Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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noun
official business, public business

adverb, to-adverb
1.
here and there, little by little, sporadically, scattered in drops
noun
2.
dots, spots
Other readings:
点点【てんてん】

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to print
2.
to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
Other readings:
摺る【する】

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

noun
motor
Other readings:
モータ

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to aim at, to have an eye on
2.
to go toward, to head for
Other readings:
目差す【めざす】
目ざす【めざす】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to compare (something) to, to liken, to speak figuratively, to use a simile, to use a metaphor
Other readings:
喩える【たとえる】
譬える【たとえる】

noun
pictorial book, picture book, illustrated reference book, identification manual, field guide

noun, no-adjective, prefix
front, frontage, facade, main

noun
grace, favor, favour, blessing, benefit

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to sew, to stitch
2.
to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)

noun
raincoat, mackintosh, macintosh, trench coat
Other readings:
レーンコート
レインコウト
レインコト[1]
レーン・コート
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to screw, to twist(usually kana)
2.
to distort, to parody, to make a pun(esp. もじる)
3.
to torture, to wrest
Other readings:
ねじる《捻る》
ねじる《拗る》
ねじる《捩じる》[1]
ねじる《捻じる》[1]
ねじる《拗じる》[1]
よじる《捩る》
もじる《捩る》
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
1.
marks, points, score, grade, runs (baseball)
2.
number of items, number of articles

noun
order, sequence, procedure

noun
practical use, utility

na-adjective
negative, passive, half-hearted, unmotivated
See also:積極的 (antonym)

noun, no-adjective
every place, various places

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

noun
science, learning, scholarship, arts and sciences, academic pursuits

dekiagaru
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be completed, to be finished, to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat)
2.
to be very drunk
Other readings:
でき上がる【できあがる】
出来あがる【できあがる】
出来上る【できあがる】

adjective
1.
odious, hateful, detestable, horrible
2.
(speaking ironically) darling

noun, auxillary suru verb
manufacture, production

adverb
1.
anyhow, in any case, at any rate, after all, at all, no matter what
2.
at best, at most

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

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to wring (towel, rag), to squeeze(esp. 絞る)
2.
to squeeze (fruit to extract juice), to press, to extract, to milk, to express milk(esp. 搾る)
3.
to rack (one's brains), to strain (one's voice)
4.
to extort, to exploit
5.
to chew out, to reprimand severely, to rake over the coals, to give a sound scolding, to tell someone off, to scold, to rebuke(often passive voice)
See also:油を絞る
6.
to drill into, to train
7.
to narrow down (one's focus), to whittle down
8.
to gather up (curtain, etc.), to tighten (drawstring)
9.
to stop down (lens)
10.
to turn down (e.g. radio)
11.
to bend (bow), to draw
12.
to hold down, to constrict, to immobilize(sumo term)
Other readings:
搾る【しぼる】

noun
school building, schoolhouse
Other readings:
校しゃ【こうしゃ】

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to throw, to fling, to hurl, to toss
2.
to neglect, to abandon, to leave alone, to give up on, to leave undone, to leave unfinished
Other readings:
放る【ほる】
抛る【ほうる】
抛る【ほる】

interjection
have a good day, take care, see you(usually kana)(often in response to いってきます)

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to close up, to shut up (e.g. behind doors)
2.
to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired), to close off (e.g. subscription list)(usu. 締め切る)
Other readings:
閉め切る【しめきる】
〆切る【しめきる】
閉切る【しめきる】
締切る【しめきる】

noun, no-adjective
national holiday, festival day

noun
bed, couch
Other readings:
寝台【ねだい】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
(practical) application, putting to practical use
prenominal

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.), to slice (off), to lop (off), to cut (off)

noun, no-adjective
musical instrument

noun (temporal)
month before last
Other readings:
先先月【せんせんげつ】

noun, no-adjective
person with a lot of experience, old hand, veteran (in a particular field)
Other readings:
ベデラン
ヴェテラン

noun
storage room, storeroom, lumber room
Other readings:
物置き【ものおき】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
fall, decline, lowering, deterioration, degradation

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to shine on, to illuminate
2.
to compare (with), to refer to

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to connect(usually kana)
2.
to tie, to fasten(usually kana)
3.
to transfer (phone call)(usually kana)
Other readings:
つなげる《繫げる》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji
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