirely, altogether, totally, not at all (with neg. verb)(usually kana)
noun, no-adjective
4.
outline, gist(usually kana)
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おおよそ《大よそ》
、おおよそ《凡そ》
、おおよそ《凡》
noun
1.
altitude, height, elevation
na-adjective, no-adjective
2.
high-degree, high-grade, advanced, sophisticated, strong
noun
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underwear, underclothes, lingerie, chemise, singlet
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膚着【はだぎ】
、肌衣【はだぎ】
、肌衣【はだぎぬ】
Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
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to break, to smash
Other readings:
摧く【くだく】
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