Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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noun
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preservation of health, hygiene, sanitation

noun
1.
sneeze(usually kana)
expression
2.
spoken twice in response to someone sneezing as a charm against an early death(idiom , usually kana)(only relevant for くさめ)
Other readings:
くしゃみ《嚔》
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くさめ《嚏》
、
くさめ《嚔》
、
くっさめ《嚏》
、
くっさめ《嚔》
、
クシャミ

noun
1.
gang
2.
gangster(abbreviation)

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be mixed, to be blended with, to be combined(usu. 混じる)
2.
to associate with, to mingle with, to interest, to join(usu. 交じる)
All readings:
混じる【まじる】
、
交じる【まじる】
、
雑じる【まじる】[1]
、
交る【まじる】[2]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage
  2. irregular okurigana usage

expression
•
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
Other readings:
お待ち遠様【おまちどおさま】
、
お待ち遠様【おまちどうさま】[1]
、
御待ち遠様【おまちどおさま】
、
御待ち遠様【おまちどうさま】[1]
、
お待ち遠さま【おまちどおさま】
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お待ち遠さま【おまちどうさま】[1]
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お待ちどお様【おまちどおさま】
、
お待ちどうさま【おまちどうさま】[1]
、
お待ちどう様【おまちどうさま】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

noun, no-adjective
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siren

noun
1.
system
2.
lineage, ancestry, family line
3.
group (e.g. of colors) (colours), family (e.g. of languages), party, school (of thought)
4.
close (evolutionary) relationship
5.
a population sharing a common ancestor (in genetics), strain (e.g. bacterial)

adjective
•
bothersome, tiresome, bother to do(usually kana)
All readings:
めんどくさい《面倒くさい》
、
めんどくさい《面倒臭い》
、
めんどうくさい《面倒くさい》
、
めんどうくさい《面倒臭い》

できあ
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】

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to demarcate, to delimit, to divide (an area), to mark off, to cut off(esp. 区切る)
2.
to punctuate, to put an end to (e.g. a sentence), to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)(esp. 句切る)
Other readings:
句切る【くぎる】

noun
•
order, sequence, procedure

noun
•
sales, demand
Other readings:
売行き【うれゆき】
、
売行【うれゆき】

noun
•
effect, efficacy, validity, potency

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to descend, to go down, to come down
2.
to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.)
3.
to pass (of time)
4.
to surrender, to capitulate
5.
to be less than, to be inferior to(often in neg. form)
6.
to have the runs, to have diarrhea(also written as 瀉る)
See also:腹が下る
7.
to pass (in stool), to be discharged from the body
8.
to depreciate oneself, to be humble(archaism)
Other readings:
降る【くだる】

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

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
•
to collect, to gather, to save, to accumulate, to pile up(usually kana)
Other readings:
たまる《溜る》

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to sow, to plant, to seed
2.
to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
See also:蒔絵
Other readings:
播く【まく】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
sewing, needlework

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

adjective
1.
suspicious, dubious, questionable, dodgy, shady, fishy
2.
doubtful, unsure, uncertain, unlikely, implausible
3.
untrustworthy, unreliable, clumsy, awkward, shaky, poor
4.
strange, weird, eerie, spooky, uncanny
5.
ominous (e.g. weather), threatening, dangerous (e.g. financial situation), uncertain
6.
suspicious (of a potential amorous relation)
7.
mysterious, bewitching, alluring, enticing, enchanting(also 妖しい)

noun
1.
muffler, scarf, comforter
2.
muffler (for a vehicle exhaust), silencer

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
acceleration, speeding up
See also:減速 (antonym)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
interview (e.g. for a job)

noun
•
adjective, i-adjective (in Japanese)(linguistics)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
division, section, demarcation, partition, segmentation, subdivision, (traffic) lane, compartment, classification, sorting

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
affirmation
See also:否定 (antonym)
noun
2.
affirmative (logic)

noun
•
chest of drawers, bureau, cabinet, tansu, dresser(usually kana)
Other readings:
たんす《簞笥》[1]
、
タンス
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

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】

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】

na-adjective, noun
•
pitch black
Other readings:
まっ黒【まっくろ】
、
真黒【まっくろ】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to get free (from), to be freed, to be released

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

noun, no-adjective
•
singular number

adverb
1.
before, previously
2.
ahead
expression
3.
Pardon me for leaving (before you)(abbreviation, honorific language)

expression
1.
pleased to meet you, how do you do(usually kana)
2.
my regards (to someone), my greetings, best wishes, remember me to(usually kana)

adjective
1.
brave, valiant, gallant, courageous
2.
stirring, vigorous, rousing

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to sweep, to brush, to clean
2.
to gather silkworms

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
storage, preservation

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

noun
•
commuter pass, season ticket(abbreviation)

expression
1.
may I come in?(usually kana)
2.
please forgive me, I'm sorry(polite language, usually kana)
Other readings:
ごめんください《御免下さい》
、
ごめんください《ご免下さい》
、
ごめんください《御免ください》

noun
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marathon, long-distance race(sports term)

noun
1.
air conditioner
2.
cooler
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