JLPT N2 Vocabulary — Section 40
Words 781–800 of 1817, in the order a vocabulary book lists them.
- 781田植えNouncommon
- 782絶えずAdverb (fukushi)common
- constantly; always; continually; steadily
我が軍は絶えずゲリラの攻撃を受けた。
Our troops were constantly attacked by the guerrillas. - 783高めるIchidan verbcommon
- 784耕すGodan verb with 'su' endingcommon
- to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
私がこの土地を耕すのは初めてだ。
This is the first time I've ever plowed this land. - 785滝Nouncommon
- 786炊くGodan verb with 'ku' endingcommon
- 1.to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer
- 2.to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
- 3.to get angry; to snap
炊飯器でご飯を炊くよ。
We cook rice in a rice cooker. - 787焚くGodan verb with 'ku' endingcommon
- 1.to burn; to kindle; to light (a fire); to make (a fire)
- 2.to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to stoke (a boiler)
- 3.to use (a camera flash)
- 788蓄えるIchidan verbcommon
- 1.to store; to save up; to stock up on; to lay in stock
- 2.to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to develop (e.g. one's skills)
- 3.to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
- 789竹Nouncommon
- 1.bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae)
- 2.middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
- 3.Bamboo
林に竹が目立つ。
Bamboo stands out in the woods. - 790助かるGodan verb with 'ru' endingcommon
- 1.to be saved; to be rescued; to survive
- 2.to escape harm; to be spared damage
- 3.to be helped; to be saved trouble
それはとても助かる。
That will save me a lot of trouble. - 791畳むGodan verb with 'mu' endingcommon
- 1.to fold (clothes, umbrella)
- 2.to close (a shop, business)
- 3.to vacate
洗濯をすることは構わないのだが、服を畳むことが嫌いだ。
I don't have a problem doing the laundry, but I hate folding the clothes. - 792只Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'common
- 1.ordinary; common; usual
- 2.free of charge; free
- 3.unaffected; as is; safe
この新聞は只です。
This newspaper is free. - 793但しConjunctioncommon
- but; however; provided that
- 794立ち止まるGodan verb with 'ru' endingcommon
- to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause
一連の流れのなかで、いったん立ち止まることを実行することは難しいです。
It is difficult to actually stand up against the flow. - 795建つGodan verb with 'tsu' endingcommon
- 796例えるIchidan verbcommon
- to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile
人生を一つの物語に例える人もいます。
Some people compare life to a story. - 797頼もしいI-adjective (keiyoushi)common
- 1.reliable; dependable; trustworthy; reassuring
- 2.hopeful; promising
彼は頼もしい男だ。
He is a man to be depended on. - 798溜まるGodan verb with 'ru' endingcommon
- to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate
疲れが溜まると無性に体に悪いもの食べたくなるのなんでなんだろう。
I wonder why when we get tired, we want to eat a lot of junk food. - 799溜息Nouncommon
- 800溜めるIchidan verbcommon
- 1.to amass; to accumulate; to store
- 2.to leave unpaid
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