Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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noun
assistant professor, associate professor

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
reflection, reconsideration, introspection, meditation, contemplation
2.
regret, repentance, remorse, being sorry

noun
Europe and America, the West

noun
riddle, puzzle, enigma(usually kana)
All readings:
なぞなぞ《謎々》
なぞなぞ《謎謎》

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
division, section, demarcation, partition, segmentation, subdivision, (traffic) lane, compartment, classification, sorting

noun
fragment, broken piece, splinter, chip, shard

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》

expression, noun, no-adjective
at that time, in those days, at that moment, then

noun, auxillary suru verb
not writing or contacting for a while, neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.), long silence
See also:無沙汰
Other readings:
御無沙汰【ごぶさた】
ご不沙汰【ごぶさた】
御不沙汰【ごぶさた】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
failure (in an examination), failing to advance (to the next year)
See also:及第 (antonym)
2.
falling short of the standard, not making the grade

noun, auxillary suru verb
reply, answer

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
invasion, incursion, raid, aggression, intrusion, trespass, penetration

adverb
1.
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance), throughout, all along, the whole time, all the way(ずーっと and ずうっと are more emphatic)
2.
much (better, etc.), by far, far and away
3.
far away, long ago
4.
direct, straight
All readings:
ずっと
ずーっと
ずうっと

noun
main gate, main entrance

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to jump in, to leap in, to plunge into, to dive
2.
to burst in, to barge in
Other readings:
飛びこむ【とびこむ】
飛込む【とびこむ】

noun
1.
posture, pose, position, stance, carriage (of the body)
2.
attitude, approach, stance

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to till, to plow, to plough, to cultivate

adjective
humid, sultry
Other readings:
むし暑い【むしあつい】
蒸暑い【むしあつい】

noun, auxillary suru verb
official announcement, proclamation

noun
1.
farm (livestock), stock farm, ranch, station
2.
pasture, meadow, grazing land
Other readings:
牧場【まきば】

adjective
shameful, disgraceful, indecent, unseemly, unbecoming, improper(usually kana)

adverb
constantly, always, continually, steadily

na-adjective
rough (estimate, manner, etc.), crude, broad, loose, careless (work)
Other readings:
大ざっぱ【おおざっぱ】

noun
1.
policy, course, plan (of action), principle
2.
magnetic needle(orig. meaning)
See also:磁針

no-adjective, noun
1.
temporary, provisional, interim
2.
special, extraordinary, extra

na-adjective, adverb, interjection
1.
so-so, passable(onomatopia)
interjection
2.
now, now(used to calming somebody down)
3.
my, my(female term)(expression of wonder, surprise, etc.)

na-adjective
1.
free (of restraint, controls, etc.)
2.
free (of cost)
3.
freelance(abbreviation)
4.
one-size

noun
1.
discount, reduction, rebate
counter
2.
tenths discounted, tenths reduced
Other readings:
割引き【わりびき】
割り引き【わりびき】
割り引【わりびき】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

na-adjective, noun
cowardice, meanness, unfairness

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
a short while ago, a moment ago, just now, some time ago
All readings:
先ほど【さきほど】
先程【さきほど】

noun, auxillary suru verb
amount, quantity

noun
1.
moat, fosse
2.
canal, ditch
Other readings:
【ほり】
【ほり】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be piled up, to lie on top of one another
2.
to come one after another, to happen over and over, to pile up (e.g. stress), to accumulate
3.
to overlap (each other), to occur at the same time, to happen simultaneously

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
daydream, fantasy, fancy, vision

noun, auxillary suru verb
alternation, change, relief, relay, shift, substitution (sports, etc.), taking turns
All readings:
交代【こうたい】
交替【こうたい】

hikitomeru
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to detain, to check, to restrain
Other readings:
引止める【ひきとめる】[1]
引き留める【ひきとめる】
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

prenominal, no-adjective, auxillary suru verb
abstract
See also:具体 (antonym)

noun
index finger, forefinger
All readings:
人差し指【ひとさしゆび】
人差指【ひとさしゆび】
人指し指【ひとさしゆび】
人さし指【ひとさしゆび】

no-adjective, noun
public (facilities, service, etc.), communal

noun, auxillary suru verb
excursion, outing, trip

noun
condominium (often mid-rise or high-rise concrete), apartment building, apartment house, apartment, flat

noun
effect, efficacy, validity, potency

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to furnish with, to equip with, to provide, to install
2.
to prepare for, to make preparations for, to make provision for
3.
to possess (all that is needed), to be endowed with, to be equipped with
4.
to be born with, to have since birth
All readings:
備える【そなえる】
具える【そなえる】

noun
elbow
Other readings:
【ひじ】[1]
【ひじ】[1]
ヒジ
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, no-adjective
direct current, DC
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