JLPT N2 Vocabulary — Section 15

Words 281–300 of 1817, in the order a vocabulary book lists them.

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起床(きしょう)
Nouncommon
1. rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed
彼は７時に起床します。
He gets up at seven.
起 rouse 床 bed
282
基準(きじゅん)
Nouncommon
1. standard; criterion; norm
基準も何もあったもんじゃないな。
Well, there wasn't anything to compare it to.
基 fundamentals 準 semi-
283
規準(きじゅん)
Nouncommon
1. standard; criterion; norm; benchmark
規 standard 準 semi-
284
着(き)せる
Ichidan verbcommon
1. 1.to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to clothe
2. 2.to cover; to coat; to plate; to gild
3. 3.to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame); to charge (with an offence); to give (a bad name)
着 don
285
基礎(きそ)
Nouncommon
1. 1.foundation; basis
2. 2.Foundation (engineering)
基礎体温はつけてますよ。
I'm keeping a record of basal body temperature.
基 fundamentals 礎 cornerstone
286
気体(きたい)
Nouncommon
1. 1.gas; vapour; vapor; gaseous body
2. 2.Gas
空気は気体の混合物だ。
Air is a mixture of gases.
気 spirit 体 body
287
基地(きち)
Nouncommon
1. 1.base (military, expedition, etc.)
2. 2.enthusiast; maniac; fanatic; nut
月の裏側には秘密基地がある。
There is a secret base on the other side of the moon.
基 fundamentals 地 ground
288
基盤(きばん)
Nouncommon
1. 1.base; basis; foundation
2. 2.bedrock
3. 3.platform
愛を基盤に生きている。
Love is the bedrock of my life.
基 fundamentals 盤 tray
289
客席(きゃくせき)
Nouncommon
1. 1.guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi)
2. 2.audience
サミとレイラは観客席に座った。
Sami and Layla sat on the bleachers.
客 guest 席 seat
290
客間(きゃくま)
Nouncommon
1. drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
客間に通された。
I was ushered into the drawing room.
客 guest 間 interval
291
休業(きゅうぎょう)
Nouncommon
1. suspension of business; temporary closure (of a store, school, etc.); shutdown; holiday
ホテルは、冬季は休業します。
The hotel is closed throughout winter.
休 rest 業 business
292
休講(きゅうこう)
Nouncommon
1. cancellation (of a lecture, class, etc.)
「・・・おい・・・おい、先生！」「え？・・・あ、ああ」「マジだいじょうぶ？休講にしたら？」
"...Hey...Hey, teacher!" "Eh? Oh." "Are you really OK? Shouldn't you cancel the lesson?"
休 rest 講 lecture
293
休息(きゅうそく)
Nouncommon
1. 1.rest; relief; relaxation
2. 2.Kyuusoku
愚かさは知性の休息である。
Stupidity is the relaxation of intelligence.
休 rest 息 breath
294
給与(きゅうよ)
Nouncommon
1. 1.pay; salary; wages
2. 2.allowance; grant; supply; providing with
3. 3.Salary
その仕事はあまり面白くなかったが、その一方で給与はよかった。
That job was not very interesting, but on the other hand it was well paid.
給 salary 与 bestow
295
休養(きゅうよう)
Nouncommon
1. rest; relaxation; recreation; recuperation
トムには休養が必要だった。
Tom needed rest.
休 rest 養 foster
296
強化(きょうか)
Nouncommon
1. 1.strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement
2. 2.reinforcement
3. 3.Reinforcement
この扉は強化ガラスでできています。
The door is made of tempered glass.
強 strong 化 change
297
境界(きょうかい)
Nouncommon
1. boundary; border; limit; bounds
自然に境界はありません。
Nature knows no boundaries.
境 boundary 界 world
298
恐縮(きょうしゅく)
Nouncommon
1. 1.feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; being thankful
2. 2.feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); feeling embarrassed (e.g. by someone's compliments, hospitality, etc.)
3. 3.shrinking back in fear
トム最近謝りすぎ。僕が恐縮しちゃうじゃん。
Tom has been apologizing too much lately. It makes me feel sorry for him.
恐 fear 縮 shrink
299
教養(きょうよう)
Nouncommon
1. (understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation; sophistication
トムは教養がない。
Tom is a philistine.
教 teach 養 foster
300
曲線(きょくせん)
Nouncommon
1. 1.curve
2. 2.Curve
直線は曲線の特殊な例だ。
A straight line is a trivial example of a curve.
曲 bend 線 line

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