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JLPT N2 Vocabulary
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N2
動揺
どうよう
Feelings or situations becoming unstable and being shaken. Used in expressions such as 「心が動揺する」「株価の動揺」.
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N2
遠ざかる
とおざかる
Distance or a relationship gradually becoming more removed, also becoming estranged. Used as in 「友人と遠ざかる」「政治から遠ざかる」.
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N2
度胸
どきょう
Strength of spirit that allows one to face something without fear and stay calm.
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N2
途切れる
とぎれる
Something that was continuing being temporarily interrupted. Used in expressions such as 「会話が途切れる」「電波が途切れる」.
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N2, N3
毒
どく
poison. Something that is harmful if it enters the body. Example: 「毒キノコ」 (a poisonous mushroom). Also used as a metaphor for something harmful, as in 「体に毒だ」 (bad for the body).
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N2
特異
とくい
A characteristic differing from the ordinary and standing out in a special way. Used in expressions such as 「特異な才能」「特異な現象」. Used in formal written language.
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N2
特産
とくさん
A product that is specially produced in a certain region, unique to that area. Used in expressions such as 「地元の特産品」.
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N2, N3
独立
どくりつ
independence. To manage on one's own without relying on others. Example: 「親から独立する」 (to become independent from one's parents). Also used to mean a country becoming a nation independent of control by another.
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N2
溶け込む
とけこむ
To dissolve and mix into a liquid or gas. Used as in「砂糖が水に溶け込む」(sugar dissolves into water). By extension, it is also used figuratively to mean that a person blends into a new environment or group and becomes a natural member of it, as in「新しい学校に溶け込む」(to fit in at a new school).
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N2
床
とこ
A place prepared for a person to sleep; a bed with bedding laid out. "床につく" means to go to bed and "床を離れる" means to get up, while a state of lying ill for a long time is called "病の床". The same "床" read as "ゆか" is a different word meaning the flat surface at the bottom of a room.
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N2
途上
とじょう
The middle stage of something, or partway along the road to a destination. Used in expressions such as 「発展途上」「帰宅の途上」.
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N2
途端
とたん
The very moment something happens. Used in the form 「〜した途端」. Used in contexts where an unexpected change occurs immediately afterward.
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N2, N3
土地
とち
land. The ground. Also used to mean a certain area or region, as in 「知らない土地」 (an unfamiliar place).
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N2
突進
とっしん
Charging straight ahead toward a target with great force. Used in expressions such as 「敵陣に突進する」「猪が突進する」.
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N2
突破
とっぱ
To break through a difficulty or obstacle and pass beyond it; also, to exceed a certain quantity.
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N2
届け出
とどけで
Formally submitting necessary matters to public agencies such as government offices or the police. Used in expressions such as 「出生届」「転居届」.
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N2
整う
ととのう
The necessary conditions or state coming together properly. Used in expressions such as 「準備が整う」「体調が整う」.
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N2
調う
ととのう
A negotiation or discussion being settled and reaching agreement. Used in expressions such as 「縁談が調う」「交渉が調う」. Used in a meaning distinguished from 「整う」.
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N2
唱える
となえる
To say words aloud. Used as in「念仏を唱える」(to chant a Buddhist prayer),「呪文を唱える」(to recite a spell). By extension, it is also used to mean publicly stating one's argument or view, as in「異議を唱える」(to raise an objection),「新説を唱える」(to advance a new theory). It is a somewhat formal word used in academic and discussion settings.
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N2
怒鳴る
どなる
Speaking in a loud voice as if shouting, or scolding with a raised voice. Used in expressions such as 「怒鳴り声」「部下を怒鳴る」.
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N2, N5
飛ぶ
とぶ
fly. To move through the sky using wings.
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N2
乏しい
とぼしい
The necessary amount or degree being lacking. Used in expressions such as 「資源に乏しい」「経験が乏しい」.
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N2
富
とみ
Large amounts of money and assets, or wealth itself. Used in expressions such as 「富を築く」「富の偏在」. A formal word used in contexts discussing economy or society.
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N2
富む
とむ
To have abundant wealth and prosperity. Used as in「国が富む」(the country grows wealthy),「富める者」(the wealthy). By extension, it is also used to mean having a particular quality or element in abundance, combined with abstract nouns as in「変化に富む」(rich in variety),「経験に富む」(rich in experience).
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N2
取り扱う
とりあつかう
Processing matters or handling goods as merchandise. Used in expressions such as 「苦情を取り扱う」「輸入品を取り扱う」.
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N2
取り入れる
とりいれる
Accepting and utilizing things from outside as one's own. Used in expressions such as 「新技術を取り入れる」.
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N2
取り囲む
とりかこむ
Surrounding the area with many people or things. Used in expressions such as 「記者が取り囲む」「敵に取り囲まれる」.
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N2
取り組む
とりくむ
Seriously facing a task or problem and putting in effort. Used in expressions such as 「問題に取り組む」.
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N2
取り壊す
とりこわす
Demolishing and removing a building or structure. Used in expressions such as 「古い家を取り壊す」. Used for architectural structures.
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N2
取り締まる
とりしまる
Monitoring and apprehending acts that violate laws or rules. Used in expressions such as 「違法行為を取り締まる」.
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N2
取り次ぐ
とりつぐ
Conveying one party's matter to another, or standing in the middle as a go-between. Used in expressions such as 「電話を取り次ぐ」「伝言を取り次ぐ」.
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N2
取り除く
とりのぞく
Removing what gets in the way or is unnecessary. Used in expressions such as 「障害を取り除く」「不安を取り除く」.
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N2
取り寄せる
とりよせる
Ordering from a distant shop or supplier and having goods delivered to oneself. Used in expressions such as 「カタログを取り寄せる」.
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N2
問屋
とんや
A business that purchases goods in bulk from producers and wholesales them to retail shops. Used as in 「青果問屋」「酒問屋」「問屋街」, often with the type of goods handled placed before the name. Standing between producers and retailers to handle distribution, it has played an important role in the history of Japanese commerce. The idiom 「そうは問屋が卸さない」 is used to mean "things will not go as one wishes."
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N2
内定
ないてい
An informal internal decision made before the formal announcement. Used as in「就職の内定」or「内定を取り消す」.
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N2
仲直り
なかなおり
For people who have quarreled or become estranged to return to their original good relationship.
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N2, N3
仲間
なかま
A close person one does things together with. Example: 「仕事仲間」 (work colleagues). Also used to mean things belonging to the same category, as in 「トマトは野菜の仲間」 (a tomato belongs to the vegetable family).
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N2, N3
中身
なかみ
What is inside something. Example: 「箱の中身」 (the contents of a box). Also used to mean the substance of a story or plan.
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N2, N3
流れる
ながれる
For a liquid to move along. Example: 「川が流れる」 (a river flows). Also used to mean time passing, music being heard, or a plan being canceled, as in 「計画が流れる」 (a plan falls through). 「流す」 is used when a person makes water or the like flow, while 「流れる」 is used when it moves along on its own: compare 「水を流す」 with 「水が流れる」.
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N2
泣き寝入り
なきねいり
Giving up without being able to protest, even when treated unfairly. Used as in「泣き寝入りするしかない」.
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N2
慰める
なぐさめる
Speaking kindly to someone who is sad or feeling down in order to ease their feelings. Used as in「友人を慰める」or「心を慰める」.
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N2
亡くす
なくす
To lose a close person to death. Used regarding the death of someone close, as in「親を亡くす」or「友人を亡くす」.
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N2
殴る
なぐる
To strike someone's body forcefully with the hand or a fist. Used as in「顔を殴る」or「壁を殴る」.
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N2
嘆かわしい
なげかわしい
Feeling regretful and saddened by social conditions or people's behavior. Used as in「嘆かわしい事態」or「嘆かわしい風潮」.
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N2
嘆く
なげく
To feel deep sorrow or regret over something; also, to lament the state of the world or the like.
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N2
名残惜しい
なごりおしい
Feeling reluctant to part and wishing to remain as one is for a little longer. Used as in「名残惜しい気持ち」or「名残惜しそうに」.
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N2
情け深い
なさけぶかい
Having a strong sense of compassion toward those in difficulty or in a weak position. Used as in「情け深い人」or「情け深い行い」.
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N2
成し遂げる
なしとげる
To carry through a difficult task to completion. Used as in「偉業を成し遂げる」or「目標を成し遂げる」.
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N2
馴染む
なじむ
To grow accustomed to an environment or person until any sense of strangeness disappears. Used as in「土地に馴染む」or「肌に馴染む」, expressing a natural sense of unity with people, places, or things.
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N2
雪崩
なだれ
The phenomenon in which snow that has piled up on a mountain slope suddenly collapses all at once. Used as in「雪崩が発生する」or「雪崩に巻き込まれる」.
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