Vocabulary list for JLPT N2

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na-adjective, noun
cowardice, meanness, unfairness

noun
new moon, crescent moon
Other readings:
三日月【みかずき】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to overlook, to command a view of, to look down on
2.
to despise, to look down on
See also:見下す
Other readings:
見おろす【みおろす】

noun, no-adjective
1.
private, non-governmental, non-official, civilian, civil
2.
folk, popular

noun
1.
shade, shadow
2.
sunshine(only relevant for 日影)
Other readings:
日蔭【ひかげ】
日影【ひかげ】

adverb, noun
in order, in turn
Other readings:
順順【じゅんじゅん】

noun
1.
concentration, thickness, density(chemistry term)
2.
cardinality(mathematics)

noun
1.
balloon (esp. small, toy variety)
2.
airship, blimp(orig. meaning)
See also:気球

noun
point, essentials, gist, summary, fundamentals

noun
1.
footprints
2.
record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)(computer term)
Other readings:
足跡【そくせき】
足あと【あしあと】

noun, no-adjective
person with a lot of experience, old hand, veteran (in a particular field)
Other readings:
ベデラン
ヴェテラン

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to swell, to expand, to inflate, to bulge

noun, auxillary suru verb
end, close, termination

no-adjective, noun
1.
first, foremost, number one
2.
most important
3.
best, greatest, most
adverb
4.
above all, besides, in any case, to begin with
Other readings:
第1【だいいち】

expression, na-adjective
thank you for your hard work, I appreciate your efforts(polite language)(usu. to one's subordinate)
See also:お疲れ様
Other readings:
ご苦労さま【ごくろうさま】
御苦労様【ごくろうさま】
御苦労さま【ごくろうさま】

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】

noun, auxillary suru verb
not writing or contacting for a while, neglecting to write (call, visit, etc.), failing to write (call, visit, etc.), long silence
Other readings:
不沙汰【ぶさた】

noun
overcoat
All readings:
オーバコート
オーバーコート

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to threaten, to menace, to intimidate
2.
to startle, to frighten, to scare
Other readings:
嚇かす【おどかす】
威かす【おどかす】

noun, auxillary suru verb
excursion, outing, trip

noun, auxillary suru verb
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.), preparing, writing, framing, making, producing, creating, creation
See also:制作

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to collapse, to crumble
2.
to get out of shape, to lose one's shape, to become disorganized, to become untidy
3.
to break down, to be thrown into disarray
4.
to crash (stock market), to slump, to decline
5.
to break money into small change
6.
to turn bad (e.g. weather), to change for the worse, to deteriorate

noun, no-adjective
horse racing

noun
street corner
Other readings:
町角【まちかど】

noun, auxillary suru verb
practice, practising, training, study

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to pass (e.g. car), to overtake
2.
to surpass, to outstrip, to get ahead of, to outdistance
Other readings:
追越す【おいこす】
追いこす【おいこす】

noun
brooch

expression
good bye, I'm off, see you later(polite language)
Other readings:
行って参ります【いってまいります】
いって参ります【いってまいります】

noun
1.
lump, mass, bundle, clump, clod, cluster
2.
group, crowd
3.
embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.), personification
Other readings:
固まり【かたまり】
塊まり【かたまり】

noun (temporal)
month before last
Other readings:
先先月【せんせんげつ】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to starve, to be famished, to be hungry
2.
to be starved of (e.g. love), to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge), to be hungry for
Other readings:
飢える【かつえる】
餓える【うえる】
餓える【かつえる】
饑える【うえる】

adjective
1.
regrettable, disappointing, unfortunate
2.
precious, dear, valuable
3.
too good for, deserving better
4.
almost (but not quite), close (but no cigar)

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to find resolution, to be settled, to be agreed on, to be completed(usually kana)
2.
to be collected, to be assembled, to be brought together(usually kana)
3.
to be well arranged, to be in order, to be unified, to take shape, to be coherent(usually kana)

noun, auxillary suru verb
carving, engraving, sculpture

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

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

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

noun
speaker
Other readings:
スピーカ

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to insert, to put in (such that there is a snug fit), to button, to put on (something that envelops, e.g. gloves, ring)(usually kana)
2.
to have sex, to fuck(colloquialism)
3.
to pigeonhole (into a particular category)
4.
to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
5.
to entrap, to set someone up (e.g. frame them for a crime, etc.)
Other readings:
はめる《填める》[1]
はめる《篏める》[1]
はめる《塡める》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
creation, production, creative work (novel, film, etc.), original work, (creative) writing
2.
fabrication, fiction, invention

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
friction, rubbing, chafing
noun
2.
discord, friction, strife, conflict
See also:軋轢

noun, auxillary suru verb
mailing, posting

noun
1.
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither)
2.
stringed instrument(archaism)(only relevant for こと)
3.
zheng (Chinese zither), guzheng(only relevant for 箏 and 筝)
Other readings:
【こと】
【そう】
【こと】
【そう】

noun
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government), premier

noun
1.
side dish, okazu, side dish (meat, fish, pickles, etc.) accompanying the rice in a typical Japanese meal(usually kana)
2.
fill, fill-in (drumming)(usually kana, colloquialism, music term)(only relevant for おかず and オカズ)
3.
material for assisting arousal during masturbation(usually kana, slang)(only relevant for おかず and オカズ)
Other readings:
おかず《御菜》
おかず《御数》
おかず《お数》
おさい《お菜》
おさい《御菜》
オカズ

adjective
1.
sly, cunning, sneaky, crafty, unfair, dishonest(usually kana)
2.
miserly, mean, stingy(usually kana)(only relevant for こすい)
Other readings:
こすい《狡い》

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
1.
vertical
na-adjective, noun, no-adjective
2.
perpendicular

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
day in question, appointed day, that very day, the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
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