JLPT N2 Vocabulary — Section 1

Words 1–20 of 1817, in the order a vocabulary book lists them.

1
遭(あ)う
Godan verb with 'u' endingcommon
1. 1.to meet; to encounter; to see
2. 2.to have an accident; to have a bad experience
なんでいつも私ばかり、こんな目に遭うのだろうか。
Why is it always me who gets the short end of the stick like this?
遭 encounter
2
扇(あお)ぐ
Godan verb with 'gu' endingcommon
1. 1.to fan; to incite; to instigate
2. 2.to incite; to instigate
扇 fan
3
青白(あおじろ)い
I-adjective (keiyoushi)common
1. 1.pale; pallid
2. 2.bluish-white
具合が悪いの？顔が青白いよ。
Are you sick? You look pale.
青 blue 白 white
4
明(あ)き
Nouncommon
1. 1.space; room; gap; emptiness
2. 2.vacancy; opening; empty seat
3. 3.free time; time to spare
明 bright
5
明(あ)け方(がた)
Nouncommon
1. 1.dawn; daybreak
2. 2.Dawn
明け方近くは、ぐっと冷え込む。
It gets extremely cold toward dawn.
明 bright 方 direction
6
憧(あこが)れる
Ichidan verbcommon
1. to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after
すべての芸術はたえず音楽の状態に憧れる。
All art constantly aspires towards the condition of music.
憧 yearn after
7
足跡(あしあと)
Nouncommon
1. 1.footprints
2. 2.record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
3. 3.Footprint
足跡があったの。
I found some footprints.
足 leg 跡 tracks
8
味(あじ)わう
Godan verb with 'u' endingcommon
1. 1.to taste; to savor; to savour; to relish
2. 2.to appreciate; to enjoy; to relish; to digest
3. 3.to experience; to go through; to taste (e.g. victory); to know (e.g. pain)
鳥の囀りが聞こえる中、淹れたてのコーヒーを味わう。
As I hear the birds chirp away in the background, I take a sip of my freshly-brewed coffee.
味 flavor
9
預(あず)かる
Godan verb with 'ru' endingcommon
1. 1.to look after; to take care of; to keep; to hold on to
2. 2.to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to be entrusted with
3. 3.to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment); to leave undecided
トムは、六日間だけ迷子の犬を預かることにしました。
Tom only looked after the stray for 6 days.
預 deposit
10
暖(あたた)まる
Godan verb with 'ru' endingcommon
1. to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
暖まるまでエンジンをかけておきなさい。
Run the engine till it gets warm.
暖 warmth
11
暖(あたた)める
Ichidan verbcommon
1. 1.to warm (up); to heat (up)
2. 2.to sit on (an idea, plan, etc.); to keep to oneself; to nurse; to mull over
3. 3.to renew (an old friendship)
彼女は両手を暖めるために息を吹きかけた。
She blew on her hands to warm them.
暖 warmth
12
圧縮(あっしゅく)
Nouncommon
1. 1.compression
2. 2.condensing; shortening; summarizing
3. 3.compression (of data)
圧縮したファイルを添付で送ってください。
Send it to me as a compressed file.
圧 pressure 縮 shrink
13
厚(あつ)かましい
I-adjective (keiyoushi)common
1. impudent; shameless; brazen; cheeky
厚かましいなぁ。
You're shameless.
厚 thick
14
宛名(あてな)
Nouncommon
1. name and address (on an envelope, etc.); (addressee's) name; addressee
その手紙の宛名は正しかった。
The letter was correctly addressed.
名 name
15
暴(あば)れる
Ichidan verbcommon
1. to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
お酒を飲んで暴れる人とは一緒に飲みに行きたくない。
I don't want to go drinking with someone who gets violent after drinking.
暴 outburst
16
脂(あぶら)
Nouncommon
1. fat; tallow; lard; grease
あたし、低脂肪乳ね。
Low-fat milk for me.
脂 fat
17
雨戸(あまど)
Nouncommon
1. sliding storm shutter
嵐が雨戸をがたがたとならした。
The storm rattled the shutters.
雨 rain 戸 door
18
甘(あま)やかす
Godan verb with 'su' endingcommon
1. to pamper; to spoil
子供を甘やかすな。
Don't spoil your child.
甘 sweet
19
余(あま)る
Godan verb with 'ru' endingcommon
1. to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
それは私の手に余る。
It's beyond me.
余 too much
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編物(あみもの)
Nouncommon
1. 1.knitting; knitted material; crochet
2. 2.Knitting
編 compilation 物 thing

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