Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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noun
point, essentials, gist, summary, fundamentals

noun
commuter pass, season ticket(abbreviation)

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be piled up, to lie on top of one another
2.
to come one after another, to happen over and over, to pile up (e.g. stress), to accumulate
3.
to overlap (each other), to occur at the same time, to happen simultaneously

noun, auxillary suru verb
writing (e.g. as a profession)

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to till, to plow, to plough, to cultivate

noun, no-adjective
1.
vinyl
noun
2.
vinyl record(abbreviation)(only relevant for バイナル)
Other readings:
ビニル
バイナル

noun
campus

noun
1.
acidity(chemistry term)
See also:塩基性 (antonym)
no-adjective
2.
acidic(chemistry term)
See also:塩基性 (antonym)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
meeting up, gathering, assembly
2.
set(mathematics)

na-adjective, noun
vacuum, hollow, empty

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to step aside, to move (i.e. out of the way), to make way(usually kana)
2.
to resign, to retire, to quit, to secede(only relevant for のく)
Other readings:
のく《退く》

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to be mixed, to be blended with, to associate with, to mingle with, to join
All readings:
混ざる【まざる】
交ざる【まざる】
雑ざる【まざる】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

adjective
1.
extreme, incredible, staggering(usually kana)
2.
frightful, ghastly, terrible, horrible, scary(usually kana)
Other readings:
ものすごい《もの凄い》

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to love, to cherish, to be affectionate to, to treat tenderly, to dote on
2.
to show favouritism to, to be partial to
3.
to fondle, to caress, to pet
4.
to be tough on, to be rough with, to torment, to train harshly(colloquialism)(used ironically; often as 可愛がってやる)

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)

noun, no-adjective
calorie

noun
number of times, frequency, count

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to associate with, to keep company with, to go out with, to go steady with, to get on with
2.
to go along with, to follow someone's lead, to accompany someone, to compromise
Other readings:
付合う【つきあう】
つき合う【つきあう】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to pierce, to stab, to prick, to stick, to thrust
2.
to sting, to bite
See also:螫す
3.
to sew, to stitch, to embroider
4.
to pole (a boat)
See also:差す
5.
to catch (with a limed pole)
6.
to put (a runner) out, to pick off(baseball term)

adverb, no-adjective
1.
more or less, though not quite satisfactorily, after a fashion, pretty much, roughly, so far as it goes
adverb
2.
tentatively, for the time being
3.
just in case
4.
once
Other readings:
一往【いちおう】

noun
comb
Other readings:
クシ

adverb
at any rate, anyhow, anyway, in any case, because, as you know, for you see
See also:何せ

noun
classic (work, esp. book), the classics

noun, auxillary suru verb
hiccup, hiccough(usually kana)
Other readings:
しゃっくり《噦》

noun, auxillary suru verb
speech, expression, wording, language
Other readings:
言葉使い【ことばづかい】
言葉づかい【ことばづかい】

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
the other day, lately, recently(usually kana)
See also:この間

adverb
1.
finally, at last(usually kana)
2.
barely, narrowly, hardly, only just(usually kana)
3.
gradually, little by little, by degrees(usually kana)

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to dedicate, to make an offering, to pay (fees)
2.
to supply
3.
to store
4.
to finish, to bring to a close
5.
to restore (something to its place)
6.
to achieve (e.g. a result)
All readings:
収める【おさめる】
納める【おさめる】

noun
1.
recreation
2.
re-creation(only relevant for リクリエーション and リクリェーション)
Other readings:
レクリェーション
リクリエーション
リクリェーション

noun, no-adjective
straight line

Ichidan-zuru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to produce, to yield, to cause(生ずる is more literary than 生じる)
See also:生じる
2.
to result from, to arise, to be generated
See also:生じる

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to wither (of a plant), to be blasted, to die
2.
to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)

noun
loss and gain, advantage and disadvantage

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
to creep, to crawl
See also:爬行
Other readings:
匍う【はう】
延う【はう】
爬う【はう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to scatter, to sprinkle, to strew(usually kana)
2.
to distribute (handbills, etc.), to spread (rumours, etc.)(usually kana)
3.
to give the slip, to throw off, to shake off, to lose(usually kana)

interjection
let me see, well, errr ..., uhh ...
All readings:
えっと
えーと
えーっと
ええと
ええっと

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be sufficient, to be enough
See also:足りる
2.
to be worth doing, to be worthy of, to deserve(in the form に足る after a verb)
3.
to do (the job), to serve, to answer

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to increase, to add to, to augment
See also:減らす (antonym)
All readings:
増やす【ふやす】
殖やす【ふやす】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
interpretation (i.e. oral translation)
noun
2.
interpreter

noun
1.
kanji compound(linguistics)
2.
idiom, idiomatic phrase

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】

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
section (e.g. in a newspaper), column, page
2.
field (in a form, web page, etc.), blank
noun
3.
handrail, railing, banister, balustrade(orig. meaning)

とお
toorikakaru
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb
to happen to pass by
All readings:
通りかかる【とおりかかる】
通り掛かる【とおりかかる】
通り掛る【とおりかかる】

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to prick, to stab
2.
to poke, to prod, to push, to thrust, to nudge, to hit, to strike
3.
to use (a cane), to prop oneself up with, to press against (the floor, etc.)
4.
to attack
5.
to brave (the rain, etc.)
Other readings:
衝く【つく】
撞く【つく】
捺く【つく】

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.), to take (measure, course of action, etc.), to decide on
2.
to pick (e.g. flowers), to gather (e.g. mushrooms), to catch (e.g. insects)
3.
to extract (e.g. juice), to take (e.g. a sample)
4.
to assume (an attitude)
5.
to take on (workers, students), to employ, to hire
6.
to draw in (e.g. water), to let in (e.g. light from a window)

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to set free, to let go, to release
2.
to miss (e.g. a chance), to lose, to let get away, to fail to catch
Other readings:
迯がす【にがす】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

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】

noun
event, festivities, function, social gathering, auspices, opening, holding (a meeting)

na-adjective, noun
1.
vague, ambiguous, unclear
2.
fuzzy(mathematics, computer term)
Other readings:
あい昧【あいまい】
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