N2 vocabulary · 2,920
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- 広めるひろめるto spread, to popularize, to propagate; to broaden (one's knowledge)
- 勘違いかんちがいmisunderstanding, mistaken impression, wrong guess
- 区切るくぎるto divide, to partition, to mark off; to punctuate, to pause between
- あかんぼうbaby, infant
- 交じるまじるto be mixed in, to be blended with; to join in among, to associate with
- 重量じゅうりょうweight; heavyweight (class)
- 灯油とうゆkerosene, paraffin oil, lamp oil
- 錆びるさびるto rust, to become rusty
- 全般ぜんぱんthe whole, the general run of, across the board
- 水筒すいとうwater bottle, flask, canteen
- おさきにbefore you, ahead of you; (excuse me for) going first
- 人造じんぞうman-made, artificial, synthetic
- 目次もくじtable of contents
- 消耗しょうもうconsumption, using up; exhaustion, wearing out
- しびれるto go numb, to have pins and needles; to be thrilled, to be electrified
- 上旬じょうじゅんthe first ten days of a month, early (part of the) month
- 一斉いっせいsimultaneous, all at once, all together
- 解放かいほうrelease, liberation, setting free, emancipation
- 静まるしずまるto quiet down, to fall silent; to calm down, to subside
- 述語じゅつごpredicate (grammar)
- 出合いであいencounter, meeting, coming together (of people, things or streams)
- 列島れっとうarchipelago, chain of islands
- 縮れるちぢれるto become curly, to be wavy, to be crinkled
- ダイヤルdial (on a phone or machine)
- 対策たいさくcountermeasure, measure taken in response, plan of action
- ほどくto untie, to undo, to unfasten, to unravel
- 因るよるto be due to, to result from, to be caused by
- 汁しるjuice, sap; soup, broth
- 直線ちょくせんstraight line
- 超すこすto exceed, to go beyond, to pass; to get through (a period)
- 不規則ふきそくirregular, unsteady, disorderly
- 包帯ほうたいbandage, dressing
- しぼむto wither, to wilt, to shrivel; to deflate, to fade away
- 車輪しゃりんwheel
- 用途ようとuse, purpose, application
- 書取かきとりdictation; writing out (kanji) from dictation
- 人文科学じんぶんかがくthe humanities, cultural sciences
- 漸くようやくfinally, at last; gradually, little by little
- どっとall at once, in a rush, in a burst (of many people or of laughter)
- ジャーナリストjournalist
- 上級じょうきゅうadvanced level, upper grade, senior rank
- 附属ふぞくattached, belonging, affiliated
- そのころat that time, in those days, at that moment
- 栓せんstopper, cork, plug, stopcock
- かじるto gnaw, to bite at, to nibble; to have a smattering of
- 出迎えでむかえmeeting (someone on arrival), going out to greet, reception
- ギャングgang, gangster
- 遭うあうto meet with, to run into, to experience (something unpleasant)
- 清書せいしょfair copy, clean copy (of a draft)
- 銘々めいめいeach, each one, individually
- 年度ねんどfiscal year, school year, business year, term
- 余るあまるto be left over, to remain, to be in excess, to be too many
- 直角ちょっかくright angle
- 水蒸気すいじょうきwater vapour, steam
- 投書とうしょletter to the editor, letter from a reader, contribution, complaint sent in
- 下旬げじゅんlast third of a month, late (in the month)
- イコールequal, equals sign, the same as
- 気圧きあつatmospheric pressure, air pressure
- 更けるふけるto grow late (of the night), to wear on, to advance (of a season)
- 欲張りよくばりgreed, avarice; a greedy person
- 相違そういdifference, discrepancy, variation
- 暖まるあたたまるto warm up, to get warm
- あわてるto panic, to lose one's composure, to be flustered; to hurry
- 零点れいてんzero, no marks, zero degrees
- 打合せうちあわせ(business) meeting, preliminary arrangements, briefing
- 坊やぼうやboy, little boy, sonny
- 敷くしくto spread out, to lay out, to lay down (a mat, a railway, a rule)
- ゴムrubber, gum, elastic
- 斬るきるto cut down with a sword, to slay; to criticise sharply
- 釜かまiron pot, cauldron, rice cooker pot
- 人通りひとどおりpedestrian traffic, foot traffic, passers-by
- 物騒ぶっそうdangerous, unsafe, disturbed, insecure
- 便箋びんせんwriting paper, letter paper, stationery
- 接近せっきんapproach, drawing near, getting closer
- 口紅くちべにlipstick
- コンクリートconcrete
- 初旬しょじゅんfirst ten days of a month, early (in the month)
- タイアtyre, tire
- 艶つやgloss, lustre, shine, glaze
- あてはめるto apply (to), to fit into, to adapt
- 修繕しゅうぜんrepair, mending
- だいいちfirst, foremost, number one; besides, in the first place
- 要旨ようしgist, main point, summary, essentials
- 両側りょうがわboth sides
- 洒落しゃれjoke, pun, witticism; stylishness
- 項目こうもくitem, entry, heading, category
- 付合うつきあうto associate with, to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with
- 頂点ちょうてんtop, summit, peak, apex, vertex
- 筆記ひっきwriting down, taking notes; written (test)
- 火口かこうcrater (of a volcano), vent
- 庖丁ほうちょうkitchen knife, carving knife
- 応ずるおうずるto answer, to respond, to meet, to satisfy, to accept
- 狡いずるいsly, cunning, unfair, sneaky
- 広々ひろびろextensive, spacious, open and roomy
- 校舎こうしゃschool building, schoolhouse
- 挿すさすto insert, to put in, to stick in, to graft, to wear (a sword) in one's belt
- 下町したまちshitamachi, the older, low-lying merchant districts of a city, downtown
- 逸れるそれるto stray from, to veer off, to go astray, to digress
- おめでたいhappy, auspicious, a matter for congratulation; (of a person) too trusting, naive
- 明け方あけがたdawn, daybreak, first light
- 広場ひろばplaza, square, open space
- 過失かしつfault, negligence, error, blunder
- 写るうつるto come out (in a photo), to be photographed, to show through
- 払い込むはらいこむto pay in, to deposit, to remit
- 部首ぶしゅradical (of a kanji character)
- 民間みんかんprivate (sector), civilian, non-governmental, folk, popular
- 毛皮けがわfur, pelt, fur skin
- 隔てるへだてるto separate, to divide, to put distance between, to estrange
- お帰りおかえり(your) return; welcome home (greeting)
- 蚊かmosquito
- 卒直そっちょくfrank, candid, straightforward, openhearted
- 大工だいくcarpenter
- 関西かんさいKansai (the region around Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe); western Japan
- 残らずのこらずall, every one, entirely, without exception
- おまちどおさまsorry to have kept you waiting, thank you for waiting
- ストッキングstockings, pantyhose
- 測量そくりょうsurveying, measurement (of land)
- わりあいにcomparatively, relatively, rather, fairly
- 下降かこうdescent, fall, drop, downturn
- 気を付けるきをつけるto be careful, to pay attention, to take care
- 発売はつばいsale, release (of a product), putting on sale
- さきおとといthree days ago, the day before the day before yesterday
- バケツbucket, pail
- 縞しまstripe, striped pattern
- 区分くぶんdivision, section, classification, sorting
- 湿気しっけmoisture, humidity, dampness
- コックcook, chef; tap, spigot, faucet
- 慶びよろこびjoy, delight; congratulations, felicitations
- 姓せいsurname, family name
- オーバーコートovercoat
- 近寄るちかよるto approach, to draw near, to go up to
- 助教授じょきょうじゅassistant professor, associate professor
- 襖ふすまfusuma, sliding paper-covered room partition
- 水産すいさんmarine products, fisheries
- 通帳つうちょうpassbook, bankbook
- 何分なにぶんanyway, at any rate; after all, being that (as an excuse); please (in requests)
- 早口はやくちfast talking, rapid speech
- 点々てんてんhere and there, scattered about; in drops, dotted
- 直流ちょくりゅうdirect current (DC)
- のこぎりsaw
- 大凡おおよそabout, roughly, approximately; generally, as a rule
- 煉瓦れんがbrick
- 防犯ぼうはんprevention of crime, crime prevention
- 回答かいとうreply, answer, response (to a question or survey)
- 寿命じゅみょうlife span, lifetime, service life
- 不運ふうんmisfortune, bad luck, unlucky
- 足袋たびtabi, traditional Japanese split-toe socks
- 消防署しょうぼうしょfire station, fire department
- 材木ざいもくlumber, timber, wood (as material)
- 謙遜けんそんmodesty, humility, being humble