JLPT N2 Vocabulary List

Over 2,700 words with readings, romaji, and English meanings

JLPT N2 is the level employers usually ask for. It is solid upper-intermediate Japanese: enough to follow a meeting, read a newspaper, watch the news, and get through a novel without living in the dictionary.

What JLPT N2 covers

The vocabulary turns professional and written. You learn business and workplace terms, the more formal words found in articles and reports, set phrases and idioms, and a lot of vocabulary that rarely comes up in speech but is everywhere in print. Another big batch of new words lands here, about 2,300, and the kanji count reaches roughly 1,000, which covers most of what you will see in everyday written Japanese.

Grammar and particles at this level

N2 grammar is mostly about register and precision. You tidy up your keigo, learn the formal conjunctions and set patterns that hold longer written sentences together, and pick up the many fixed expressions that shift the tone or implication of a sentence. Not much of it is brand new after N3; more of it is about using what you know at the right level of formality.

How to study N2

The best study at N2 is native material aimed a little above your current level. Read real news rather than the learner edition, and accept that you will be looking things up. Listening matters more here too, since both the exam and real conversations move at full speed. More than anything, it is reading volume that carries you from N3 to N2.

All N2 words

gross, general, entire

hence, for that reason

～続く～つづく～tsuzuku

follow, continue, go on

そういえばsouieba

which reminds me ..

～通り～とおり～toori

in accordance with ~; following ~; ~ street, ~ avenue

なんとなくnantonaku

somehow or other, for some reason or another

仕方がないしかたがないshikataganai

it can't be helped, it's inevitable

突っ込むつっこむtsukkomu

to plunge into, to stick into

追いかけるおいかけるoikakeru

to chase or run after someone

もしかしたらmoshikashitara

perhaps, maybe, by some chance

その他そのほかsonohoka

besides

言い出すいいだすiidasu

to start talking, to suggest

一斉にいっせいにisseini

simultaneously

取り出すとりだすtoridasu

to take out, to pick out

少なくともすくなくともsukunakutomo

at least

何ともなんともnantomo

really, very, extremely, terribly, awfully (not) anything, (not) at all, (not) a bit

～問～もん～mon

counter for questions

なんともnantomo

nothing (with neg. verb), quite, not a bit

ほんの～honno～

mere, just

とっくにtokkuni

long ago, already, a long time ago

嫌がるいやがるiyagaru

reluctant, to dislike

to look up at, to admire

to search, to seek, to look for

自らみずからmizukara

for one's self, personally

懸命けんめいkenmei

eagerness, strenuous

比較的ひかくてきhikakuteki

comparatively; relatively

飛び込むとびこむtobikomu

to jump in, to leap in, to plunge into

それなのにsorenanoni

though, although

目指すめざすmezasu

to aim at, to have an eye on

地面じめんjimen

ground, earth's surface

振り向くふりむくfurimuku

to turn one's face, to turn around

to pull out, to take out, to withdraw

迫るせまるsemaru

to draw near, to press

after an interval of ~

目立つめだつmedatsu

to be conspicuous, to stand out

～きる～kiru

nevertheless, to carry through

見送るみおくるmiokuru

to see off; to escort; to let pass

～ほう～ほう (ひかく)～hou (hikaku)

(in comparison)

やっつけるyattsukeru

to attack (an enemy), to beat, to finish off

資料しりょうshiryou

materials, data

押さえるおさえるosaeru

to pin down, to hold down, to press down, to hold in place, to hold steady to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand), to clutch (a body part in pain), to press (a body part) to get a hold of, to obtain, to seize, to catch, to arrest

努めるつとめるtsutomeru

to try, to aim

呼び出すよびだすyobidasu

to summon, to call (e.g., phone)

狙うねらうnerau

to aim at

出来上がるできあがるdekiagaru

to be finished, to be ready

浮かべるうかべるukaberu

to float; to express

自宅じたくjitaku

one's own home (same as 自分の家 (じぶんのいえ))

発はつhatsu

to depart (e.g., on a plane, train)

詰まるつまるtsumaru

to be blocked, to be packed

to become used to seeing, to be familiar with

生意気なまいきnamaiki

impertinent, impudent

段階だんかいdankai

gradation, grade, stage

見詰めるみつめるmitsumeru

to stare at, to gaze at

立ち止まるたちどまるtachidomaru

to stop, to halt, to stand still

見直すみなおすminaosu

to look over again, to review

見下ろすみおろすmiorosu

to overlook, to look down on something

to change (one's) clothes

～向け～むけ～muke

for ~

対策たいさくtaisaku

counter-plan, counter-measure

響くひびくhibiku

to resound; to affect

思い込むおもいこむomoikomu

to be under impression that, to be convinced that

職場しょくばshokuba

workplace

おかげさまでokagesamade

Thanks to god, thanks to you

接するせっするsessuru

to attend to (someone); to associate with

一～ひと～hito～

one ~

怪しいあやしいayashii

suspicious, dubious, doubtful

～気味～ぎみ～gimi

slightly ~

どうせdouse

anyhow, in any case, at any rate

～番目～ばんめ～banme

~th

展開てんかいtenkai

develop, expansion (opposite of compression)

姿勢しせいshisei

attitude; posture

方針ほうしんhoushin

objective, plan, policy

structure, construction

coolness, calmness, unconcern

great, celebrated, remarkable,

素直すなおsunao

obedient, meek, docile

崩れるくずれるkuzureru

to collapse, to crumble

以降いこうikou

on and after, hereafter

fixed, settled, regular

周辺しゅうへんshuuhen

circumference, peripheral

～毎～ごと～goto

every ~, each ~

刻むきざむkizamu

to mince, to carve, to engrave

全力ぜんりょくzenryoku

all one's power, whole energy

release, liberation, emancipation

挟むはさむhasamu

to pinch; to hold between; to insert

属するぞくするzokusuru

to belong to, to come under

掘るほるhoru

to dig, to excavate

くれぐれもkureguremo

repeatedly, sincerely, earnestly

叔父さんおじさんojisan

(hon.) middle-aged gentleman, uncle

to be sufficient, to be enough

勝負しょうぶshoubu

victory or defeat, game

引き返すひきかえすhikikaesu

to turn back, to go back, reverse

追加ついかtsuika

addition, supplement, appendix

取り入れるとりいれるtoriireru

to harvest, to take in, to adopt

手続きてつづきtetsuzuki

procedure, (legal) process, formalities

放るほうるhouru

to let go

基準きじゅんkijun

standard, basis, criteria

前後ぜんごzengo

front and back, before and after

アイデア; アイディアaidea; aideia

idea

らしいrashii

seeming ...; appearing ...

creation, preparation, to make

爪つめtsume

fingernail or toenail

終了しゅうりょうshuuryou

end, close, termination

exhibition, demonstration, display

めでたいmedetai

happy, propitious, joyous

余計よけいyokei

too much, unnecessary, abundance, surplus, excess, superfluity

配るくばるkubaru

to distribute, to deliver

あふれるafureru

to flood, to overflow

敷くしくshiku

to spread out, to lay out

気を付けるきをつけるkiwotsukeru

to be careful, to pay attention, to take care

～年生～ねんせい～nensei

counter for school year

特定とくていtokutei

specific, special, particular

停止ていしteishi

suspension, interruption, stoppage

役所やくしょyakusho

government office, public office

action, movements, motions

職人しょくにんshokunin

artisan, craftsman

見抜くみぬくminuku

to see something's true nature

複数ふくすうfukusuu

plural, multiple

侵入しんにゅうshinnyuu

invasion, raid, trespass

official tour, business trip

改めてあらためてaratamete

another time, again

各地かくちkakuchi

various parts of the country

to press, to wring, to squeeze

干すほすhosu

to air, to dry, to drink up

気配けはいkehai

indication, sign, hint

初めにはじめにhajimeni

to begin with, first of all

留まるとどまるtodomaru

to be fixed; to abide, to stay (in the one place)

吹き出すふきだすfukidasu

to begin to blow

上下じょうげjouge

high and low, up and down

frank, candid, straightforward, openhearted, direct, outspoken

本来ほんらいhonrai

essentially, naturally, by nature

からかうkarakau

to ridicule, to make fun of

～泊～はく～haku

counter for staying (e.g., 2 nights)

原稿げんこうgenkou

manuscript, copy

調整ちょうせいchousei

regulation, adjustment, tuning

盛るもるmoru

to serve (food); to fill up; to prescribe

余るあまるamaru

to be left over, to be in excess

形式けいしきkeishiki

form, formality, format

枯れるかれるkareru

to wither, to die (plant), to be blasted (plant)

女房にょうぼうnyoubou

wife

崩すくずすkuzusu

to destroy, to make change (money)

defense, guard, policing, security

往復おうふくoufuku

(col) round trip, coming and going, return ticket

怒鳴るどなるdonaru

to shout, to yell

改めるあらためるaratameru

to change, to reform, to revise

当てはまるあてはまるatehamaru

to be applicable, to come under (a category)

high class; first-rate

背負うせおうseou

to be burdened with; to carry on (one's) back or shoulder(s)

受験じゅけんjuken

taking an examination

紛れもないまぎれもないmagiremonai

unmistakable

但しただしtadashi

but, however, provided that

やたらにyatarani

randomly, recklessly, blindly

付近ふきんfukin

neighborhood, vicinity

法則ほうそくhousoku

law, rule

ぞzo

adds force or indicates command

可愛がるかわいがるkawaigaru

to love, to be affectionate

体制たいせいtaisei

order, system, structure

同じくおなじくonajiku

in the same way; like; likewise; similarly

早速さっそくsassoku

at once, immediately, promptly

固まるかたまるkatamaru

to harden, to solidify, to become firm

こっそりkossori

stealthily, secretly

ともかくtomokaku

anyhow, at any rate, anyway

純粋じゅんすいjunsui

pure, genuine, unmixed

strengthen, intensify, reinforce

直後ちょくごchokugo

immediately following

instantly, suddenly, all at once

曲げるまげるmageru

to bend, to crook, to lean

発想はっそうhassou

idea; way of thinking (same as 考え方 (かんがえかた))

整備せいびseibi

maintenance, overhaul

contradiction, inconsistency

pupil, disciple, apprentice

ぜひともzehitomo

by all means (with sense of not taking 'no' for an answer)

観念かんねんkannen

idea, notion; sense

編集へんしゅうhenshuu

editing, compilation, editorial (e.g., committee)

手入れていれteire

repairs, maintenance

指定していshitei

designation, specification, assignment

通ずるつうずるtsuuzuru

to lead, to run, to open

高度こうどkoudo

altitude, height; advanced

成立せいりつseiritsu

formation, establishment, completion

to command, to appoint

to send, to forward; to hand over (e.g., money)

先端せんたんsentan

pointed end, tip

荒れるあれるareru

to be stormy, to be rough, to be ruined

削るけずるkezuru

to cut down little by little, to take a percentage

芯しんshin

core, heart, wick

お任せおまかせomakase

leaving decisions to someone else

儀式ぎしきgishiki

ceremony, rite, ritual

水面すいめんsuimen

water's surface

組み立てるくみたてるkumitateru

to assemble, to set up, to construct

皮肉ひにくhiniku

cynicism, sarcasm

夫妻ふさいfusai

man and wife, married couple

こちらこそkochirakoso

it is I who should say so

care-taking, caretaker, house-watching

堪えるこらえるkoraeru

to bear, to endure, to put up with

通用つうようtsuuyou

popular use, circulation

探るさぐるsaguru

to search, to look for, investigate

整うととのうtotonou

to be prepared, to be in order, to be arranged

indoor; inside the room

宇宙船うちゅうせんuchuusen

spaceship

捕るとるtoru

to take, to catch (fish)

慰めるなぐさめるnagusameru

to comfort, to console

Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

中間ちゅうかんchuukan

middle, midway, interim

妨げるさまたげるsamatageru

to disturb, to prevent

分類ぶんるいbunrui

classification

却ってかえってkaette

on the contrary, rather

遊園地ゆうえんちyuuenchi

amusement park

近寄るちかよるchikayoru

to approach, to draw near

one by one, separately

to long for, to yearn after

呆れるあきれるakireru

to be shocked, to be appalled

申請しんせいshinsei

application, request, petition

existence, being, survival

直前ちょくぜんchokuzen

just before

交代こうたいkoutai

alternation, change, relief, relay, shift, substitution (sports, etc.), taking turns

一応いちおうichiou

tentatively, for the time being

to expand, to swell (out), to become inflated

要領ようりょうyouryou

gist, essentials, outline

無数むすうmusuu

countless number, infinite number

森林しんりんshinrin

forest, woods

勘違いかんちがいkanchigai

misunderstanding, wrong guess

普及ふきゅうfukyuu

diffusion, spread

生ずるしょうずるshouzuru

to cause, to arise, to be generated

confrontation, opposition, antagonism

伯父さんおじさんojisan

(hon.) middle-aged gentleman, uncle

包丁ほうちょうhouchou

kitchen knife, carving knife

大してたいしてtaishite

(not so) much, (not) very

相違そういsoui

difference, discrepancy, variation

to simultaneously serve two or more functions

explanation, commentary

教養きょうようkyouyou

culture, education, sophistication

双方そうほうsouhou

both parties; both sides

面積めんせきmenseki

area

別々べつべつbetsubetsu

separately, individually

連合れんごうrengou

union, alliance

儲けるもうけるmoukeru

to earn, to have (bear, beget) a child

あれこれarekore

one thing or another, this and that

当日とうじつtoujitsu

appointed day, very day

解散かいさんkaisan

breakup, dissolution

素人しろうとshirouto

layman, amateur, novice

reflection, influence

住居じゅうきょjuukyo

dwelling, house, residence, address

再度さいどsaido

a second time; again; once more; twice

役人やくにんyakunin

government official

台詞せりふserifu

speech, words, one's lines, remarks

吹き飛ばすふきとばすfukitobasu

to blow away

中世ちゅうせいchuusei

Middle Ages, medieval times

分解ぶんかいbunkai

analysis, disassembly

文芸ぶんげいbungei

literature, art and literature

regrettable, disappointing

引っ掛かるひっかかるhikkakaru

to be caught in, to be stuck in

接近せっきんsekkin

getting closer, drawing nearer, approaching

欄らんran

column of text (e.g., as in a newspaper)

～教～きょう～kyou

religion

学年がくねんgakunen

year in school, grade in school

彫刻ちょうこくchoukoku

carving, engraving, sculpture

上品じょうひんjouhin

refined, elegant, well-mannered

巨人きょじんkyojin

giant; great man

切っ掛けきっかけkikkake

chance, start, cue, excuse, motive, impetus, occassion

second helping, another cup

削除さくじょsakujo

elimination, deletion

駆け出すかけだすkakedasu

to start running

売り上げうりあげuriage

amount sold, sales, proceeds, takings, turnover

ついでtsuide

opportunity, occasion

延長えんちょうenchou

extension, prolongation

空想くうそうkuusou

daydream, fantasy

いよいよiyoiyo

more and more, increasingly, at last

行列ぎょうれつgyouretsu

line, procession; matrix (math)

水平線すいへいせんsuiheisen

horizon

採るとるtoru

to adopt (measure, proposal); to pick (fruit)

火山かざんkazan

volcano

お休みおやすみoyasumi

holiday, absence; (exp.) Good night

蓄えるたくわえるtakuwaeru

to save, to store, to lay in stock

complaint, grievance, grumble

大地だいちdaichi

earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land

用語ようごyougo

term, terminology

輸送ゆそうyusou

transport, transportation

醜いみにくいminikui

ugly

かじるkajiru

to chew, to bite (at)

見舞うみまうmimau

to ask after (health), to visit

商業しょうぎょうshougyou

commerce, trade, business

妥当だとうdatou

proper, appropriate

何者なにものnanimono

who; what kind of person

昼寝ひるねhirune

nap (at home), siesta

傾くかたむくkatamuku

to incline toward, to slant, to lurch

想定そうていsoutei

hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation

大手おおてoote

major company; big company

夜間やかんyakan

at night, nighttime

外側そとがわsotogawa

exterior; outside; outer; external

お待たせしましたおまたせしましたomataseshimashita

Sorry to have kept you waiting

表紙ひょうしhyoushi

front cover, binding

仕草しぐさshigusa

gesture; movement; action; behavior

unguarded moment, chance

独り言ひとりごとhitorigoto

a soliloquy, a monologue, speaking to oneself

真っ暗まっくらmakkura

total darkness

公式こうしきkoushiki

formula, formality, official

張り切るはりきるharikiru

to be in high spirits, to be full of vigor

public, community, communal

feelings, realization

記号きごうkigou

symbol, code

話し掛けるはなしかけるhanashikakeru

to accost a person, to talk (to someone)

不規則ふきそくfukisoku

irregularity, unsteadiness

中年ちゅうねんchuunen

middle-aged

臨時りんじrinji

temporary, special, extraordinary

果実かじつkajitsu

fruit

別荘べっそうbessou

villa; vacation home; summer cottage

cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)

鈍いにぶいnibui

dull (e.g., a knife), thickheaded, slow (opposite of fast), stupid

to understand, to have thorough knowledge

継続けいぞくkeizoku

continuation

公表こうひょうkouhyou

official announcement, proclamation

発売はつばいhatsubai

sale

頭脳ずのうzunou

head, brains, intellect

先祖せんぞsenzo

ancestor

哲学者てつがくしゃtetsugakusha

philosopher

睨むにらむniramu

to glare at, to stare; to keep an eye on

引っ込むひっこむhikkomu

to draw back, to sink, to cave in

abbreviation; omission

待合室まちあいしつmachiaishitsu

waiting room

囁くささやくsasayaku

to whisper, to murmur

meaning, significance

平成へいせいheisei

Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)

外科げかgeka

surgical department

こないだkonaida

the other day, lately, recently

negligence, unpreparedness

行ってらっしゃいいってらっしゃいitterasshai

have a nice day, see you

店内てんないtennai

inside of a store (restaurant, café, etc.); store interior; on the premises

戦場せんじょうsenjou

battlefield; battleground

empty, vacant, hollow

呼び掛けるよびかけるyobikakeru

to call out to, to accost, to address (crowd), to appeal

盆ぼんbon

Festival of the Dead; tray

確率かくりつkakuritsu

probability

一族いちぞくichizoku

family; relatives; dependents

一段いちだんichidan

even more; still more; much more; further

妄想もうそうmousou

delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy

as was expected, just as one thought, sure enough

傑作けっさくkessaku

masterpiece, best work

～風～ふう～fuu

~ style

倉庫そうこsouko

storehouse, warehouse

利害りがいrigai

advantages and disadvantages, interest

口笛を吹くくちぶえをふくkuchibuewofuku

freezing, cold storage, refrigeration

弱点じゃくてんjakuten

weak point, weakness

幼稚ようちyouchi

infancy, childish, infantile

制御せいぎょseigyo

control (of a machine, device, etc.)

going to work, at work

水着みずぎmizugi

bathing suit (woman's)

half the body; half length

生き生きいきいきikiiki

vividly, lively

溶け込むとけこむtokekomu

to melt into; to become a part of

外部がいぶgaibu

the outside, external

双眼鏡そうがんきょうsougankyou

binoculars

強引ごういんgouin

forcible, assertive, pushy

connection, union, join, link; changing trains

inauguration, assumption of office

標準ひょうじゅんhyoujun

standard, level

そのころsonokoro

in those days, at that time, then

停車ていしゃteisha

stopping (e.g., train)

肯定こうていkoutei

positive, affirmation

to rub, to crumple (up), to wrinkle

夕日ゆうひyuuhi

(in) the evening sun, setting sun

～切れ～きれ～kire

out of ~

戸惑うとまどうtomadou

to be bewildered; to be perplexed

let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...

to keep back, to prevent, to hold back

住人じゅうにんjuunin

dweller; inhabitant; resident

持参じさんjisan

bringing, taking, carrying

構築こうちくkouchiku

construction; building; putting up; erecting

to stuff, to close up, to block (up)

体操たいそうtaisou

gymnastics, physical exercises, calisthenics

這うはうhau

to creep, to crawl

回数かいすうkaisuu

number of times, frequency

潜るもぐるmoguru

to dive, to pass through; to evade, to hide

娯楽ごらくgoraku

pleasure, amusement, recreation

懸念けねんkenen

worry; fear; anxiety; concern

統一とういつtouitsu

unity, consolidation, uniformity

特性とくせいtokusei

special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy

どっとdotto

suddenly

上級じょうきゅうjoukyuu

advanced level, high grade, senior

言動げんどうgendou

speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior

めくmeku

to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...

絆きずなkizuna

bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; relationship

やかましいyakamashii

to be fussy, to be overly critical

very; greatly; much; considerably

youngster; boy; kid; brat

閉ざすとざすtozasu

to shut; to close; to fasten; to lock

逃がすにがすnigasu

to let loose, to set free, to let escape

締め切りしめきりshimekiri

deadline, closing, cut-off, end

突入とつにゅうtotsunyuu

rushing into; breaking into; storming

総理大臣そうりだいじんsouridaijin

objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument

通話つうわtsuuwa

telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; videoconference call

celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; wishing (someone) good luck

人事じんじjinji

human resources, personnel management

土砂どしゃdosha

sediment

思いっきりおもいっきりomoikkiri

to the best of one's ability

騎兵きへいkihei

cavalry

紅葉こうようkouyou

fall colors (of leaves)

to calm down, to settle down

車両しゃりょうsharyou

(wheeled) vehicle; car; (railroad) car; (railway) carriage

shop; store; establishment; restaurant

間近まぢかmajika

near; close (to); nearby

電波でんぱdenpa

electro-magnetic wave

日時にちじnichiji

date and time

前～ぜん～zen～

former, late ~, past ~

応ずるおうずるouzuru

to respond, to comply with

太鼓たいこtaiko

drum, tambourine

気力きりょくkiryoku

willpower; energy; vitality

新規しんきshinki

new; fresh

原理げんりgenri

principle, theory, fundamental truth

tour, study by observation

梯子はしごhashigo

ladder, stairs

亭主ていしゅteishu

household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); innkeeper

工夫くふうkufuu

device, artifice, ingenuity

懐ふところfutokoro

inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; (breast) pocket

in and out, coming and going

甚だしいはなはだしいhanahadashii

extreme, excessive, terrible

美容びようbiyou

beauty of figure or form

farm (livestock); pasture land

～形～けい～kei

shape of ~

～系～けい～kei

~ system, ~ lineage, ~ group

開放かいほうkaihou

open, throw open, liberalization

誘拐ゆうかいyuukai

abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping

復帰ふっきfukki

return; reversion; comeback; reinstatement

基盤きばんkiban

foundation, basis

始めにはじめにhajimeni

to begin with, first of all

振る舞うふるまうfurumau

to behave, to conduct

まあまあmaamaa

okay; so-so; decent

推定すいていsuitei

presumption, assumption, estimation

公衆こうしゅうkoushuu

the public

取得しゅとくshutoku

obtaining (a qualification, right, object, etc.); acquisition (of land, property, etc.); gaining possession (of); getting

折角せっかくsekkaku

with trouble, at great pains, long-awaited

white or grey hair, trendy hair bleaching

口実こうじつkoujitsu

excuse

力強いちからづよいchikarazuyoi

powerful, strong, vigorous

承るうけたまわるuketamawaru

(humble) to hear, to be told, to know

幅広いはばひろいhabahiroi

extensive; wide; broad

each country; every country; various countries; all countries

他者たしゃtasha

another person; others

library; book collection

消極的しょうきょくてきshoukyokuteki

passive

虐待ぎゃくたいgyakutai

abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment

exchange; alternating current

高等こうとうkoutou

high class, high grade

桁けたketa

column, beam, digit

当面とうめんtoumen

current; urgent; pressing; impending

透明とうめいtoumei

transparency, cleanness

苦しめるくるしめるkurushimeru

to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to hurt

宿るやどるyadoru

to dwell (in); to exist (within); to form

循環じゅんかんjunkan

circulation, rotation, cycle

録音ろくおんrokuon

(audio) recording

小遣いこづかいkozukai

pocket money, allowance

険しいけわしいkewashii

steep, rugged; severe

消化しょうかshouka

digestion

恋しいこいしいkoishii

dear, beloved; to miss

ひっそりhissori

quiet (place); still; silent; deserted

application, put to practical use

支障ししょうshishou

obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty

砕けるくだけるkudakeru

to break, to be broken

浸るひたるhitaru

to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged

nausea, sickness in the stomach

一貫いっかんikkan

consistency; coherence; integration

薪まきmaki

piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs)

足取りあしどりashidori

gait; walk; stride; pace

路地ろじroji

alley; alleyway; lane

撫でるなでるnaderu

to brush gently, to stroke

調節ちょうせつchousetsu

regulation, adjustment, control

花嫁はなよめhanayome

bride

破片はへんhahen

fragment, broken piece

長所ちょうしょchousho

strong point, merit; advantage

人員じんいんjin'in

number of persons; personnel

為すなすnasu

to accomplish, to do

自治じちjichi

self-government, autonomy

不運ふうんfuun

unlucky, misfortune, bad luck

unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; deserted

透き通るすきとおるsukitooru

to be(come) transparent

実用じつようjitsuyou

practical use, utility

将棋しょうぎshougi

Japanese chess

中途ちゅうとchuuto

in the middle, half-way

音声おんせいonsei

voice; speech; sound of a voice

funeral; funeral service

私立しりつshiritsu

private (establishment)

戦士せんしsenshi

soldier; combatant; warrior

長方形ちょうほうけいchouhoukei

rectangle, oblong

毎回まいかいmaikai

every time; each round

結末けつまつketsumatsu

end; conclusion

越しごしgoshi

across; over; beyond; through

大物おおものoomono

important person; influential figure; big shot; big name

to pass (e.g., car), to outdistance, to outstrip

翌年よくねんyokunen

following year

認定にんていnintei

authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement

error, mistake, negligence

小声こごえkogoe

low voice; whisper

保持ほじhoji

retention; maintenance; preservation

一斉いっせいissei

simultaneous, all at once

teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member

宴うたげutage

party; banquet; feast

～流～りゅう～ryuu

fashion, manner, way

合ごうgou

gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180 ml

heavy, massive, serious

practice, training, study

にこにこnikoniko

smile sweetly, smiley

disgrace; humiliation

めちゃくちゃmechakucha

absurd, messed up, wrecked

市街しがいshigai

urban areas; the streets; town; city

心地よいここちよいkokochiyoi

comfortable; pleasant

彫るほるhoru

to carve, to chisel

苦悩くのうkunou

(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress

public entertainment, performing arts

姪めいmei

niece

受け持つうけもつukemotsu

to take (be in) charge of

社内しゃないshanai

within a company; in-house

包帯ほうたいhoutai

bandage

子育てこそだてkosodate

child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting

裏側うらがわuragawa

the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side

成分せいぶんseibun

ingredient, component, composition

他国たこくtakoku

foreign country; another country

desire; wish; aspiration

張りばりbari

in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of

国土こくどkokudo

country; territory; domain; realm

北方ほっぽうhoppou

the north; northward; northern direction

一撃いちげきichigeki

one blow; one hit; one stroke

身元みもとmimoto

(one's) identity; background; upbringing; birth (and parentage)

送信そうしんsoushin

transmission; sending

合流ごうりゅうgouryuu

confluence, merge, join

幾分いくぶんikubun

somewhat

草原そうげんsougen

grassy field; grassland; meadow

acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; purchase

委ねるゆだねるyudaneru

to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to

担ぐかつぐkatsugu

to shoulder, to carry on shoulder

理科りかrika

science

脅かすおどかすodokasu

to threaten, to coerce

～おしまい～おしまい (おわり)～oshimai (owari)

end up ~

おしまいoshimai

the end; closing; being done for

to quieten down, to calm down

痕跡こんせきkonseki

trace; vestige; mark; sign

決着けっちゃくketchaku

conclusion; decision; end; settlement

adviser; advisor; consultant; counselor

万歳ばんざいbanzai

banzai, Long live ~!

儲かるもうかるmoukaru

to be profitable, to yield a profit

state of mind; mental state; mental attitude

おめでたいomedetai

happy event, matter for congratulation

手すりてすりtesuri

handrail; railing; banister

捻るひねるhineru

to twist, to turn

坊さんぼうさんbousan

Buddhist priest, monk

the foot, the bottom, the base (of a mountain)

海面かいめんkaimen

sea level; (surface of) sea

ぶつぶつbutsubutsu

grumbling, complaining in a small voice

政党せいとうseitou

(member of) political party

暗号あんごうangou

code; password; cipher

過激かげきkageki

extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language)

another place, somewhere else, strange parts

療養りょうようryouyou

recuperation; medical treatment

見本みほんmihon

sample

平穏へいおんheion

tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful

courtyard; quadrangle; middle court

問い合わせといあわせtoiawase

inquiry

延々えんえんen'en

endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on

待ち合わせるまちあわせるmachiawaseru

to rendezvous, to meet at a prearranged place and time

receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)

面影おもかげomokage

face; looks; countenance

小麦粉こむぎこkomugiko

wheat flour

北京ペキンpekin

Beijing (China); Peking

改正かいせいkaisei

revision, amendment, alteration

群れるむれるmureru

to flock

使者ししゃshisha

messenger; envoy; emissary

欧米おうべいoubei

Europe and America, the West

disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing

astringent; bitter; puckery; rough

rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance

峠とうげtouge

ridge, (mountain) pass, difficult part

真っ青まっさおmassao

deep blue, ghastly pale

はめるhameru

(col) to get in, to insert, to put on

応答おうとうoutou

reply; answer; response

公務こうむkoumu

official business, public business

(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago

順序じゅんじょjunjo

order, sequence, procedure

創作そうさくsousaku

production, creation, work

谷間たにまtanima

valley; ravine; gorge; chasm

鷲わしwashi

eagle (Accipitridae family)

活力かつりょくkatsuryoku

vitality, energy

分割ぶんかつbunkatsu

partition; division; separation; segmenting

未満みまんmiman

less than, insufficient

転倒てんとうtentou

fall; falling down; tumbling; toppling (over)

恨むうらむuramu

to curse, to feel bitter

性別せいべつseibetsu

sex, gender

到来とうらいtourai

arrival; coming; advent

陸上りくじょうrikujou

(on) land; ground; shore

せっせとsesseto

busily, away

実るみのるminoru

to bear fruit, to ripen

茂るしげるshigeru

to grow thick

ふざけるfuzakeru

to romp, to gambol, to frolic

出入り口でいりぐちdeiriguchi

exit and entrance

輝きかがやきkagayaki

brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance

制作せいさくseisaku

work (e.g., film, book)

創設そうせつsousetsu

establishment; founding; organization; organisation

建造けんぞうkenzou

building; construction

仲良しなかよしnakayoshi

intimate friend, bosom buddy

近隣きんりんkinrin

neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity

下駄げたgeta

(Japanese footwear), wooden clogs

焦げるこげるkogeru

to burn, to be burned

名字みょうじmyouji

surname, family name

種族しゅぞくshuzoku

race; tribe; ethnic group

descendant, offspring

理事りじriji

director; trustee

ひとまずhitomazu

for the present, once, for the time being

探索たんさくtansaku

search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research

trade, buying and selling

先方せんぽうsenpou

other party; other side

tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog

摂取せっしゅsesshu

intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion

eastern part; the east (of a region)

早期そうきsouki

early stage

紙幣しへいshihei

paper money, notes, bills

評論ひょうろんhyouron

criticism, critique

歴れきreki

experience; history; record; career

くっつくkuttsuku

to adhere to, to keep close to

再婚さいこんsaikon

second marriage; remarriage

局面きょくめんkyokumen

position in a game; state of the game

混合こんごうkongou

mixing, mixture

欠片かけらkakera

fragment; broken piece; chip; splinter

銀座ぎんざginza

Ginza (district in Tokyo)

思案しあんshian

careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection

soon, in a short time

発電はつでんhatsuden

generation (e.g., power)

窓際まどぎわmadogiwa

at the window; by the window; next to the window

満点まんてんmanten

perfect score

ご苦労様ごくろうさまgokurousama

Thank you for your hard work

表記ひょうきhyouki

expression in writing; written representation; notation; transcription

内科ないかnaika

internist clinic, internal medicine

鼓動こどうkodou

beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing

標識ひょうしきhyoushiki

sign, mark

処女しょじょshojo

virgin (usu. female); maiden

慌ただしいあわただしいawatadashii

busy, hurried

風味ふうみfuumi

taste; flavor; flavour

根源こんげんkongen

root; source; origin; cause

(Lit.) I'll go and come back, 'I'm going, see you later'

満員まんいんman'in

full house, no vacancy, sold out

keenly, deeply, heartily

方言ほうげんhougen

dialect

賞金しょうきんshoukin

prize, monetary award

摩擦まさつmasatsu

friction; rubbing; chafe

水曜すいようsuiyou

Wednesday

機種きしゅkishu

model (of machine, device)

to taper to a point, to become sharp

来日らいにちrainichi

coming to Japan, visit to Japan

to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver

頂点ちょうてんchouten

top, summit

開業かいぎょうkaigyou

opening a business; opening a practice

主役しゅやくshuyaku

leading part

おやつoyatsu

between meal snack, afternoon refreshment

滝川たきがわtakigawa

rapids

天狗てんぐtengu

tengu; red-faced and long-nosed goblin said to reside deep in the mountains

多量たりょうtaryou

large quantity; large amount

大尉たいいtaii

captain (Army, US Marine Corps, USAF); lieutenant (Navy); flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)

散らばるちらばるchirabaru

to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)

achievements, actual results

身動きみうごきmiugoki

movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring

backdoor, rear entrance

親密しんみつshinmitsu

intimacy; friendship

さぞsazo

surely; certainly; no doubt; must

食材しょくざいshokuzai

foodstuff; ingredient

脱走だっそうdassou

escape; flight; breakout; fleeing

拷問ごうもんgoumon

torture

不可解ふかかいfukakai

incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable

真夏まなつmanatsu

middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer

仕業しわざshiwaza

deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing

一人前いちにんまえichininmae

one portion; one serving; one person

蒸発じょうはつjouhatsu

evaporation; unexplained disappearance

East and West, whole country

縮小しゅくしょうshukushou

reduction, curtailment

貨物かもつkamotsu

cargo, freight

忍者にんじゃninja

ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan

bunch of flowers; bouquet

stupid; foolish; idiotic; inane

垂直すいちょくsuichoku

vertical, perpendicular

道のりみちのりmichinori

distance; journey; itinerary

愛用あいようaiyou

favorite; favourite; habitually used

father and mother, parents

疑念ぎねんginen

doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples

establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation

必須ひっすhissu

indispensable; essential; requisite; required

数人すうにんsuunin

several people; a few people

失踪しっそうshissou

disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding

敵対てきたいtekitai

hostility; antagonism; opposition

to begin a trip; to depart; to embark

ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains

因果いんがinga

cause and effect; causality

山道やまみちyamamichi

mountain road; mountain trail

浴衣ゆかたyukata

bathrobe, informal summer kimono

暴れるあばれるabareru

to act violently, to rage

辱めるはずかしめるhazukashimeru

study subject, course of study

枚数まいすうmaisuu

the number of flat things

葉っぱはっぱhappa

leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle

威張るいばるibaru

to be proud, to swagger

rest, break, recreation

日米にちべいnichibei

Japan and the United States; Japanese-American

皇族こうぞくkouzoku

imperial family

保健ほけんhoken

health preservation, hygiene, sanitation

三角さんかくsankaku

triangle, triangular

順位じゅんいjun'i

order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence

懲役ちょうえきchoueki

penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)

弱者じゃくしゃjakusha

weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person

誠意せいいseii

sincerity; good faith

outside the country; abroad

平静へいせいheisei

calm; peace; serenity; tranquility

true character; real nature

上映じょうえいjouei

screening (a movie); showing

notice; notification; warning

高等学校こうとうがっこうkoutougakkou

to be prolonged, to drag on

literature, books (reference)

to get tired, to wear out

shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop

無謀むぼうmubou

reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised

売却ばいきゃくbaikyaku

selling off; disposal by sale; sale

系統けいとうkeitou

system, genealogy

聖堂せいどうseidou

(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary

色合いいろあいiroai

colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); hue

もたれるmotareru

to lean against, to lean on

change of job; change of occupation; career change

強固きょうこkyouko

firm; strong; solid; stable

祭るまつるmatsuru

to deify, to enshrine

史上しじょうshijou

in history; ever; historical

一大いちだいichidai

one large ...; a great ...

縮むちぢむchijimu

to shrink, to be contracted

本土ほんどhondo

mainland; the country proper

仕上がるしあがるshiagaru

to be finished

小父さんおじさんojisan

(hon.) middle-aged gentleman, uncle

relative(s) (same as 親戚 (しんせき))

運河うんがunga

canal, waterway

懇願こんがんkongan

pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition

駆け回るかけまわるkakemawaru

to run around

ぼーっとbo-tto

in a daze; absent-mindedly; vacantly; abstractedly

director, high executive

逸れるそれるsoreru

to stray (turn) from subject, to go astray

vulgar, indecent, coarse

執筆しっぴつshippitsu

writing

今時いまどきimadoki

these days; nowadays; today; present age

災いわざわいwazawai

disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble

to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone)

grateful, thankful, appreciated

運行うんこうunkou

operation (of a bus or train service); service; running

虚偽きょぎkyogi

falsehood; untruth; lie; misinformation

錆さびsabi

rust (color)

おしっこoshikko

wee-wee; pee-pee; number one

慰謝料いしゃりょうisharyou

compensation

泣き声なきごえnakigoe

cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine

力量りきりょうrikiryou

ability; capacity; capability; talent

考案こうあんkouan

plan; device; idea; design

日の出ひのでhinode

sunrise

熟練じゅくれんjukuren

skill; expertise; experience; proficiency

構内こうないkounai

premises; grounds; campus; compound

by itself, automatically, naturally

乗車じょうしゃjousha

taking a train, entraining

災難さいなんsainan

calamity, misfortune

凍結とうけつtouketsu

freezing (e.g. water)

全額ぜんがくzengaku

total; full amount; sum

柿かきkaki

kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)

少量しょうりょうshouryou

small quantity; small amount

俳句はいくhaiku

haiku poetry

短編たんぺんtanpen

short (e.g., story, film)

応対おうたいoutai

receiving, dealing with

突き当たるつきあたるtsukiataru

to run into, to collide with

規律きりつkiritsu

order, rules, law

交替こうたいkoutai

change, relief, alteration

account book; register; ledger

国立こくりつkokuritsu

national

名門めいもんmeimon

distinguished family; famous family; noble family

遺書いしょisho

note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; will

匂うにおうniou

to be fragrant, to smell

ぎこちないgikochinai

awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude

great laughter; burst of laughter

firing; discharge of gun

壊滅かいめつkaimetsu

(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation

王位おういoui

the throne; the crown

condition of a patient; state of a disease; pathology

寝床ねどこnedoko

bed; berth; crib; cot

くすぐるkusuguru

to tickle

薬品やくひんyakuhin

medicine(s), chemical(s)

造船ぞうせんzousen

shipbuilding

うんとunto

a great deal, very much

磁石じしゃくjishaku

magnet

亡命ぼうめいboumei

fleeing from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons)

断片だんぺんdanpen

fragment; scrap; piece; shred

矛ほこhoko

long-handled Chinese spear; lance; pike

sexual desire; sex drive; lust

top (of a mountain); summit

じゅうたんじゅうたん (カーペット)juutan (kaapetto)

carpet

生姜しょうがshouga

ginger (Zingiber officinale)

郵送ゆうそうyuusou

mailing

熱狂ねっきょうnekkyou

wild enthusiasm; being crazy about

寸法すんぽうsunpou

measurement, size, dimension

dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity

standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; go-to choice

同伴どうはんdouhan

accompanying; being accompanied by; going with

免疫めんえきmen'eki

immunity; immunization; immunisation

間接かんせつkansetsu

indirect, indirectness

部員ぶいんbuin

staff; member (club, society, etc.)

便所べんじょbenjo

toilet, lavatory

悪臭あくしゅうakushuu

bad smell; foul smell; offensive odor; stench

総額そうがくsougaku

total amount (of money); total sum; sum total

掌握しょうあくshouaku

grasping; seizing; holding; commanding

捕らわれるとらわれるtorawareru

to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be arrested

桃色ももいろmomoiro

peach color

大男おおおとこoootoko

big man; large man; tall man; giant

～弁～べん～ben

speech, dialect

悪質あくしつakushitsu

malicious; vicious; malignant; underhanded

栓せんsen

stopper, cork, stopcock

south-western half of Japan, including Osaka

段取りだんどりdandori

programme; program; plans; arrangements

丁重ていちょうteichou

polite; courteous; hospitable

海水浴かいすいよくkaisuiyoku

sea bathing, seawater bath

depravity; corruption; degradation

零時れいじreiji

midnight

挫折ざせつzasetsu

setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement

早々そうそうsousou

as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...

英文えいぶんeibun

sentence in English

付属ふぞくfuzoku

being attached (to), being affiliated (to), belonging (to), going with

daily work, daily routine

下流かりゅうkaryuu

downstream; lower reaches of a river

直行ちょっこうchokkou

going straight (to); going direct; going without stopping

言葉遣いことばづかいkotobazukai

speech, expression, wording

to hang, to suspend, to swing

塞がるふさがるfusagaru

to be plugged up, to be shut up

左腕さわんsawan

left arm

ぐずぐずguzuguzu

slowly; tardily; dawdling; lingering

製作せいさくseisaku

manufacture, production

to be smashed, to go bankrupt

roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter

お邪魔しますおじゃましますojamashimasu

Excuse me for disturbing you

罪人ざいにんzainin

criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender

雑音ざつおんzatsuon

noise (jarring, grating)

cheap article; poor-quality article

開花かいかkaika

flowering; blooming; blossoming; coming into bloom

仲直りなかなおりnakanaori

reconciliation, make peace with

盗賊とうぞくtouzoku

thief; robber; burglar; bandit

安易あんいan'i

easy-going

薄めるうすめるusumeru

to dilute, to water down

important point, lay stress on, emphasis

失恋しつれんshitsuren

broken heart, unrequited love

以後いごigo

after this; from now on; hereafter

faint; indistinct; dim; vague

卑怯ひきょうhikyou

cowardice, meanness, unfairness

反逆はんぎゃくhangyaku

treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion

関東かんとうkantou

eastern half of Japan, including Tokyo

清掃せいそうseisou

cleaning

客室きゃくしつkyakushitsu

guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane)

sickbed; (hospital) bed

帝みかどmikado

japanese emperor

野蛮やばんyaban

savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized

toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.

手洗いてあらいtearai

restroom, lavatory

落書きらくがきrakugaki

scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle

滴るしたたるshitataru

to drip

終点しゅうてんshuuten

terminus, last stop (e.g train)

音量おんりょうonryou

volume (sound)

大差たいさtaisa

great difference; big difference; wide margin

garden shrubs, trees, potted plant

電柱でんちゅうdenchuu

telephone pole, telegraph pole, light pole

fast (walking); quick; brisk

引っ越しひっこしhikkoshi

moving (dwelling, office, etc.), changing residence

気合きあいkiai

(fighting) spirit; motivation; effort

並木なみきnamiki

roadside tree, row of trees

東北とうほくtouhoku

north-east

味付けあじつけajitsuke

seasoning; flavour; flavor

耕すたがやすtagayasu

to till, to plow, to cultivate

志願しがんshigan

aspiration; volunteering; desire; application

元々もともとmotomoto

originally, by nature, from the start

煉瓦れんがrenga

brick

満々まんまんmanman

full of; brimming with

償うつぐなうtsugunau

to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense

割とわりとwarito

relatively, comparatively

障子しょうじshouji

paper sliding door

始終しじゅうshijuu

continuously, always, constantly

看病かんびょうkanbyou

nursing (a patient)

おかずokazu

side dish, accompaniment for rice dishes

報いるむくいるmukuiru

to reward; to recompense; to repay

楽団がくだんgakudan

orchestra; band

漸くようやくyouyaku

at last, finally, hardly

compression, condensation, pressure

～時間目～じかんめ～jikanme

~th hour, ~th period

公害こうがいkougai

public nuisance, pollution

limit(s), as far as possible

遡るさかのぼるsakanoboru

to go back, to date back; ascend

正門せいもんseimon

main gate, main entrance

繋がりつながりtsunagari

connection, link, relationship

狡いずるいzurui

sly, cunning

架空かくうkakuu

imaginary, fiction, fanciful

月給げっきゅうgekkyuu

monthly salary

濁るにごるnigoru

to become muddy, to get cloudy

enclosing wall; boundary fence

戦時せんじsenji

wartime

起床きしょうkishou

rising, getting out of bed

他社たしゃtasha

another company; other company

缶詰かんづめkanzume

canning, canned goods,

一覧いちらんichiran

look; glance; sight; having a look at

お大事におだいじにodaijini

Take care of yourself, Take care!, Get well soon

何しろなにしろnanishiro

in any case, at any rate, anyhow, anyway, as you know, for you see, particularly

to show respect, to honor

特色とくしょくtokushoku

characteristic, feature

段ボールだんボールdanbooru

(corrugated) cardboard

鉱物こうぶつkoubutsu

mineral

企むたくらむtakuramu

to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent

小雨こさめkosame

light rain; drizzle

軽視けいしkeishi

making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling

会館かいかんkaikan

meeting hall, assembly hall

抽象ちゅうしょうchuushou

abstract

侵害しんがいshingai

infringement; violation; invasion; encroachment

片目かためkatame

one eye; one of one's eyes

君臨くんりんkunrin

reigning (over a country)

敬遠けいえんkeien

pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; giving a wide berth

迷信めいしんmeishin

superstition

ごめんくださいgomenkudasai

May I come in, Is anyone here

商社しょうしゃshousha

trading company

家柄いえがらiegara

social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; pedigree

楽園らくえんrakuen

paradise; Eden

学部がくぶgakubu

department of a university undergraduate (course, program, etc.)

幼少ようしょうyoushou

infancy; childhood; tender age

biography, life story

射殺しゃさつshasatsu

shooting to death

お手伝いさんおてつだいさんotetsudaisan

archipelago; group of islands

分布ぶんぷbunpu

distribution

匿名とくめいtokumei

anonymity; using an assumed name

喧しいやかましいyakamashii

noisy, loud, clamorous, boisterous

国旗こっきkokki

national flag

毎度まいどmaido

each time, common service-sector greeting

錆びるさびるsabiru

to rust, to become rusty

強気つよきtsuyoki

firm, strong

綿密めんみつmenmitsu

minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous

as if; as it were; as though

柳やなぎyanagi

willow

憎いにくいnikui

hateful, abominable, detestable

declining (something); pardon, sorry

夢想むそうmusou

dream; vision; reverie

心当たりこころあたりkokoroatari

having some knowledge of, happening to know

honorific language (lit., respect language)

噴水ふんすいfunsui

water fountain

備えそなえsonae

preparation; provision; guarding

cheerful; lively; lighthearted

half the amount (of money); half price; half fare

(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently

残忍ざんにんzannin

brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless

欠如けつじょketsujo

lack; absence; shortage; deficiency

下車げしゃgesha

alighting, getting off

改札かいさつkaisatsu

examination of tickets

famous product, special product, speciality

葉巻はまきhamaki

cigar

言い回しいいまわしiimawashi

expression; phraseology

宛名あてなatena

address, direction

剥がれるはがれるhagareru

to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off

概要がいようgaiyou

outline

物騒ぶっそうbussou

dangerous, disturbed, insecure

烏カラスkarasu

crow (Corvus spp.); raven

1000 ri; (a) long distance

自然科学しぜんかがくshizenkagaku

epidemic; plague; pestilence

指標しひょうshihyou

index; indices; indicator

算数さんすうsansuu

arithmetic

旬しゅんshun

season (for fruit, seafood, etc.); best time of the year (for)

being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; being nervous

stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse

証書しょうしょshousho

document (of proof); certificate; paper; bond

characteristic; feature; special quality

大層たいそうtaisou

very much, greatly

驚嘆きょうたんkyoutan

wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration

depreciation; decline; fall; slump

迷いまよいmayoi

hesitation

凍えるこごえるkogoeru

to freeze, to be chilled, to be frozen

直角ちょっかくchokkaku

right angle

やむをえないyamuwoenai

cannot be helped, unavoidable

顕微鏡けんびきょうkenbikyou

microscope

恩人おんじんonjin

benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted

古今ここんkokon

ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present

そわそわsowasowa

restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget

clause; article; stipulations

受けうけuke

popularity; favour; favor; reception

戸外こがいkogai

open air; outdoors; outside

草花くさばなkusabana

flower; flowering plant

食用しょくようshokuyou

for use as food; edible

納屋なやnaya

barn (for storage); shed; outbuilding

園芸えんげいengei

horticulture, gardening

month (last third of)

suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.); repression; putting down; quelling

胃袋いぶくろibukuro

stomach

尺度しゃくどshakudo

gauge; standard; measure; criterion

飲み会のみかいnomikai

drinking party; get-together (usu. involving alcoholic drinks)

未遂みすいmisui

failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)

買い手かいてkaite

buyer

彫像ちょうぞうchouzou

(carved) statue; sculpture

作製さくせいsakusei

manufacture, production

幼なじみおさななじみosananajimi

childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate

rustic; rude; vulgar; rough

標高ひょうこうhyoukou

elevation; height above sea level

下唇したくちびるshitakuchibiru

derailment, digression

跨るまたがるmatagaru

to straddle; to sit astride; to mount

marine products, fisheries

夕刊ゆうかんyuukan

evening paper

放映ほうえいhouei

televising; broadcasting; airing

正方形せいほうけいseihoukei

square

ばらすbarasu

to expose (a secret); to disclose; to reveal; to lay bare

瘤こぶkobu

bump; lump; protuberance; swelling

one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple

釣り合うつりあうtsuriau

to balance, to be in harmony, to suit

bearing; heading; point of the compass

うろうろurouro

loitering, aimless wandering

likes and dislikes, taste

irresponsible utterance, nonsense; random

毛糸けいとkeito

knitting wool

売り物うりものurimono

article for sale; goods for sale; offering

早まるはやまるhayamaru

to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be advanced

electrically powered; electric

中旬ちゅうじゅんchuujun

second third of a month

崇高すうこうsuukou

lofty; sublime; noble

difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble

huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount

為替かわせkawase

money order, exchange

火口かこうkakou

crater (of a volcano)

敷居しきいshikii

threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill

参列さんれつsanretsu

attendance; participation; presence

休業きゅうぎょうkyuugyou

closure, shutdown, holiday

伴奏ばんそうbansou

accompaniment

精神病せいしんびょうseishinbyou

mental illness

漂流ひょうりゅうhyouryuu

drifting; drift; being adrift

隣国りんごくringoku

neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country

有数ゆうすうyuusuu

prominent; eminent; leading; foremost

湯気ゆげyuge

steam

定住ていじゅうteijuu

settlement; permanent residency

塊かたまりkatamari

lump, mass, cluster

実演じつえんjitsuen

demonstration; presentation

針金はりがねharigane

wire

ぴたりpitari

exactly; close-fitting

催促さいそくsaisoku

demand, urge (action), press for

学費がくひgakuhi

tuition; school expenses

散らしちらしchirashi

leaflet; flyer; handbill

not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)

捕らえるとらえるtoraeru

to seize, to capture, to arrest

開会かいかいkaikai

opening of a meeting

肌寒いはださむいhadasamui

chilly; unpleasantly cold

南極なんきょくnankyoku

south pole, Antarctic

満腹まんぷくmanpuku

full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill

to be dented, to be indented

sad, pitiful, wretched

風潮ふうちょうfuuchou

tide

日当たりひあたりhiatari

exposure to the sun, sunny place

腹痛ふくつうfukutsuu

stomach ache; abdominal pain

学長がくちょうgakuchou

(university) president; chancellor; principal; provost

fabric; cloth; material

approval, adoption (e.g., motion, bill), passage

着々ちゃくちゃくchakuchaku

steadily

感激かんげきkangeki

deep emotion, impression, inspiration

等分とうぶんtoubun

division into equal parts

雑巾ぞうきんzoukin

house-cloth, dust cloth

manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing

鉢巻はちまきhachimaki

headband

さらさらsarasara

with a rustling sound

酒場さかばsakaba

bar, bar-room

洞穴ほらあなhoraana

cave; cavern; den; grotto

～だらけ～darake

be full of ~, be filled with ~

legal; lawful; legitimate

damn; damn it; shit; crap

～刊～かん～kan

~ issued (magazine, newspaper)

feeling, sense, impression

to fan (oneself, flames, etc.)

加速度かそくどkasokudo

acceleration

力説りきせつrikisetsu

emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence; arguing strongly (for, against)

hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)

aunt (younger than one's parent)

先頃さきごろsakigoro

recently

再三さいさんsaisan

again and again, repeatedly

ちぎるchigiru

to cut up fine, to pick (fruit)

苛むさいなむsainamu

to torment

熟睡じゅくすいjukusui

deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep

休止きゅうしkyuushi

pause; suspension; rest; stoppage

洗面せんめんsenmen

wash up (one's face), have a wash

月日つきひtsukihi

time, years, days

字幕じまくjimaku

subtitles; captioning

県庁けんちょうkenchou

prefectural office

出港しゅっこうshukkou

departure from a port; leaving port; setting sail

strong person; the strong; the powerful

定員ていいんteiin

fixed number of regular personnel, capacity (e.g., of boat)

符号ふごうfugou

sign, mark, symbol

母方ははかたhahakata

mother's side of family

開演かいえんkaien

curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)

小言こごとkogoto

scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture

煮物にものnimono

boiled foods

人相にんそうninsou

looks; countenance; facial features

作り話つくりばなしtsukuribanashi

fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication

焼酎しょうちゅうshouchuu

shochu

浮かぶうかぶukabu

to float, to rise to surface, to come to mind

曲がり角まがりかどmagarikado

(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend

退けるどけるdokeru

to dislodge, to put something out of the way

probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.)

仮名かなkana

kana

庁舎ちょうしゃchousha

government office building

to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits

催しもよおしmoyooshi

event, festivities, function

速力そくりょくsokuryoku

speed

しわしわ (かおの～)shiwa (kaono～)

family business; family trade

論点ろんてんronten

point in question (at issue)

近づきちかづきchikazuki

acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance

defect, weak point; disadvantage

overturning; capsizing

内政ないせいnaisei

domestic affairs; internal administration

逆ささかさsakasa

reverse, upside down

奔放ほんぽうhonpou

wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant

歯磨きはみがきhamigaki

toothbrushing, toothpaste

所々ところどころtokorodokoro

here and there, some parts (of something)

増減ぞうげんzougen

increase and decrease, fluctuation

fault; weakness; flaw; defect

前触れまえぶれmaebure

advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement

母乳ぼにゅうbonyuu

mother's milk

口数くちかずkuchikazu

number of words a person speaks

grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation

しいんとしいんと (する)shiinto (suru)

silent (as the grave), (deathly) quiet

下水げすいgesui

drainage, sewage, ditch, gutter, sewerage

懇談こんだんkondan

informal talk

更けるふけるfukeru

to get late, to wear on

agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; settlement

気晴らしきばらしkibarashi

recreation; diversion; relaxation

合同ごうどうgoudou

combination, incorporation

躓くつまずくtsumazuku

to trip (over), to stumble

everywhere; all over; throughout

hasty; impatient; restless; rash

農薬のうやくnouyaku

agricultural chemicals

学力がくりょくgakuryoku

scholarship, knowledge

博多はかたhakata

Hakata (old but still commonly used name for Fukuoka)

新刊しんかんshinkan

new book; new publication

赤道せきどうsekidou

equator

奏者そうしゃsousha

instrumentalist; player

持ち込みもちこみmochikomi

bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink); carry-on (e.g. luggage)

目下めしたmeshita

at present, now

場違いばちがいbachigai

out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb

湖畔こはんkohan

lakeside; lakeshore; lakefront

最新鋭さいしんえいsaishin'ei

state of the art

ぐるりgururi

surroundings; circumference

渇きかわきkawaki

thirst

妨げさまたげsamatage

obstruction; hindrance

厚かましいあつかましいatsukamashii

study; pursuit of knowledge

お気の毒におきのどくにokinodokuni

I'm sorry to hear that…

切れ味きれあじkireaji

sharpness; cutting ability

冬休みふゆやすみfuyuyasumi

winter vacation; winter holidays

business meeting, previous arrangement

赤面せきめんsekimen

blushing; getting red in the face

消耗しょうもうshoumou

exhaustion, consumption

necessities, essential

病弱びょうじゃくbyoujaku

weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health

地下水ちかすいchikasui

underground water

中流ちゅうりゅうchuuryuu

mid-stream; middle course

今～こん～kon～

this, current

表彰ひょうしょうhyoushou

public acknowledgement

強奪ごうだつgoudatsu

robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking

若々しいわかわかしいwakawakashii

youthful, young

おかまいなくokamainaku

please don't fuss over me

能率のうりつnouritsu

efficiency

やりがいyarigai

value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction

空き家あきやakiya

vacant house; unoccupied house

通例つうれいtsuurei

custom; general rule; convention

gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr

worth; merit; value; good point

万引きまんびきmanbiki

shoplifting; shoplifter

問答もんどうmondou

questions and answers, dialogue

不潔ふけつfuketsu

unclean, dirty

縺れるもつれるmotsureru

to tangle; to get tangled; to get entangled

破くやぶくyabuku

to tear

交通機関こうつうきかんkoutsuukikan

transportation facilities

agricultural community

basin (e.g., between mountains)

spring break; spring vacation

税関ぜいかんzeikan

customs

並行へいこうheikou

(going) side by side, concurrent, at the same time

unrequited love; one-sided love

散らかすちらかすchirakasu

to scatter around, to leave untidy

annulment; abolition; repeal; rescission

くどいkudoi

verbose, importunate, heavy (taste)

neuter gender, neutral

区分くぶんkubun

division, section, classification

補佐ほさhosa

assistance

大当たりおおあたりooatari

great success; big hit; smash hit; winner

略すりゃくすryakusu

to abbreviate

縋るすがるsugaru

to cling to; to hang onto

針路しんろshinro

course, direction

口先くちさきkuchisaki

lip service; mere words; professions

concentration, density

recruiting; job offer; job vacancy

百科事典ひゃっかじてんhyakkajiten

encyclopedia

学術がくじゅつgakujutsu

science, learning, scholarship

西欧せいおうseiou

Western Europe

引き分けひきわけhikiwake

draw (in competition), tie game

to soothe; to calm; to pacify

朗らかほがらかhogaraka

bright, cheerful, melodious

蝉せみsemi

cicada; locust

養分ようぶんyoubun

nourishment, nutrient

撤去てっきょtekkyo

withdrawal

耐久たいきゅうtaikyuu

endurance; persistence

転がすころがすkorogasu

to roll

惨事さんじsanji

disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident

糸口いとぐちitoguchi

beginning; start; first step

equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched

満席まんせきmanseki

full house; all seats occupied; fully occupied

七夕たなばたtanabata

Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver

吾が輩わがはいwagahai

下り坂くだりざかkudarizaka

downhill; downward slope; descent

炒るいるiru

to parch, to roast

時給じきゅうjikyuu

hourly pay; hourly wage

やり取りやりとりyaritori

giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

nuclear power plant; nuclear power generation

続々ぞくぞくzokuzoku

successively, one after another

high place; high ground; height; (high) altitude

だらしないdarashinai

slovenly, loose, a slut

slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline

辞表じひょうjihyou

letter of resignation

parenthesis, brackets

跨ぐまたぐmatagu

to step over/across, to stride over/across, to cross to stretch over, to span, to bridge, to saddle, to straddle

風呂敷ふろしきfuroshiki

wrapping cloth, cloth wrapper

蛸たこtako

octopus

息切れいきぎれikigire

shortness of breath; panting; puffing

丼どんぶりdonburi

porcelain bowl, bowl of rice with food on top

古着ふるぎfurugi

old clothes; secondhand clothing

すき焼きすきやきsukiyaki

sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan

焼肉やきにくyakiniku

yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue

pill; lozenge; tablet

ぴかぴかpikapika

glitter, sparkle

水筒すいとうsuitou

canteen, flask, water bottle

温もりぬくもりnukumori

warmth

占ううらなうuranau

to predict, to divine

通り掛かるとおりかかるtoorikakaru

to happen to pass by

勝敗しょうはいshouhai

victory or defeat, issue (of battle)

handy, convenient suitable, reasoanble, moderate

disorder; confusion; clutter; mess

日にちひにちhinichi

date (of a planned event, act, etc.), day

金星きんせいkinsei

Venus (planet)

腰痛ようつうyoutsuu

lower back pain; lumbago

淑女しゅくじょshukujo

lady

超過ちょうかchouka

excess, being more than

原本げんぽんgenpon

original (document, copy, work, text, etc.)

お疲れ様おつかれさまotsukaresama

thank you (for your hard work); good work

lifelong; lifetime; for life; life

土壇場どたんばdotanba

last moment; eleventh hour

not writing or contacting for a while

月面げつめんgetsumen

moon's surface

昆布こんぶkonbu

kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae

reading with pleasure

潜在意識せんざいいしきsenzaiishiki

self-education; self-instruction; self-study

人差し指ひとさしゆびhitosashiyubi

index finger

番地ばんちbanchi

house number, address

sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched

贔屓ひいきhiiki

favour; favor; patronage; favouritism

嫌気いやきiyaki

dislike; disgust; disinclination; tired of

原価げんかgenka

cost price

落第らくだいrakudai

failure, dropping out of a class

北風きたかぜkitakaze

north wind; northerly wind

new medicine; new drug

まぶたmabuta

eyelids

～いち～いち (にほんいち)～ichi (nihon'ichi)

No. 1 ~ (in)

立腹りっぷくrippuku

anger; getting angry; taking offense; losing one's temper

雷雨らいうraiu

thunderstorm; thundershower

図形ずけいzukei

figure

総計そうけいsoukei

total; sum total; total amount

附属ふぞくfuzoku

attached, belonging, affiliated

to lecture; to read aloud; to give a lecture (on)

じゃんけんjanken

rock-scissors-paper game

謙遜けんそんkenson

humble, humility, modesty

話し合いはなしあいhanashiai

discussion, talk, conference

日帰りひがえりhigaeri

day trip

夕立ゆうだちyuudachi

(sudden) evening shower (rain)

上旬じょうじゅんjoujun

first 10 days of month

前払いまえばらいmaebarai

payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment

to bring near, to put close, to let come near

同格どうかくdoukaku

the same rank, equality, apposition

同窓どうそうdousou

being a graduate of the same school; person who went to the same school; fellow alumnus

loss of eyesight; loss of sight; going blind; blindness

romanization, Roman letters (alphabet)

お参りおまいりomairi

worship, shrine visit

浸水しんすいshinsui

submersion

葬送そうそうsousou

attending a funeral procession; seeing off the deceased; burial of someone's remains; observing a burial

俄にわかniwaka

sudden, abrupt, unexpected

専業せんぎょうsengyou

special occupation; principal occupation; specialty; monopoly

回顧かいこkaiko

recollecting; reminiscing; looking back; retrospection

洗い物あらいものaraimono

things to be washed; (dirty) dishes; laundry; washing

柔和にゅうわnyuuwa

gentle

かき氷かきごおりkakigoori

shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); Italian ice; snow cone; sno-cone

たこ焼きたこやきtakoyaki

takoyaki; octopus dumplings

逆境ぎゃっきょうgyakkyou

adverse circumstances; unfortunate situation; adversity

to make, to manufacture

寝言ねごとnegoto

talking in one's sleep; somniloquy

跪くひざまずくhizamazuku

to kneel (in respect); to genuflect

殿どのdono

Mister (mostly in addressing someone on an envelope)

定規じょうぎjougi

(measuring) ruler

着替えきがえkigae

changing clothes, change of clothes

偲ぶしのぶshinobu

to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to be nostalgic for

railway crossing, level crossing, starting line, scratch, crossover

旧姓きゅうせいkyuusei

one's original family name; maiden name

damp; humid; wet; clammy

靡くなびくnabiku

to bend; to flutter; to wave

道順みちじゅんmichijun

itinerary, route

部数ぶすうbusuu

number of copies; circulation

偉業いぎょうigyou

great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking

express, special delivery

原子炉げんしろgenshiro

atomic reactor

係わるかかわるkakawaru

to concern oneself in, to be involved in

加熱かねつkanetsu

heating

泥酔でいすいdeisui

being dead drunk; drunken stupor

竜巻たつまきtatsumaki

tornado

弱虫よわむしyowamushi

coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp

sprain; twist; wrench

引っ繰り返すひっくりかえすhikkurikaesu

to turn over, to overturn, to knock over

流石さすがsasuga

indeed, truly, as one would expect

poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure

唯物論ゆいぶつろんyuibutsuron

materialism

天の川あまのがわamanogawa

Milky Way; luminous band corresponding to the plane of the galaxy

炊飯器すいはんきsuihanki

rice cooker

危篤きとくkitoku

critical condition; being on the verge of death

気球ききゅうkikyuu

balloon (hot-air, weather, etc.); blimp

お好み焼きおこのみやきokonomiyaki

okonomiyaki; savoury pancake fried on an iron griddle with vegetables, meat and/or seafood and topped with various sauces and condiments

憎らしいにくらしいnikurashii

odious, hateful

測量そくりょうsokuryou

measurement, surveying

瀬戸物せとものsetomono

earthenware, crockery, china

来店らいてんraiten

coming to a store (restaurant, bar, shop, etc.)

～着～ちゃく～chaku

counter for clothes; finishing place

躍動やくどうyakudou

vibrancy

ほうれん草ほうれんそうhourensou

spinach (Spinacia oleracea)

漫才まんざいmanzai

comic dialogue, two-person comedy act

そうっとsoutto

softly, cautiously, gently

図鑑ずかんzukan

picture book

割り勘わりかんwarikan

splitting the cost; splitting the bill; Dutch treat

永続えいぞくeizoku

permanence; continuation

初歩しょほshoho

elements, rudiments

官庁かんちょうkanchou

government office, authorities

to take something into account

tediously (explain, complain, etc.); repeatedly; persistently; insistently

古城こじょうkojou

old castle; old fortress

通帳つうちょうtsuuchou

bankbook

禁酒きんしゅkinshu

abstinence from alcohol; temperance

物凄いものすごいmonosugoi

earth-shattering, staggering, to a very great extent

～丁目～ちょうめ～choume

~ district (of a town; city, block)

判子はんこhanko

seal (used for signature)

氷山ひょうざんhyouzan

iceberg

外車がいしゃgaisha

foreign-made car; imported car

規準きじゅんkijun

standard, basis, criteria

shorthand; stenography

萎れるしおれるshioreru

to wither; to wilt; to droop; to fade

二流にりゅうniryuu

second-rate; inferior

to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.), to wilt

(hon.) look, inspection, try

〜式～(にほん) しき～(nihon) shiki

way; manner; style; fashion

～難い～がたい～gatai

hard (difficult) to do ~

鉄橋てっきょうtekkyou

iron bridge

西暦せいれきseireki

Christian Era, after (Christ’s) death (A.D.)

submersion; inundation; being flooded

写生しゃせいshasei

sketching, drawing from nature

挿入そうにゅうsounyuu

insertion

本校ほんこうhonkou

main school; principal school

good news; happy news; glad tidings

New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)

読み物よみものyomimono

reading matter; reading material

corn (Zea mays); maize

炭鉱たんこうtankou

coal mine, coal pit

区切るくぎるkugiru

to punctuate, to cut off, to mark off

塩辛いしおからいshiokarai

salty (taste)

蘇るよみがえるyomigaeru

to be resurrected, to be revived

街角まちかどmachikado

street corner

挟まるはさまるhasamaru

to get between, to be caught in

複写ふくしゃfukusha

copy, duplicate

膨らますふくらますfukuramasu

to swell, to expand, to inflate

encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up

奥深いおくぶかいokubukai

profound

倣うならうnarau

to imitate, to follow, to emulate

帝国主義ていこくしゅぎteikokushugi

selling out; being sold out

半裸はんらhanra

half naked

科するかするkasuru

to inflict; to impose (a fine, etc.)

夜行やこうyakou

night train, night travel

self-respect; esteem; self-importance; pride

takeout (food); take-out; takeaway; carry-out

line-spacing in text; between the lines

to shine on, to illuminate

length, long and short, +-

阿呆アホaho

fool; idiot; simpleton

translation into japanese

乱戦らんせんransen

melee

雨宿りあまやどりamayadori

taking shelter from rain

下降かこうkakou

decline, descent, fall

stain; blot; flaw; disgrace

寝間着ねまきnemaki

sleep-wear, pajamas

常習じょうしゅうjoushuu

custom; common practice; habit

移管いかんikan

transfer of control

しぼむshibomu

to wither, to shrivel

先見せんけんsenken

foresight; anticipation

欲張りよくばりyokubari

greedy

力持ちちからもちchikaramochi

muscleman; strong man

明くる～あくる～akuru～

next, following

朝寝坊あさねぼうasanebou

oversleeping, late riser

差し引きさしひきsashihiki

deduction, balance

出しだしdashi

dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp

縮めるちぢめるchijimeru

to shorten, to reduce, to shrink

letter to the editor, letter from a reader, contribution

一期いちごichigo

one's whole life; one's lifetime

話し言葉はなしことばhanashikotoba

spoken language; colloquial expression

home town, birthplace

essays, miscellaneous writings

凄絶せいぜつseizetsu

extremely gruesome

熟語じゅくごjukugo

idiom, kanji compound

未払いみはらいmiharai

unpaid; overdue

下院かいんkain

lower house; lower legislative chamber

下書きしたがきshitagaki

rough copy, draft

悠々ゆうゆうyuuyuu

quiet, calm, leisurely

salaried; paid; with pay

commuter pass, season ticket

entry in family register

to pluck (esp. by twisting from a tree); to pick (e.g. apples)

引っ繰り返るひっくりかえるhikkurikaeru

to be overturned, to be upset, to topple over, to be reversed

握力あくりょくakuryoku

grip

ずうっとzuutto

all the time, all the way

かるたkaruta

playing cards (POR: carta)

律動りつどうritsudou

rhythm

脛すねsune

shin; shank; lower leg

被せるかぶせるkabuseru

to cover (with something)

開きひらきhiraki

opening; gap

探し物さがしものsagashimono

looking for something; searching for something

思い切りおもいきりomoikiri

with all one's strength (heart), resignation, resolution

心待ちこころまちkokoromachi

anticipation; expectation

to the end, to the last, stubbornly

暇つぶしひまつぶしhimatsubushi

killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer

loss and gain, advantage and disadvantage

自活じかつjikatsu

self-support

祭日さいじつsaijitsu

national holiday, festival day

上りのぼりnobori

up-train (going to Tokyo), ascent

ancestral festival dance

introduction, general remark

writing paper, stationery

いってまいりますittemairimasu

(Lit.) I'll go and come back, 'I'm going, see you later'

涼風りょうふうryoufuu

cool breeze

燕つばめtsubame

swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin

man-made, synthetic, artificial

to worry (about); to be concerned (about)

あぶるaburu

to scorch, to roast

凸凹でこぼこdekoboko

unevenness, roughness, ruggedness

田畑たはたtahata

fields

仰々しいぎょうぎょうしいgyougyoushii

pompous

衣食住いしょくじゅうishokujuu

food, clothing and shelter

date (year, month and day)

to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to inform (of)

storage, preservation

Japanese sandals (footwear)

腕白わんぱくwanpaku

naughty; mischievous; unruly

ちんぷんかんぷんchinpunkanpun

unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; babble

緯度いどido

latitude (navigation)

やり繰りやりくりyarikuri

making do; getting by (somehow); managing

航空母艦こうくうぼかんkoukuubokan

aircraft carrier

裏返すうらがえすuragaesu

to turn inside out, to turn (something) over

会期かいきkaiki

session (of a legislature)

通信網つうしんもうtsuushinmou

communications network

水牛すいぎゅうsuigyuu

water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis); domestic Asian water buffalo

さす(かさを～) さす(kasawo～) sasu

to open; hold (an umbrella)

点々てんてんtenten

here and there, little by little

生殖せいしょくseishoku

reproduction

感涙かんるいkanrui

tears of emotion/gratitude

社会科学しゃかいかがくshakaikagaku

social science

煎餅せんべいsenbei

senbei (rice cracker)

to cool oneself, to cool off

yield; crop; production; volume

～沿い～そい～soi

along

置き場おきばokiba

place to put something

撤兵てっぺいteppei

withdrawal of troops

エッフェル塔えっふぇるとうeffyerutou

first 10 days of the month

taking into consideration

割り箸わりばしwaribashi

splittable chopsticks

恵まれるめぐまれるmegumareru

to be blessed with, to be rich in

動議どうぎdougi

motion (i.e. proposal to a committee, etc.)

民謡みんようmin'you

folk song, popular song

counter for magazine; the name of ship

払い戻すはらいもどすharaimodosu

to repay, to pay back

neglecting to stay in contact

裏切りうらぎりuragiri

treachery; betrayal; perfidy

皇太子妃こうたいしひkoutaishihi

soon, shortly, before long, in a short time, in a little while

露店ろてんroten

street stall

そそっかしいsosokkashii

careless, thoughtless

呑気のんきnonki

carefree, optimistic, careless

dependence (on alcohol, drugs, etc.)

chart, diagram, graph

彷徨うさまようsamayou

to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about

fraction (part of), decimal

叔父おじoji

uncle (younger than one's parent)

memory; ability to learn

hindrance, impediment

Sorry to have kept you waiting

干潟ひがたhigata

tidal flat

驚かすおどろかすodorokasu

to surprise, to frighten

coherence; consistency

自販じはんjihan

automatic selling

急騰きゅうとうkyuutou

sudden rise (in price); sharp rise; jump; surge

くるむkurumu

to be enveloped by, to wrap up

住み心地すみごこちsumigokochi

(level of) comfort (in the place one lives)

spring (e.g., coil, leaf)

集るたかるtakaru

to gather; to crowd round; to swarm; to flock

state capital; provincial capital; county town

scales, weighing machine

counter for games, matches

憩いいこいikoi

rest

急ぎいそぎisogi

haste; hurry; expedition; speed

to miss (doing); to fail (to do)

to deposit, to pay in

misprint; typographical error; typo

～口～くち～kuchi

~ opening; ~ entrance, ~ exit

invitation; introduction

to tear off, to peel off, to rip off, to strip off, to skin, to flay, to disrobe, to deprive of, to detach, to disconnect

両翼りょうよくryouyoku

both wings

五十音ごじゅうおんgojuuon

the Japanese syllabary

東芝とうしばtoushiba

toshiba

要旨ようしyoushi

gist, essentials, summary

なにしろnanishiro

at any rate, in any case

乗り換えのりかえnorikae

(n) transfer (trains, buses, etc.)

四捨五入ししゃごにゅうshishagonyuu

rounding up (fractions)

英和えいわeiwa

English-Japanese (e.g., dictionary)

回数券かいすうけんkaisuuken

book of tickets

定休ていきゅうteikyuu

regular holiday; fixed day off; regular closing day

confused, be at a loss

curse; spell; malediction

～条～じょう～jou

counter for article

～場～じょう～jou

kind of field, ground

～畳～じょう～jou

count for tatami, mat

～集～しゅう～shuu

collection of ~

面倒臭いめんどうくさいmendoukusai

bother to do, tiresome

網戸あみどamido

window screen, insect screen

(1) to disgrace, to dishonour, (2) to pollute, to contaminate, to soil, to make dirty, to stain

~ garden (especially man made)

核分裂かくぶんれつkakubunretsu

だいいちだいいち (とりわけ)daiichi (toriwake)

社会福祉しゃかいふくしshakaifukushi

kana orthography, syllabary spelling

縮れるちぢれるchijireru

to be wavy, to be curled

recompense; indemnity; atonement

relatively, comparatively

断水だんすいdansui

water outage

おおざっぱoozappa

rough (not precise), broad, sketchy

思い掛けないおもいがけないomoigakenai

unexpected, casual

下線かせんkasen

underline, underscore

部首ぶしゅbushu

radical (of a kanji character)

~ player, person who does ~

four corners, crossroads

人文科学じんぶんかがくjinbunkagaku

social sciences, humanities

目覚ましめざましmezamashi

alarm-clock

喜ばすよろこばすyorokobasu

to delight; to please; to make (someone) happy; to give pleasure (to)

while talking, the line is busy

すまないsumanai

sorry (phrase)

片寄るかたよるkatayoru

to be one-sided, to incline, to be partial

南瓜かぼちゃkabocha

pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash

塵紙ちりがみchirigami

tissue paper, toilet paper

悪賢いわるがしこいwarugashikoi

good-for-nothing, stupid, worthless

part of word written in kana

rag, tattered clothes

懇話こんわkonwa

friendly talk

封建主義ほうけんしゅぎhoukenshugi

feudalism

卒直そっちょくsotchoku

frank, candid, honest

心願しんがんshingan

heartfelt desire

携帯ストラップけいたいすとらっぷkeitaisutorappu

mobile phone strap

漢和かんわkanwa

Chinese Character-Japanese (e.g., dictionary)

two days after tomorrow

last day of the month

しかくしかくいshikaku shikakui

square

慶ぶよろこぶyorokobu

to be delighted, to be glad

形容動詞けいようどうしkeiyoudoushi

adjectival noun, quasi-adjective

sunlight, rays of the sun

低～てい～tei～

low ~

乗り越しのりこしnorikoshi

riding past (one's station)

一昨昨日さきおとといsakiototoi

two days before yesterday, three days ago

謎謎なぞなぞnazonazo

riddle

構いませんかまいませんkamaimasen

it's all right; one doesn’t mind

庄園しょうえんshouen

manor

かしこまりましたkashikomarimashita

Certainly

引き受けるひきうけるhikiukeru

to undertake, to take up, to take over

〜ごと〜 (まる) ごと~ (maru) goto

action of making something

～科～か～ka

family, group, course

行っていらっしゃいいっていらっしゃいitteirasshai

have a nice day, see you

一段といちだんとichidanto

by far, greater

～羽～わ～wa

counter for rabbits; birds

～夜～や～ya

counter for nights

お世話になりましたおせわになりましたosewaninarimashita

I've been in your care

お待ちくださいおまちくださいomachikudasai

impertinent, saucy, cheeky, impudent, audacious, cocky, pert, brash

非～ひ～hi～

anti~, counter~, an~, non~

未～み～mi～

not yet ~

惨めなみじめなmijimena

miserable, wretched, unhappy, sad, pitiable

～紙～し～shi

newspaper, type of paper

一蹴するいっしゅうするisshuusuru

to kick

帰郷するききょうするkikyousuru

to return to one's hometown

JLPT N2 questions

Is JLPT N2 enough to work in Japan?

For most office and professional jobs, N2 is the level employers ask for. It signals you can handle meetings, email, and written documents in Japanese.

How many words does N2 require?

Around 2,300 new words for a cumulative total near 6,000, plus roughly 1,000 kanji. It is a large vocabulary, weighted toward written and formal language.

How big is the gap between N3 and N2?

Substantial. The vocabulary roughly doubles again and shifts heavily toward formal and written Japanese, which is why many learners spend a year or more between the two.

Other JLPT levels

JLPT N5 JLPT N4 JLPT N3 JLPT N1