Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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noun, no-adjective
fast-talking, rapid talking
Other readings:
早口【はやぐち】
速口【はやくち】
速口【はやぐち】

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
1.
each time, always, often
2.
thank you for your continued patronage(abbreviation)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
line, queue, procession, parade
noun
2.
matrix(mathematics)

noun
drunkard
Other readings:
酔っぱらい【よっぱらい】
酔払い【よっぱらい】

adjective
dim, gloomy
Other readings:
うす暗い【うすぐらい】

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
inverted, upside down, reversed, back to front
All readings:
逆さま【さかさま】
逆様【さかさま】
【さかさま】

noun
iron pot, kettle

noun
condominium (often mid-rise or high-rise concrete), apartment building, apartment house, apartment, flat

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
idea, conception, way of thinking
See also:思いつき,  着想
2.
expression(music term)

noun
standard, level, norm

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to have someone send (a message, parcel, etc.), to send (via someone else), to leave (a message) with someone
2.
to use as an excuse, to make a pretext of(archaism)
Other readings:
言づける【ことづける】
託ける【ことづける】

noun
eldest daughter, first-born daughter(may be the only daughter)

noun
cutting pliers, lineman's pliers, combination pliers

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to hang, to suspend, to sling, to wear (e.g. a sword), to put up (e.g. a shelf)
2.
to hang oneself(in the form 首を吊る)
See also:首を吊る
3.
to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth(sumo term)
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
4.
to turn upwards (as if being pulled), to be slanted (of eyes)(usually kana)
5.
to pucker (e.g. of a seam), to be pulled tight(usually kana)

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to put clothes on (someone)
2.
to plate, to gild, to veneer
3.
to accuse (of some crime), to give (a bad name)

na-adjective, no-adjective
1.
smartly dressed, stylish, fashion-conscious(usually kana)
noun
2.
someone smartly dressed(usually kana)
auxillary suru verb
3.
to dress up, to be fashionable(usually kana)
Other readings:
おしゃれ《御洒落》
オシャレ

noun
1.
activity (esp. energetic), great efforts, conspicuous service
auxillary suru verb
2.
to flourish, to participate actively, to play an active role

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to govern, to manage
2.
to subdue

noun
1.
four corners
2.
crossroads, intersecting street, street corner

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to kick(orig. ichidan verb)
2.
to refuse, to reject
3.
to stamp (on the ground), to firmly press one's feet (against something)

noun, auxillary suru verb
arrival in Japan, coming to Japan, visit to Japan

noun
1.
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail), claw, talon, hoof
2.
plectrum, pick
3.
hook, clasp

noun
official business, public business

noun
1.
the East, the Orient, (East) Asia
See also:西洋
2.
Japan(dated term)(used in China)

adjective
unexpected, contrary to expectations, by chance, casual
All readings:
思いがけない【おもいがけない】
思い掛けない【おもいがけない】
思い掛け無い【おもいがけない】

noun
1.
antenna
2.
thing or method used to collect information or opinions

noun
monorail

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.), to dish out, to dish up, to fill (a bowl) with
2.
to pile up, to heap up, to fill up, to stack up
3.
to administer (medicine, poison), to dose out, to prescribe
4.
to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
5.
to mark out (e.g. scale), to graduate (e.g. thermometer)
6.
to exaggerate, to apply heavy makeup(slang)

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
to wrap up, to tuck in, to pack, to do up, to cover with, to dress in(usually kana)

noun, no-adjective
calligraphy(esp. Asian calligraphy based on Chinese characters)

noun, auxillary suru verb
deletion, elimination, erasure, striking out

noun
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)

noun
1.
famous place
2.
name of a part (of an instrument, etc.)(only relevant for などころ)
3.
name and address(only relevant for などころ)
Other readings:
名所【などころ】

adverb, auxillary suru verb
1.
softly, gently, quietly(onomatopia)
2.
secretly, stealthily(onomatopia)
See also:こっそり
auxillary suru verb
3.
to leave alone, to leave as it is(onomatopia)
All readings:
そっと
そうっと
そおっと
そーっと

uchiawase
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
advance arrangements, preparatory meeting, briefing session
2.
overlap (of a coat, etc.)
3.
making something match exactly(archaism)
Other readings:
打ち合せ【うちあわせ】
打合せ【うちあわせ】
打合わせ【うちあわせ】

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)
Other readings:
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

noun
vitamin
Other readings:
ヴィタミン
バイタミン

noun, no-adjective
horse racing

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
recruitment, invitation, selection, advertisement, taking applications
2.
raising (funds, donations, etc.), collection, subscription, solicitation
3.
flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)

noun
outline, summary, argument(usually kana)
Other readings:
あらすじ《荒筋》
あらすじ《あら筋》

noun
effect, efficacy, validity, potency

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to cook (grains, e.g. rice)
2.
to boil, to simmer, to stew, to seethe(Kansai-ben (dialect))
See also:煮る

noun
1.
cook, chef
2.
tap, spigot, faucet, cock
3.
cock (male fowl)
4.
cock (penis)

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

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
to squat, to crouch
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