Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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noun
•
theme, topic, subject matter, motif, project, slogan

adjective
1.
noisy, boisterous
2.
turbulent (era, etc.), troubled

noun, auxillary suru verb, na-adjective
1.
feeling obliged, being grateful, being thankful, being sorry, being ashamed(sometimes used to prefix a request)
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
shrinking back in fear(archaism)

noun
1.
Kansai, region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures
2.
Kansai, south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
Other readings:
関西【かんせい】[1]
、
関西【かんぜい】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
increase and decrease, fluctuation

adjective
1.
great, excellent, admirable, remarkable, distinguished, important, celebrated, famous, eminent
2.
very troublesome, awful, terrible(usually kana)
3.
tiring, tough(usually kana)
adverb
4.
very, extremely(usually kana, Kansai-ben (dialect))
Other readings:
豪い【えらい】

noun
1.
railway crossing, railroad crossing, train crossing, level crossing
2.
starting line, scratch
3.
determination
4.
stepping over the edge of the ring(sumo term)
Other readings:
踏切り【ふみきり】
、
踏み切り【ふみきり】
、
踏み切【ふみきり】

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
•
to envy, to be envious of, to be jealous of

noun
•
halfway, midway, partway, mid-course

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to behave, to conduct oneself
2.
to entertain, to treat someone (to a drink), to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
All readings:
振る舞う【ふるまう】
、
振舞う【ふるまう】

noun
•
ruler, measure
Other readings:
物差【ものさし】
、
物指し【ものさし】
、
物指【ものさし】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
pains, hard work, effort, trouble, labour, labor

noun
1.
peninsula
2.
Korea(sensitive, colloquialism)

noun
•
competition, contest

noun
•
chance, start, cue, excuse, motive, impetus, occasion(usually kana)
Other readings:
きっかけ《切掛け》
、
きっかけ《切っかけ》
、
きっかけ《切掛》
、
きっかけ《切っ掛》
、
きっかけ《切かけ》
、
キッカケ

conjunction
•
and yet, despite this, but even so, but even then, however, nevertheless, for all that, notwithstanding that

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
•
to be finished, to be completed, to be done
Other readings:
仕上る【しあがる】

na-adjective, noun
1.
absurd, unreasonable, nonsensical, preposterous, incoherent(usually kana)
2.
extreme, senseless, reckless, wanton(usually kana)
3.
disorderly, chaotic, confused, messy(usually kana)
adverb
4.
incredibly, really, so, super(usually kana)
Other readings:
めちゃくちゃ《滅茶苦茶》[1]
、
メチャクチャ
、
めっちゃくちゃ
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to shine
2.
to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)(from 面照る)

noun, no-adjective
•
being on duty, person on duty

noun, no-adjective
•
the public, general public

noun
•
(hand) towel
See also:手拭き
All readings:
手ぬぐい【てぬぐい】
、
手拭い【てぬぐい】
、
手拭【てぬぐい】

noun, no-adjective
•
ellipse
Other readings:
だ円【だえん】
、
橢円【だえん】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
•
nylon

noun
1.
container, case, receptacle
2.
coffin, casket(euph.)
See also:棺
Other readings:
容れ物【いれもの】
、
入物【いれもの】[1]
、
容物【いれもの】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

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

noun, na-adjective
•
misfortune, bad luck, ill luck, ill fortune
See also:幸運 (antonym)

noun
1.
group with a common interest (e.g. students), club (e.g. company sports club), circle
2.
circle (shape)

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to cover (with something), to put on (e.g. on someone else's head), to plate something (with a metal), to pour or dash a liquid (on something), to charge (a person with a guilt)(usually kana)

あいか
aikawarazu
adverb, no-adjective
•
as ever, as usual, the same, still
Other readings:
相変らず【あいかわらず】
、
あい変らず【あいかわらず】
、
あい変わらず【あいかわらず】

noun
1.
son (of others), boy, young master(honorific language)
2.
green young man from a well-to-do family, young man innocent of the ways of the world
All readings:
坊ちゃん【ぼっちゃん】
、
坊っちゃん【ぼっちゃん】

noun, no-adjective
•
clear weather, cloudless weather, good weather
Other readings:
快霽【かいせい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
•
prize money, monetary award, reward

noun
1.
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)(usually kana)
2.
soba, Japanese buckwheat noodles(only relevant for そば)
See also:蕎麦切り
Other readings:
そばむぎ《蕎麦》
、
そまむぎ《蕎麦》

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to turn away, to bear off, to veer away, to swerve from, to miss (e.g. a target)(usually kana)
2.
to deviate (e.g. of a conversation), to digress, to go astray, to wander(usually kana)

noun, no-adjective
•
national holiday, public holiday

noun
1.
copper (Cu)
2.
bronze (medal)(abbreviation)(only relevant for どう)
See also:銅メダル
Other readings:
銅【あか】
、
銅【あかがね】
、
赤金【あかがね】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to include (in a group or scope)
2.
to instruct, to make one understand
3.
to include (a nuance), to put in (an implication)
4.
to put in (someone's) mouth
5.
to permeate with flavor

noun, adverbial noun
•
each (person), everyone, individual, respective

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

noun
•
sigh
All readings:
ため息【ためいき】
、
溜息【ためいき】
、
溜め息【ためいき】

noun
1.
holiday, day off, absence(polite language)
2.
sleep, rest(honorific language)
expression
3.
Good night(abbreviation, usually kana)
Other readings:
御休み【おやすみ】

noun
1.
amateur, layman, ordinary person, novice
See also:玄人 (antonym)
2.
respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha)
3.
unlicensed prostitute(archaism, Kyoto-ben (dialect))
See also:私娼
Other readings:
素人【しろと】[2]
、
素人【しらびと】[2]
、
素人【しらひと】[2]
、
白人【しろうと】[1]
、
白人【しろと】[1][2]
、
白人【しらびと】[1][2]
、
白人【しらひと】[1][2]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji
  2. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to taper to a point, to become pointed, to become sharp
2.
to look displeased, to look sour, to be on edge, to be touchy
Other readings:
尖る【とんがる】
、
尖がる【とがる】[1]
、
尖がる【とんがる】[1]
、
尖んがる【とんがる】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, adverb, to-adverb
1.
grunt, grumble, complaint, mutter(onomatopia)
2.
pimples, spots, eruption, rash
3.
cutting into small pieces
4.
simmering
Other readings:
ブツブツ

na-adjective, noun, auxillary suru verb
•
malicious, ill-tempered, unkind
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