Vocabulary list for JLPT N2
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        Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to lean (to one side), to incline
2.
to be unbalanced (e.g. diet), to be unduly weighted towards, to be concentrated on
3.
to be partial, to be biased, to be prejudiced
All readings:
                偏る【かたよる】
、片寄る【かたよる】
                noun, auxillary suru verb
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deletion, elimination, erasure, striking out
noun
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measure, step, countermeasure, counterplan, countermove, strategy, preparation (e.g. for a test)
na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
1.
confident, assured, self-assured, firm, strong, cocksure
2.
bullish (e.g. market)
See also:弱気 (よわき)
Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks), to grip (from both sides)
2.
to put between, to sandwich between, to insert, to interpose
3.
to catch (e.g. a finger in a door), to trap, to pinch
4.
to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings), to interpose (e.g. an objection), to interject, to throw in (e.g. a joke)
5.
to be on either side of (a road, table, etc.), to have between each other, to be across (a street, river, etc.)
6.
to harbour (feelings), to cast (e.g. doubt)
Other readings:
                挿む【はさむ】
、挾む【はさむ】[1]
                Notes:
                - word containing out-dated kanji
Common word
expression
1.
may I come in?(usually kana)
2.
please forgive me, I'm sorry(polite language, usually kana)
Other readings:
                ごめんください《御免下さい》
、ごめんください《ご免下さい》
、ごめんください《御免ください》
                na-adjective, noun
1.
absurd, unreasonable, nonsensical, preposterous, incoherent(usually kana)
2.
extreme, senseless, reckless, wanton(usually kana)
3.
disorderly, chaotic, confused, messy(usually kana)
adverb
4.
incredibly, really, so, super(usually kana)
Other readings:
                めちゃくちゃ《滅茶苦茶》[1]
、メチャクチャ
、めっちゃくちゃ
                Notes:
                - ateji (phonetic) reading
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】
                noun, auxillary suru verb
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subtraction(mathematics)
All readings:
                引き算【ひきざん】
、引算【ひきざん】
                noun, auxillary suru verb
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acceleration, speeding up
Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to mourn, to lament
2.
to be sorry, to regret, to repent
Other readings:
                悔む【くやむ】
                Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to dissolve(only relevant for 溶かす and 解かす and 融かす)
2.
to melt(熔かす and 鎔かす are used for metal)
Other readings:
                解かす【とかす】
、融かす【とかす】
、熔かす【とかす】
、鎔かす【とかす】
                noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
leading a meeting, presiding over a meeting, officiating at a ceremony, chairmanship
noun
2.
chairman, presenter, host, moderator, master of ceremonies
See also:司会者 (しかいしゃ)
noun, no-adjective, auxillary suru verb, na-adjective
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fixed, settled, constant, definite, uniform, regularized, regularised, defined, standardized, standardised, certain, prescribed
Other readings:
                一定【いちじょう】
                noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
making a round trip, going and returning, coming and going
2.
3.
correspondence, exchanging (letters)
4.
socializing, visiting one another
adverb
1.
quite, really, very, extremely
2.
nothing, not a bit, not at all(with neg. verb)
Other readings:
                何とも【なにとも】
                noun
1.
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither)
2.
stringed instrument(archaism)(only relevant for こと)
3.
zheng (Chinese zither), guzheng(only relevant for 箏 and 筝)
Other readings:
                箏【こと】
、箏【そう】
、筝【こと】
、筝【そう】
                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)
taru-adjective, to-adverb
1.
quiet, calm, leisurely
2.
distant, far off, boundless, endless
to-adverb, adverb
3.
easily, comfortably, without difficulty
Other readings:
                悠悠【ゆうゆう】
                noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
meeting up, gathering, assembly
2.
set(mathematics)
expression, noun, no-adjective
1.
the rest, the others(そのた is the more common reading when written)
expression, adverbial noun, no-adjective
2.
in addition (to that), besides that, other than that, and other ...
expression, noun
3.
and so forth, and the like, and what have you, et cetera
Other readings:
                その他【そのた】
、その外【そのほか】
、その外【そのた】
、其の他【そのほか】
、其の他【そのた】
、其の外【そのほか】
、其の外【そのた】
                noun
1.
surname, family name
2.
hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)(only relevant for せい)
See also:姓 (かばね)
Other readings:
                姓【しょう】[1]
、姓【そう】[1]
                Notes:
                - out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun, auxillary suru verb
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diffusion, spread, popularization, promulgation, familiarization
adjective
1.
trivial, trifling, insignificant, not worth bothering with, worthless, useless, good-for-nothing(usually kana)
2.
stupid, nonsensical, absurd, foolish, silly(usually kana)
noun
1.
shade, shadow
2.
sunshine(only relevant for 日影)
Other readings:
                日蔭【ひかげ】
、日影【ひかげ】
                na-adjective, noun
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dangerous, unsettled, troubled, disturbed, insecure
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)
interjection, noun
1.
crying "banzai" (or raising one's hands in the banzai gesture)
2.
something worthy of celebration
3.
giving up(only relevant for ばんざい)
4.
long time(archaism)
5.
eternal life (and prosperity)(archaism)
interjection
6.
banzai (a celebratory cheer), hurrah (hooray, hurray)
Other readings:
                万歳【ばんぜい】
、万才【ばんざい】
、万才【ばんぜい】
、バンザイ
                noun, no-adjective
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middle-age, middle age, midlife, one's middle years
nikoniko
                    Common word
adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
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with a friendly grin, smilingly(onomatopia)
All readings:
                ニコニコ
、にこにこ
                noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
development, evolution, progressing, unfolding, (plot) twist
2.
expansion, spreading out, extending, deployment, building up
3.
expansion(mathematics)
4.
extraction (e.g. files), decompression, unpacking(computer term)
noun, auxillary suru verb
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nap (afternoon), siesta
Other readings:
                昼寐【ひるね】[1]
                Notes:
                - word containing out-dated kanji
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