JLPT N2 Vocabulary — Section 6

Words 101–120 of 1817, in the order a vocabulary book lists them.

101
煙突(えんとつ)
Nouncommon
1. 1.chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); stovepipe
2. 2.carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
3. 3.Chimney
煙突掃除が必要ね。
The chimney needs to be cleaned.
煙 smoke 突 stab
102
追(お)い掛(か)ける
Ichidan verbcommon
1. 1.to chase; to run after; to pursue
2. 2.subsequently; following that; (and) then
追 chase 掛 hang
103
追(お)い越(こ)す
Godan verb with 'su' endingcommon
1. 1.to pass (e.g. car); to overtake
2. 2.to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of; to outdistance
追 chase 越 surpass
104
応援(おうえん)
Nouncommon
1. 1.aid; assistance; help; support
2. 2.cheering; rooting (for); support
彼らは応援した。
They cheered.
応 apply 援 abet
105
王女(おうじょ)
Nouncommon
1. princess
王の娘は王女である。
A king's daughter is a princess.
王 king 女 woman
106
応(おう)ずる
Ichidan verb - zuru verb (alternative form of -jiru verbs)common
1. 1.to answer; to respond; to meet
2. 2.to satisfy; to accept
応 apply
107
応接(おうせつ)
Nouncommon
1. reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with
応接室に通されました。
I was ushered into the drawing room.
応 apply 接 touch
108
応対(おうたい)
Nouncommon
1. dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling
店の人は私のことを知るようになり、私はいつも同じウェイトレスに応対してもらっていた。
People got to know me, and I had the same waitress all the time.
応 apply 対 vis-a-vis
109
往復(おうふく)
Nouncommon
1. 1.making a round trip; going and returning; coming and going
2. 2.round-trip ticket; return ticket
3. 3.correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
往復びんたを食らった。
I got slapped on both cheeks.
往 journey 復 restore
110
欧米(おうべい)
Nouncommon
1. 1.Europe and the United States; Europe and America; the West
2. 2.Europe & America
欧 Europe 米 rice
111
応用(おうよう)
Nouncommon
1. 1.(practical) application; putting to practical use
2. 2.applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
今日の純粋数学は明日の応用数学。
Today's pure mathematics is tomorrow's applied mathematics.
応 apply 用 utilize
112
大通(おおどお)り
Nouncommon
1. 1.main street; avenue; boulevard
2. 2.Oodoori
3. 3.Main Street
１９番バスはメイン大通りへ行きますか。
Does the 19 bus go to Main Street?
大 large 通 traffic
113
お帰(かえ)り
Nouncommon
1. 1.return
2. 2.welcome home
お母さま、お帰りなさい。
Welcome home, Mother.
帰 homecoming
114
お代(か)わり
Nouncommon
1. 1.another helping; second helping; seconds; refill
2. 2.other paw!
水のお代わりを下さい。
I would like some more water.
代 substitute
115
拝(おが)む
Godan verb with 'mu' endingcommon
1. 1.to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to do reverence (e.g. before a statue of the Buddha); to pay one's respects
2. 2.to beg; to make a supplication
3. 3.to see (something or someone of high status)
拝 worship
116
補(おぎな)う
Godan verb with 'u' endingcommon
1. to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.)
自分を補うために常識的な方々と親しくさせていただいております。
So as to compensate for myself, I befriend the conventional.
補 supplement
117
屋外(おくがい)
Nouncommon
1. outdoors; outside
ラグビーは屋外競技である。
Rugby is an outdoor game.
屋 roof 外 outside
118
送(おく)り仮名(がな)
Nouncommon
1. 1.kana written after a kanji to complete the full (usually kun) reading of the word; declensional kana ending
2. 2.Okurigana
この漢字、送り仮名が間違ってるよ。
The okurigana on this kanji is wrong.
送 escort 仮 sham 名 name
119
怠(おこた)る
Godan verb with 'ru' endingcommon
1. 1.to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of
2. 2.to improve (of an illness); to get better
怠 neglect
120
押(おさ)える
Ichidan verbcommon
1. 1.to pin down; to hold down; to press down; to hold in place
2. 2.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)
3. 3.to get a hold of; to obtain; to seize; to catch
押 push

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