JLPT N2 Vocabulary — Section 3

Words 41–60 of 1817, in the order a vocabulary book lists them.

41
以後(いご)
Nouncommon
1. 1.after this; from now on; hereafter
2. 2.thereafter; since (then); after
以後こんなことはいたしません。
I'll never do this again.
以 by means of 後 behind
42
勇(いさ)ましい
I-adjective (keiyoushi)common
1. 1.brave; valiant; gallant; courageous
2. 2.stirring; vigorous; rousing
一人で原始林へ乗り込もうとは君はなんて勇ましいんだ。
How brave of you to go alone into the primaeval forest!
勇 courage
43
衣食住(いしょくじゅう)
Nouncommon
1. food, clothing and shelter; necessities of life
衣食住は生活の基本です。
Food, clothing and shelter are the basis of life.
衣 garment 食 eat 住 dwell
44
意地悪(いじわる)
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)common
1. malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean
意地悪しないで。
Don't be mean.
意 idea 地 ground 悪 bad
45
一応(いちおう)
Nouncommon
1. 1.more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion; pretty much
2. 2.tentatively; for the time being
3. 3.just in case
一応聞いとくけど、明日は制服だよね？
I want to ask, just in case - we should wear our uniforms tomorrow, right?
一 one 応 apply
46
一流(いちりゅう)
Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'common
1. 1.first-class; first-rate; top-flight; top-ranking
2. 2.characteristic (of); peculiar (to); unique (to)
3. 3.school (e.g. of flower arrangement)
一流の腕前ですね。
That's a class act.
一 one 流 current
47
一昨日(いっさくじつ)
Nouncommon
1. 1.day before yesterday
2. 2.Daytime (astronomy)
一昨日風が吹いた。
Two days ago the wind blew.
一 one 昨 yesterday 日 day
48
一昨年(いっさくねん)
Nouncommon
1. year before last
私は一昨年この山に登りました。
I climbed this mountain the year before last.
一 one 昨 yesterday 年 year
49
一斉(いっせい)
Adverb (fukushi)common
1. simultaneous; all at once
彼らは一斉に笑い始めた。
All at once they began to laugh.
一 one 斉 adjusted
50
一旦(いったん)
Adverb (fukushi)common
1. 1.once; for a short time; briefly
2. 2.for a short time; briefly; temporarily
3. 3.one morning
列車は一旦停車した。
The train stopped for a moment.
一 one 旦 daybreak
51
一定(いってい)
Suru verbcommon
1. 1.to fix; to settle; to standardize; to regularize
2. 2.constant; definite; uniform; defined
彼は口座の中の一定額を子供用に用いた。
He had some money in an account that he'd set aside for his kids.
一 one 定 determine
52
移転(いてん)
Nouncommon
1. 1.moving; relocation; change of address
2. 2.transfer (of deeds, property, etc.); demise
どこに移転するの？
Where are you moving to?
移 shift 転 revolve
53
従姉妹(いとこ)
Nouncommon
1. cousin (female)
従姉妹にはね、もの凄いボインボインな子がいるんだよ？
Among my cousins, you know, there's a girl with the most enormous breasts.
従 accompany 姉 elder sister 妹 younger sister
54
井戸(いど)
Nouncommon
1. 1.water well
2. 2.Water well
井戸が干上がった。
The well ran dry.
井 well 戸 door
55
緯度(いど)
Nouncommon
1. 1.latitude
2. 2.Latitude
緯 horizontal 度 degrees
56
威張(いば)る
Godan verb with 'ru' endingcommon
1. to put on airs; to throw one's weight about; to swagger
威張る人って、好きじゃないのよね。
I don't like people who act all high and mighty.
威 intimidate 張 counter for bows & stringed instruments
57
嫌(いや)がる
Godan verb with 'ru' endingcommon
1. to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
猫は濡れるのを嫌がる。
Cats dislike being wet.
嫌 dislike
58
入(い)れ物(もの)
Nouncommon
1. 1.container; case; receptacle
2. 2.coffin; casket
そこのガラスの入れ物、取ってくれる？
Could you hand me that glass container there?
入 enter 物 thing
59
引力(いんりょく)
Nouncommon
1. 1.attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation); affinity; gravitational pull
2. 2.attractiveness; magnetism
潮の満ち干は月の引力によって起こる。
Tides are caused by the moon's gravity.
引 pull 力 power
60
植木(うえき)
Nouncommon
1. 1.garden plant; garden tree
2. 2.potted plant
植木にお水をあげてきてちょうだい。
Water the plants.
植 plant 木 tree

Done reading?

Drill these 20 as flashcards, then quiz yourself on them.

Flashcards →