Vocabulary list for JLPT N2
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adverb
•
by all means (with sense of not taking "no" for an answer)
Other readings:
是非共【ぜひとも】
na-adjective
•
negative, passive, half-hearted, unmotivated
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
•
princess
Other readings:
王女【おうにょ】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun, no-adjective
1.
reserve, spare
2.
preparation, preliminaries
Other readings:
預備【よび】
Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
•
to creep, to crawl
See also:爬行
Other readings:
匍う【はう】
、延う【はう】
、爬う【はう】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to pile up, to heap up, to stack up, to put on top of another
2.
to repeat many times over, to go through repeatedly, to accumulate
adverbial noun, noun
1.
weekday, ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday)
noun
2.
kanji radical 73(only relevant for ひらび)
Other readings:
平日【ひらび】
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to stretch, to extend, to lengthen, to grow (of hair, height, grass, etc.)
2.
to straighten out, to be flattened, to become smooth
3.
to spread (of paint, cream, etc.)
4.
to stretch out (e.g. of a hand), to extend
5.
to lose elasticity, to become slack, to become soggy (e.g. noodles)
6.
to make progress, to develop, to expand, to increase, to improve(only relevant for 伸びる)
7.
to be exhausted, to be groggy, to pass out, to collapse(only relevant for 伸びる)
8.
to be prolonged (meeting, life span, etc.), to be extended (e.g. deadline), to lengthen (e.g. of the days)(only relevant for 延びる)
9.
to be postponed, to be delayed, to be put off(only relevant for 延びる)
All readings:
伸びる【のびる】
、延びる【のびる】
Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to adhere to, to stick to, to cling to(usually kana)
2.
to keep close to, to go along with(usually kana)
3.
to get involved with, to be thick with, to become intimate(usually kana)
Other readings:
くっつく《食っ付く》
Godan-tsu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to stand, to rise, to stand up(only relevant for 立つ)
2.
to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position)(only relevant for 立つ)
3.
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)(usu. 発つ)
All readings:
立つ【たつ】
、発つ【たつ】
adverb
•
considerably, greatly, a lot(usually kana)
All readings:
だいぶ《大分》
、だいぶん《大分》
noun
1.
container, case, receptacle
2.
Other readings:
容れ物【いれもの】
、入物【いれもの】[1]
、容物【いれもの】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
Godan-u verb, transitive verb
•
to show respect for, to revere, to honour, to honor, to worship, to hold in esteem
noun
•
necessities, necessary article, requisite, essentials
adverb
1.
as was expected, just as one thought, sure enough
2.
really, actually, ever(used in interrogative and hypothetical sentences)
Other readings:
果して【はたして】
expression
•
take care of yourself, get well soon, God bless you, bless you
noun
1.
literature
2.
the arts, art and literature, liberal arts
Other readings:
文藝【ぶんげい】[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
breaking up (e.g. meeting), dispersing (e.g. crowd)
2.
dissolving (company, organization, etc.), liquidating, disbanding
3.
dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
Ichidan-zuru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to answer, to respond, to meet
See also:応じる
2.
to satisfy, to accept
koosu
Common word
noun
1.
course, route, trail
2.
course (of study), program
3.
lane (in running, swimming, etc.)
4.
course (of action), policy, track, path
5.
course (of a multi-course meal)
6.
7.
plan (type of offered service), course, option
8.
pitch(baseball term)
adjective
1.
hateful, abominable, poor-looking, detestable
2.
amazing, fantastic, admirable, lovely, wonderful(often with irony)
Other readings:
悪い【にくい】
noun, no-adjective
•
standard, basis, criterion, norm, reference, datum
Other readings:
規準【きじゅん】
unto
adverb
1.
a great deal, very much, a lot(onomatopia)
2.
with a great amount of effort(onomatopia, archaism)
Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to trip (over), to stumble(usually kana)
2.
to fail, to suffer a setback(usually kana)
Other readings:
つまづく《躓く》
na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
1.
high class, high grade
na-adjective, noun, no-adjective
2.
high rank, seniority
noun
1.
ikebana, Japanese art of flower arrangement
2.
fresh flower, natural flower(only relevant for せいか)
Other readings:
生花【いけばな】
、生花【せいか】
、活け花【いけばな】
、活花【いけばな】
、活花【せいか】
adverb, noun
1.
with trouble, at great pains(usually kana)
no-adjective
2.
rare, valuable, precious, long-awaited(usually kana)
3.
kind, generous(usually kana)
adverb
4.
specially, especially, expressly(usually kana)
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.), to escort (e.g. home)
2.
to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight
3.
to let pass, to pass up (an opportunity etc.), to let a pitch go by (baseball), to watch a batted ball go into the stands
4.
to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.), to postpone
5.
to have someone related or close to you die, to bury someone
6.
to take care of somebody until he dies
7.
to wait and see, to continue (e.g. in legal contexts)
dokidoki
Common word
adverb, to-adverb
1.
thump-thump, bang-bang, pit-a-pat, pitapat, pitter-patter(onomatopia)
auxillary suru verb
2.
to beat fast (of one's heart), to throb, to pound, to palpitate(onomatopia)
All readings:
ドキドキ
、どきどき
、どきんどきん
、ドキンドキン
noun
1.
pay, salary, wages
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
allowance, grant, supply, providing with
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