Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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adverb, to-adverb
stealthily, secretly(onomatopia)
See also:こそこそ
Other readings:
コッソリ

noun
1.
pay, salary, wages
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
allowance, grant, supply, providing with

どく
okinodokuni
expression
my sympathies, that's too bad, my condolences

noun, auxillary suru verb
end, close, termination

noun
shell, husk, hull, pod, chaff
Other readings:
【から】

noun
commuter pass, season ticket(abbreviation)

noun, auxillary suru verb
rounding (fractions), rounding half up(yojijukugo)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
meeting up, gathering, assembly
2.
set(mathematics)

noun
example, illustration, precedent

noun, auxillary suru verb
discussion, talk, tête-à-tête, conference
Other readings:
話合い【はなしあい】

noun
classic (work, esp. book), the classics

noun
moisture, humidity, dampness
All readings:
湿気【しっけ】
湿気【しっき】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature), to let cool
2.
to dampen, to throw a damper on, to spoil

noun
wastepaper, scrap of paper, paper scraps
All readings:
紙くず【かみくず】
紙屑【かみくず】

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-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to glare at, to scowl at, to glower at(usually kana)
2.
to stare intensely at, to examine carefully(usually kana)
3.
to estimate, to guess, to suspect, to judge(usually kana)
4.
to keep an eye on someone (e.g. a suspicious or untrustworthy person), to watch(usually kana)(often as 睨まれる)
See also:睨まれる
5.
to take account of, to take into consideration(usually kana)

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to freeze (of one's body), to be frozen, to become numb (with cold), to be chilled

noun
1.
order, observance, discipline
2.
rules, law, regulations
Other readings:
紀律【きりつ】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised), to be flustered, to panic
2.
to hurry, to rush, to hasten(usu. 慌てて)
Other readings:
周章てる【あわてる】

noun
(addressee's) name, (recipient's) name and address
Other readings:
宛て名【あてな】
あて名【あてな】

noun
eyelid(usually kana)
Other readings:
まぶた《目蓋》
まぶた《眼蓋》
まなぶた《瞼》[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
husband and wife, married couple(somewhat formal; not used for one's own family)

noun, auxillary suru verb
defense, defence, guard, policing, security

noun
1.
gum, rubber(usually kana)
2.
eraser(abbreviation, usually kana)
See also:消しゴム
3.
condom(colloquialism, usually kana)
Other readings:
ごむ《護謨》[1]
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

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, no-adjective
1.
union, alliance, combination
noun
2.
RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)(abbr of 日本労働組合総連合会)
Other readings:
聯合【れんごう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun (temporal)
week before last
Other readings:
先先週【せんせんしゅう】

noun
1.
back
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
backing, going backwards, reversing
noun
3.
background, backdrop, background colour (color)
4.
backhand(sports term)
5.
backer, supporter
noun, auxillary suru verb
6.
refunding
noun
7.
backstroke (swimming)
8.
doggy style (sexual position)(slang)

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to profit, to get, to earn, to gain
2.
to have (bear, beget) a child
3.
to have a stroke of luck

adjective
1.
sly, cunning, sneaky, crafty, unfair, dishonest(usually kana)
2.
miserly, mean, stingy(usually kana)(only relevant for こすい)
Other readings:
こすい《狡い》

noun, no-adjective
funeral

noun, auxillary suru verb
clean copy, fair copy

noun, auxillary suru verb
answer, solution

na-adjective, noun
ordinary, common, commonplace, mediocre, unremarkable, undistinguished, uneventful
See also:非凡 (antonym)

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
Other readings:
賦る【くばる】

noun
1.
(company) director, executive, top management(only relevant for じゅうやく)
2.
important post, role with heavy responsibilities
Other readings:
重役【おもやく】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
1.
limits, boundary, domain, zone, sphere, territory
2.
area (e.g. in programming languages)

tsukiatari
noun
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
Other readings:
突き当り【つきあたり】
突当り【つきあたり】
突きあたり【つきあたり】
つき当たり【つきあたり】
突当たり【つきあたり】
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