Vocabulary list for JLPT N2
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        Common word
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
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to apply, to adapt
Other readings:
                当て嵌める【あてはめる】
                Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
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to approach, to draw near
Other readings:
                近よる【ちかよる】
                noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
getting closer, drawing nearer, approaching
2.
being not much different, being near (age, skill, etc.)
3.
becoming close (i.e. friendly), becoming intimate
noun, no-adjective
1.
some, any, (a) little, of some kind, of some sort
adverb
2.
please
3.
anyway, anyhow, at any rate, after all
Other readings:
                何ぶん【なにぶん】
                noun
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earthenware, porcelain, china, pottery, crockery
Other readings:
                瀬戸もの【せともの】
、セトモノ
                Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.), to take (measure, course of action, etc.), to decide on
2.
to pick (e.g. flowers), to gather (e.g. mushrooms), to catch (e.g. insects)
3.
to extract (e.g. juice), to take (e.g. a sample)
4.
to assume (an attitude)
5.
to take on (workers, students), to employ, to hire
6.
to draw in (e.g. water), to let in (e.g. light from a window)
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
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to repay, to pay back, to refund, to reimburse
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                払戻す【はらいもどす】
                noun, auxillary suru verb
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disappointed love, broken heart, unrequited love, being lovelorn
adjective
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impudent, shameless, brazen, forward, audacious, cheeky
Other readings:
                図図しい【ずうずうしい】
、ずーずーしい[1]
                Notes:
                - word containing irregular kana usage
noun
1.
beauty, good figure, (beautiful) appearance, (beautiful) features
2.
beautification, beauty treatment, beauty culture, cosmetics
noun, auxillary suru verb
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compression, condensation, constriction, compaction
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                あっ縮【あっしゅく】
                noun
1.
public entertainment, performing arts
2.
accomplishments, attainments
noun
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achievement, meritorious deed, distinguished service, contribution
noun
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tissue paper, toilet paper
All readings:
                ちり紙【ちりがみ】
、ちり紙【ちりし】
、塵紙【ちりがみ】
、塵紙【ちりし】
                noun, auxillary suru verb
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going to work, leaving for work, attendance (at work), being at work, presence (in the office), reporting for work
See also:退勤
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】
                Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to starve, to be famished, to be hungry
2.
to be starved of (e.g. love), to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge), to be hungry for
Other readings:
                飢える【かつえる】
、餓える【うえる】
、餓える【かつえる】
、饑える【うえる】
                adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
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day in question, appointed day, that very day, the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to harden, to solidify
2.
to become firm, to become certain
3.
to gather (together), to assemble, to huddle together
magomago
                    Common word
adverb, auxillary suru verb
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        Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to cool down, to get cold
2.
to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.), to subside, to dampen, to fade, to wane
3.
to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.), to be composed
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to joke, to jest, to kid, to josh(usually kana)
2.
to make fun of, to laugh at, to play a prank(usually kana)
3.
to romp, to gambol, to frolic, to frisk, to mess around, to fool around, to screw around(usually kana)
4.
to neck, to make out(usually kana)
Notes:
                - ateji (phonetic) reading
noun, auxillary suru verb
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cleaning, clean-up, garbage collection, scavenging
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to jump, to leap, to prance, to spring up, to bound, to hop
2.
to break up, to close, to come to an end
3.
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)(instead of 撥ねる)
noun, no-adjective
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contents, interior, substance, filling, (sword) blade
All readings:
                中身【なかみ】
、中味【なかみ】
                noun
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hiragana, cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)(usually kana)
See also:片仮名
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                ひらがな《ひら仮名》
                noun
1.
altitude, height, elevation
na-adjective, no-adjective
2.
high-degree, high-grade, advanced, sophisticated, strong
noun, adverbial noun
1.
each
pronoun
2.
you (plural)(archaism)
Other readings:
                各各【おのおの】
、各【おのおの】
                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】
                Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to distribute, to hand out, to deliver, to deal out, to serve out
2.
to allot, to allocate, to place (staff, soldiers, etc.), to station
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                賦る【くばる】
                Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be dented, to be indented, to yield, to give, to sink, to collapse, to cave in
2.
to be beaten, to be overwhelmed, to yield, to give in, to give up
3.
to be disheartened, to feel down, to feel depressed(colloquialism)
4.
to suffer a loss, to lose
Other readings:
                ヘコむ
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