N2 vocabulary · 2,920
JLPT list
- 物語るものがたるto tell, to indicate
- 所々ところどころhere and there, some parts (of something)
- 鉄橋てっきょうrailway bridge, iron bridge
- 先程さきほどsome time ago
- 赤道せきどうequator
- 突き当たるつきあたるto run into, to collide with
- 響きひびきecho, sound, reverberation, noise
- 治めるおさめる(1) to govern, to manage, (2) to subdue
- 泊めるとめるto give shelter to, to lodge
- 直前ちょくぜんjust before
- ビルディングbuilding
- 塵芥ごみtrash, rubbish
- へそnavel, belly-button
- 実用じつようpractical use, utility
- 混ざるまざるto be mixed, to be blended with, to associate with, to mingle with, to join
- 四捨五入ししゃごにゅうrounding up (fractions)
- 磁石じしゃくmagnet
- 周辺しゅうへんcircumference, outskirts, environs, (computer) peripheral
- 原産げんさんplace of origin, habitat
- こちらこそit is I who should say so
- 棄てるすてるto throw away, to cast away, to dump
- しっぽtail (animal)
- バックback
- 熱するねっするto heat
- 問い合わせといあわせenquiry, ENQ
- 冠かんむりcrown, diadem, first, best
- 碗わんbowl
- ゼミseminar
- 看病かんびょうnursing (a patient)
- 個所かしょpassage, place, point, part
- 紺こんnavy blue, deep blue
- 長引くながびくto be prolonged, to drag on
- 心得るこころえるto be informed, to have thorough knowledge
- 診るみるto examine (medical)
- ミリmilli-, 10^-3
- 水素すいそhydrogen
- チップ(1) gratuity, tip, (2) chip
- 分量ぶんりょうamount, quantity
- 香水こうすいperfume
- 陽射ひざしsunlight, rays of the sun
- 祭日さいじつnational holiday, festival day
- 容積ようせきcapacity, volume (of a container or space)
- 例えるたとえるto compare (to), to liken, to speak figuratively, to use a simile
- 桁けたdigit, figure (place in a number); crossbeam, girder
- 命ずるめいずるto command, to order, to appoint (to a post)
- 失恋しつれんbroken heart, unrequited love, being disappointed in love
- 拡充かくじゅうexpansion and enhancement (of facilities, services, systems)
- ダブルdouble (size, room, portion)
- 真っ青まっさおdeep blue; deathly pale (of a face)
- 押えるおさえるto hold down, to press down, to restrain, to suppress, to seize
- 合理ごうりreason, rationality (usually in compounds)
- 苦心くしんpainstaking effort, taking great pains over something
- 払い戻すはらいもどすto refund, to pay back, to withdraw (savings)
- 田植えたうえrice planting, transplanting rice seedlings
- 等分とうぶんdivision into equal parts, equal division
- 心当たりこころあたりan idea, some notion of, somewhere one can think of
- 臨時りんじtemporary, extraordinary, special (arranged for the occasion)
- おまたせしましたsorry to have kept you waiting; here you are (on serving)
- 向うむかうto face, to head towards, to go in the direction of
- 延ばすのばすto postpone, to extend (a period), to prolong
- 心身しんしんmind and body
- 各自かくじeach person, each one, individually
- 時速じそくspeed per hour
- 点くつく(of a light or appliance) to come on; to catch fire
- そういえばcome to think of it, now that you mention it
- 可決かけつapproval, passage (of a bill or motion)
- 葬式そうしきfuneral, funeral service
- 親類しんるいrelative, relation, kin
- 瞳ひとみpupil (of the eye); eyes (poetic)
- 田ぼたんぼpaddy field, rice field
- やむをえないunavoidable, cannot be helped, there is no choice
- 捜すさがすto search for (something lost), to look for, to hunt for
- 日時にちじdate and time
- 分数ぶんすうfraction (in mathematics)
- 教わるおそわるto be taught, to learn (from someone)
- あぶるto toast, to grill lightly, to warm over a flame
- 欧米おうべいEurope and America, the West
- くっつくto stick to, to cling to, to keep close to
- 拝むおがむto worship, to press one's hands together in prayer; to beg; to get a look at
- 耕地こうちarable land, cultivated land, farmland
- 養分ようぶんnutrient, nourishment
- 会館かいかんhall, assembly hall, public building
- 刺すさすto pierce, to stab, to prick, to sting (of an insect)
- 温室おんしつgreenhouse, hothouse
- しあさってthree days from today, two days after tomorrow
- 言い付けるいいつけるto order, to tell (someone to do something); to tell on someone
- 名物めいぶつlocal specialty, famous product; a local celebrity or fixture
- 捕えるとらえるto catch, to seize, to capture, to arrest; to grasp (a meaning)
- かるたkaruta, Japanese playing cards (from Portuguese carta)
- ランチlunch, lunch set; launch (small boat)
- 省略しょうりゃくomission, abbreviation, leaving out
- 落し物おとしものlost property, lost article, something dropped
- 儲けるもうけるto earn, to make a profit, to gain; to have (beget) a child
- くっつけるto attach, to stick together, to join
- 引受るひきうけるto undertake, to take on, to take over, to accept responsibility for
- モーターmotor, electric motor
- 照らすてらすto shine on, to light up, to illuminate; to check against
- 自習じしゅうself-study, studying on one's own
- 自然科学しぜんかがくnatural science
- 素質そしつnatural aptitude, innate qualities, makings of
- 女房にょうぼうwife (one's own, informal)
- 死体したいdead body, corpse, carcass
- 定休日ていきゅうびregular closing day, regular holiday (of a shop or business)
- 感ずるかんずるto feel, to sense, to be moved by
- 射すさすto shine (of light), to stream in, to strike
- 逆ささかさupside down, the wrong way round, inverted
- ナンバーnumber; licence plate number; a track (on an album)
- さわやかfresh, refreshing, crisp, invigorating
- 国王こくおうking, monarch
- 改正かいせいrevision, amendment (of a law, rule or timetable)
- 滝たきwaterfall
- 箒ほうきbroom
- 指定していdesignation, specification, appointing (a time, seat or place)
- 判子はんこpersonal seal, name stamp (used in place of a signature)
- 占ううらなうto tell fortunes, to divine, to forecast
- 募集ぼしゅうrecruitment, invitation of applications, advertising for
- 渇くかわくto be thirsty, (of the throat) to become dry
- 煙いけむいsmoky, full of smoke
- 湯飲みゆのみteacup (Japanese style, handleless)
- ひとりでにby itself, of its own accord, automatically
- 器械きかいinstrument, apparatus, appliance
- 焦点しょうてんfocus, focal point; the central issue
- 探るさぐるto grope for, to feel around for; to sound out, to probe
- 祭るまつるto enshrine, to deify, to worship (a god or the spirits of the dead)
- 代名詞だいめいしpronoun; a byword, a synonym for
- 茂るしげるto grow thickly, to be overgrown, to flourish (of plants)
- 裁縫さいほうsewing, needlework
- 牧畜ぼくちくstock farming, livestock raising, cattle breeding
- 増大ぞうだいincrease, enlargement, growth (in size or degree)
- 杉すぎJapanese cedar, cryptomeria
- 全集ぜんしゅうcomplete works, collected works (of an author)
- 瓶詰びんづめbottling, bottled goods, packed in a bottle or jar
- 蝋燭ろうそくcandle
- 清掃せいそうcleaning, sanitation (formal)
- 生年月日せいねんがっぴdate of birth
- 片仮名かたかなkatakana (the angular Japanese syllabary)
- 西暦せいれきthe Western calendar, A.D., the Common Era
- 挟まるはさまるto get stuck between, to be caught in, to be sandwiched
- 休養きゅうようrest, recuperation, taking time off to recover
- 便所べんじょtoilet, lavatory, latrine
- 限度げんどlimit, bounds, maximum
- 四つ角よつかどstreet corner, crossroads, four corners
- 櫛くしcomb
- スカーフscarf (light, decorative)
- 脱線だっせんderailment; digression, straying off the subject
- 迷信めいしんsuperstition
- やっぱりas I thought, after all, sure enough; still, also
- 匂うにおうto smell (usually pleasant), to be fragrant; to give off a smell
- 一定いっていfixed, constant, set, definite
- 引っ繰り返すひっくりかえすto turn over, to overturn, to knock over, to upset; to turn inside out; to reverse (a decision)