Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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suru verb (special), intransitive verb
1.
to touch, to come in contact with, to border on, to adjoin, to be adjacent, to be close
2.
to receive (e.g. visitor), to attend to, to serve, to take care of, to look after, to act towards, to deal with, to see
3.
to receive (news), to get, to hear
4.
to encounter, to come across
5.
to be tangent to(mathematics)
suru verb (special), transitive verb
6.
to make touch, to bring into contact with, to bring adjacent to, to bring close, to connect

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
rising, getting out of bed

noun, no-adjective
1.
east and west
2.
Orient and Occident, East and West
expression
3.
Ladies and Gentlemen!, Your attention, please!, roll-up, roll-up(abbreviation)(only relevant for とうざい)
See also:東西東西
Other readings:
東西【ひがしにし】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, no-adjective
mutual, reciprocal

noun, auxillary suru verb
nursing (a patient)

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to get used to, to grow accustomed to, to become familiar with(esp. 慣れる)
2.
to become skilled in, to become experienced at(esp. 慣れる)
3.
to become tame, to become domesticated(esp. 馴れる)
Ichidan verb, auxiliary verb
4.
to get used to doing(after the -masu stem of a verb)
All readings:
慣れる【なれる】
馴れる【なれる】

noun, auxillary suru verb
reception (e.g. of visitors), dealing with

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
first 10 days of month

noun
1.
heading, headline, title, caption
2.
index
3.
headword(abbreviation)
See also:見出し語

noun
marathon, long-distance race(sports term)

noun, auxillary suru verb
descent, fall, drop, decline, downturn, subsidence

noun, no-adjective
ink
All readings:
インク
インキ

expression
please(humble language)
Other readings:
御願いします【おねがいします】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to strike against, to collide with, to bump into, to conflict(usually kana)
2.
to encounter, to meet
3.
to clash

noun
1.
zero (points, marks), no marks
2.
zero (of a function), root(mathematics)
3.
zero degrees (Celsius), freezing point
See also:零度

na-adjective, noun
1.
total darkness, pitch dark
2.
bleak future, poor prospects
Other readings:
真暗【まっくら】
まっ暗【まっくら】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be closed, to be blocked, to be healed (e.g. wound), to be shut up(usually kana)
2.
to be clogged, to be plugged up(usually kana)
3.
to be occupied, to be taken (e.g. accommodation)(usually kana)
Other readings:
ふたがる《塞がる》[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
complaint, troubles, objection, grievance

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
presumption, assumption
2.
estimation

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

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to look at again
2.
to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.), to review
3.
to get a better opinion of, to see in a more positive light
Godan-su verb, intransitive verb
4.
to improve, to recover (market, illness, etc.)
Other readings:
見なおす【みなおす】

ょう
shouganai
expression, adjective
1.
there's no (other) way
2.
cannot be helped, unavoidable, inevitable, (there's) nothing one can do, having no choice
3.
it's no use (doing), pointless, useless, no good, insufficient, not enough(oft. as 〜てもしょうがない)
4.
hopeless (person), annoying, troublesome, awful
5.
cannot stand it, unbearable, cannot help (doing, feeling), dying (to do)(as 〜てしょうがない or 〜でしょうがない)
Other readings:
仕様がない【しようがない】
しようが無い【しようがない】
仕様が無い【しょうがない】
仕様が無い【しようがない】
しょうが無い【しょうがない】

adjective
salty (taste), briny
Other readings:
鹹い【しおからい】
鹹い【からい】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
going in and out, entering and exiting
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
2.
visiting regularly, frequenting, having regular dealings with
noun
3.
income and expenditure, incomings and outgoings
4.
increase and decrease, surplus and deficit, fluctuation
5.
fight, trouble, quarrel, dispute
6.
indentations (e.g. of a coastline)
Other readings:
出入り【ではいり】
出這入り【ではいり】

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to aim at
2.
to be after (something), to have an eye on

noun
shoji (paper sliding door)

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】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to cool (from room temperature), to chill, to refrigerate
2.
to calm down, to cool off, to regain one's composure, to relax
3.
to be frightened (at), to be scared (of)
Other readings:
冷す【ひやす】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
popular use, circulation
auxillary suru verb
2.
to pass as, to pass for

noun, auxillary suru verb
alternation, change, relief, relay, shift, substitution (sports, etc.), taking turns
All readings:
交代【こうたい】
交替【こうたい】

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 (suffix)
and Company, Messrs, for the attention of ...

adjective
1.
rough, wild, violent, rude, coarse, harsh, fierce, heavy (e.g. breathing)
2.
immoderate, extravagant, reckless

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to mimic, to imitate

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
self-defense, self-defence

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
(mountain) pass, ridge, peak
noun
2.
peak (e.g. of summer), worst (e.g. of an illness), crisis, critical point, most difficult part

na-adjective, noun
irregularity, unsteadiness, disorderly

noun
1.
public entertainment, performing arts
2.
accomplishments, attainments

noun
timetable (esp. a weekly school timetable), schedule
Other readings:
時間割り【じかんわり】

noun, noun (suffix)
series

noun, no-adjective
siren

noun
schedule, program, programme, agenda

hikiukeru
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to take on, to undertake, to accept, to take charge of, to assume responsibility for
2.
to take over, to inherit
3.
to guarantee, to vouch for
4.
to contract (a disease)
Other readings:
引受ける【ひきうける】
引きうける【ひきうける】
引受る【ひきうける】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
lava
Other readings:
熔岩【ようがん】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be packed (with), to be full (space, schedule, etc.)
2.
to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.), to be clogged, to be plugged up
3.
to shorten (width, interval, etc.), to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.), to narrow
4.
to be at a loss, to be hard pressed(often in the form …につまる)
5.
to end up, to be settled
6.
to become a geminate consonant
7.
to hit the ball near the handle of the bat(baseball term)

Ichidan verb
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.(humble language)
See also:ご存じ
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