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JLPT N2 core vocabulary (page 12)
2,045 words
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いい加減
いいかげん
half-hearted; sloppy; moderate, reasonable; fairly
威嚇
いかく
threat; intimidation
域
いき
region; level; realm
生き残る
いきのこる
to survive
育児
いくじ
childcare, nursing
育成
いくせい
rearing, training, cultivation
移行
いこう
transition; shift
居心地
いごこち
comfort (of a place); how a place feels to be in
意思
いし
intention; will
頂
いただき
summit; top
傷み
いたみ
damage; deterioration; spoilage
至る
いたる
to arrive; to reach; to lead to
一時的
いちじてき
temporary
一見
いっけん
at a glance; first look; apparently
一昨年
いっさくねん
year before last
一種
いっしゅ
one kind; a kind of; some kind of
一瞬
いっしゅん
an instant
一変
いっぺん
complete change
一方的
いっぽうてき
one-sided
移転
いてん
moving; relocation; transfer
遺伝
いでん
heredity
遺伝子
いでんし
gene
居眠り
いねむり
dozing off
祈る
いのる
to pray; to wish
いまいち
いまいち
not quite; somewhat lacking
今時
いまどき
nowadays; these days
いやいや
いやいや
reluctantly; unwillingly; (interjection) no, no
違和感
いわかん
sense of discomfort; feeling that something is off
いわば
いわば
so to speak; as it were
いわゆる
いわゆる
so-called
迂闊
うかつ
careless; thoughtless
浮かび上がる
うかびあがる
to surface; to emerge; to come to light
承る
うけたまわる
to hear (humble); to receive (an order)
受け手
うけて
receiver; audience
受け止める
うけとめる
to catch; to take (seriously); to accept
薄れる
うすれる
to fade; to weaken
訴え
うったえ
lawsuit; complaint; appeal
訴える
うったえる
to sue; to complain; to appeal to; to resort to
写し
うつし
copy, duplicate
うどん
うどん
udon noodles
生まれつき
うまれつき
by nature; inborn
裏切る
うらぎる
to betray; to let down
永遠
えいえん
eternity; forever
得手
えて
strong point; forte
縁
えん
fate; connection; relationship
演じる
えんじる
to perform; to play (a role); to commit (a blunder)
塩分
えんぶん
salt content
円満
えんまん
harmonious; smooth
追いかける
おいかける
to chase
追い求める
おいもとめる
to pursue
負う
おう
to carry on one's back; to bear (a responsibility); to suffer (an injury); to owe
大まか
おおまか
rough; broad; general
おかず
おかず
side dish
奥底
おくそこ
depths; bottom of one's heart
教え込む
おしえこむ
to drill into; to teach thoroughly
落ち葉
おちば
fallen leaves
思い浮かぶ
おもいうかぶ
to come to mind
思い浮かべる
おもいうかべる
to picture; to call to mind
思い描く
おもいえがく
to picture in the mind; to imagine
思い切り
おもいきり
decisiveness; resignation; to one's heart's content; as hard as one can
思い通り
おもいどおり
as one wishes
重み
おもみ
weight; gravity; importance
思わず
おもわず
unintentionally; before one knows it
及ぶ
およぶ
to reach; to extend; to match
折り畳む
おりたたむ
to fold up
音声
おんせい
sound; voice
温暖化
おんだんか
warming; global warming
貝
かい
shell, shellfish
開花
かいか
blooming; to bear fruit
解説
かいせつ
explanation, commentary
会長
かいちょう
president (of a society); chairman
買い手
かいて
buyer
回転
かいてん
rotation; turnover
開封
かいふう
opening (a letter, package)
解放
かいほう
release, liberation, emancipation
開放
かいほう
to open; to open up (to the public)
開幕
かいまく
opening (of a show, a season)
回覧
かいらん
circulation
改良
かいりょう
improvement, reform
係員
かかりいん
person in charge; attendant
書き手
かきて
writer; author
覚悟
かくご
resolve; readiness; to be prepared
確定
かくてい
finalization, decision; to finalize, to be finalized
角度
かくど
angle; viewpoint
格別
かくべつ
exceptional; especially
確立
かくりつ
establishment
確率
かくりつ
probability
家計
かけい
household finances
欠ける
かける
to be lacking; to be chipped; to be missing
果実
かじつ
fruit
課する
かする
to impose (a tax, a task)
数々
かずかず
many; numerous
語りかける
かたりかける
to speak to; to address
活字
かつじ
movable type; printed matter
活力
かつりょく
vitality, energy
家電
かでん
household appliance
敵う
かなう
to be a match for; to rival (mostly in the negative)
適う
かなう
to suit; to conform to; to meet (requirements)
叶う
かなう
to come true
叶える
かなえる
to grant (a wish); to make come true
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