N2 Vocabulary Flashcards
複製
ふくせい
reproduction、duplication、reprinting
文庫
ぶんこ
Library、book collection
転載
てんさい
Reprinting, reproduction
禁止
きんし
Prohibition, inhibition, ban
改変
かいへん
Change, alteration, modification
改ざん
かいざん
Alteration, falsification, faking
購入
こうにゅう
Purchase, buy
承諾
しょうだく
Consent, approval, acceptance, agreement, compliance
有償
ゆうしょう
Payment, compensation, paying a fee
無償
むしょう
Without compensation, without reward, without pay, free of charge
第三者
だいさんしゃ
Third party, third person, outsider, disinterested person
譲渡
じょうと
Transfer, assignment, conveyance
画像
がぞう
Image, picture, portrait
再
さい
Again, twice, second time
底本
ていほん
Original text, source book, draft
取材
しゅざい
News coverage, collecting data, covering something for media
執筆
しっぴつ
Writing
縦書
たてがき
Vertical writing
ご覧になる
ごらんになる
Perusal, see
端緒
たんしょ
Start, beginning, first step, clue
再演
えいえん
Another showing, recapitulation
第一章
だいいっしょう
Chapter one, first chapter
懐かしい
なつかしい
Dear, fondly-remembered, beloved, missed, nostalgic
隙間
すきま
crevice, crack, gap, opening, clearance, spare moment, interval, break, pause, spare time, chink, unpreparedness, carelessness
分かち
わかち
Distinction, differentiation, discrimination
結びつき
むすびつき
Connection, relation
乳房
ちぶさ
Breast, udder
呑み
のみ
Drink
児
じ
newborn babe, child, young animal
頃
ころ
Time, about, toward
寂しさ
さびしさ
Feeling of loneliness, desolation
甘やか
あまやか
Sweet (voice, fragrance, etc.)
天井
てんじょう
Ceiling, ceiling price
秒
びょう
Second
包んで
つつんで
To wrap
一体感
いったいかん
Feeling of identification, sense of unity
跡形も無く
あたかたもなく
Without leaving any trace
余韻
よいん
Lingering memory, aftertaste
唐突
とうとつ
Abrupt, sudden
涙
なみだ
Tears, sympathy
俺
おれ
I, myself
人差し指
ひとさしゆび
Index finger, forefinger
水滴
すいてき
Drop of water, vessel for replenishing inkstone water
目尻
めじり
Outer canthus, outer corner of the eye
一瞬
いっしゅん
Instant, moment, for an instant
湿らす
しめらす
To dampen, to moisten
乾いた
かわいた
Dry, parched
驚いたことに
おどろいたことに
Surprisingly, astonishingly, amazingly, alarmingly
鏡
かがみ
Mirror, speculum, barrel-head, round rice-cake offering
結う
ゆう
To do up (hair), to dress, to arrange, to tie, to bind, to fasten, to make (a fence)
見慣れる
みなれる
To become used to seeing, to be familiar with
峰
みね
Peak, summit, ridge, top, back of a blade
高層
こうそう
High-rise (building), multistory, multistoried, tall, high (altitude), upper (atmosphere, air current, etc.)
混み合う
こみあう
To be crowded, to be packed, to be jammed
改札
かいさつ
Examination of tickets, ticket gate, ticket barrier
寄りかかる
よりかかる
To lean against, to recline on, to lean on, to rely on, to depend on
歩道橋
ほどうきょう
Pedestrian bridge
街
まち
Boulevard, street, town
溢れる
あふれる
To overflow, to brim over, to flood
花曇り
はなぐもり
Hazy weather in spring
車輛
しゃりょう
Number of cars
目覚まし
めざまし
Alarm clock, waking up, keeping oneself awake
眼
め
Eyeball
明け方
あけがた
Dawn
瀧
たき
Waterfall
泣き出す
なきだす
To burst into tears, to burst out crying, to begin to cry, to be moved to tears
切実
せつじつ
Earnest, sincere, acute, keen, fervent, pressing, urgent, serious, severe, pertinent, appropriate
瞬き
まばたき
Blink (of eyes), wink, twinkling (of stars), flicker (of light), blink (of light)
寂しげ
さびしげ
Seeming lonely
問う
とう
To ask, to inquire, to blame (someone) for, to accuse of, to pursue (question of responsibility), to charge with, (used in negative form), to care about, to regard as important, (usually in passive form) to call into question, to doubt, to question
満員
まんいん
Full house, no vacancy, sold out, standing room only, full (of people), crowded
瞳
ひとみ
Pupil (eye)
姿
すがた
Figure, form, shape
降車
こうしゃ
Alighting (from a train, bus, etc.), getting off, getting out (of a car)
遠ざかる
とおざかる
To go away, to become more distant, to fade away, to die away, to be estranged
叫び
さけび
Shout, scream, outcry
結って
ゆって
Tied
紐
ひも
String, cord, braid, lace, tape, strap, ribbon
差し出す
さしだす
To present, to submit, to tender, to hold out
薄暗い
うすぐらい
Dim, gloomy
夕日
ゆうひ
Evening sun, setting sun
鮮やか
あざやか
Vivid, bright, brilliant, clear, fresh, vibrant, skillful, skilful, adept, adroit, deft, brilliant, beautiful, fine, excellent
突っ込む
つっこむ
To thrust (something) into (something), to cram, to stuff, to shove, to plunge into, to charge into, to rush into, to ram into, to crash into
摑む
つかむ
Box one’s ears, slap
残響
ざんきょ
Reverberation, echo
鼓膜
こまく
Eardrum, tympanic membrane
寸前
すんぜん
Just before, on the verge of, on the brink of, just in front of, just ahead of
運命
うんめい
Fate, destiny, lot
握る
にぎる
To clasp, to grasp, to grip, to clutch, to make (nigirizushi, rice ball, etc.), to form, to press into shape, to mold, to mould, to seize (power, etc.), to take hold of
鼓動
こどう
Beat, palpitation, pulsation, throbbing
胸
むね
Bosom, breast, chest, heart, feelings
全身
ぜんしん
Whole (body), full-length (e.g. portrait)
汗ばむ
あせばむ
To be sweaty
鼻
はな
Nose, snout
谷間
たにま
Valley, ravine, chasm, dell, cleavage (breasts), slum
反射
はんしゃ
Reflection, reverberation, reflex, reflexes
滑らか
なめらか
Smooth (of a surface), glassy, velvety, soft
影
かげ
Shadow, silhouette, phantom
湖
みずうみ
Lake
普遍的
ふへんてき
Universal, omnipresent, ubiquitous
襖
ふすま
Opaque sliding door
素直
すなお
Obedient, meek, docile, unaffected, honest, frank, upfront (about one’s feelings)
感想
かんそう
Impressions, thoughts, feelings, reactions
生意気
なまいき
Impertinent, saucy, cheeky, conceit, audacious, brazen, feisty
呆れる
あきれる
To be amazed, to be shocked, to be astonished, to be astounded, to be disgusted, to be exasperated, to be fed up
叩きつける
たたきつける
To throw violently against, to slam against, to strike, to slap something onto, to dash (e.g. to the floor), to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
凶暴
きょうぼう
Ferocious, brutal, atrocious, savage, barbarous
女児
じょじ
Baby girl, primary schoolgirl
布団
ふとん
Futon, Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet
視界
しかい
Field of vision, visibility, view, visual field
隅
すみ
Corner, nook
鏡台
きょうだい
Dresser
畳
たたみ
Tatami mat, counter for tatami mats, fold, shut up, do away with
緩い
ゆるい
Loose, lenient, lax, gentle (curve, slope, etc.), slow, weak, soft, not firm
肩
かた
Shoulder
床
とこ
Bed, counter for beds, floor, padding, tatami
裸になる
はだかになる
To take off one’s clothes, to undress
映す
うつす
To project, to reflect, to cast
寝癖
ねぐせ
Bed hair, hair disarranged during sleep, habit of moving around in one’s sleep, sleeping habit
飛び跳ねる
とびはねる
To jump up and down, to hop
丸顔
まるがお
Round face, moon face
唇
くちびる
Lips
鎖骨
さこつ
Collarbone, clavicle
健康
けんこう
health, healthy, sound, fit, wholesome
育ち
そだち
Growth, breeding, growing up (in, as), upbringing
主張
しゅちょう
Claim, insistence, assertion, advocacy, emphasis, contention, opinion, tenet
浮かぶ
うかぶ
To float, to be suspended, to rise to surface, to come to mind, to have inspiration
肋骨
ろっこつ
あぶらぼね
Rib
(ろっこつ only) frame (of a ship)
柔らか
やわらか
Soft, tender, limp, subdued (colour or light) (color), gentle, meek
腰
こし
Loins, hips, waist, low wainscoting
曲線
きょくせん
Curve
晴れ
はれ
Clear weather, fine weather, cleared of suspicion
攻撃的
こうげきてき
Offensive, aggressive
節
せつ
Occasion, time, section (of a literary work), paragraph, verse, stanza, passage, season, term, holiday, principle, integrity
謝罪
しゃざい
Apology
弱み
よわみ
Weakness, shortcoming, failing, sore point
炊飯器
たいはんき
Rice cooker
盛り
さかり
Peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season), (in) season, full bloom, full swing (of a party, etc.), prime (of one’s life), (one’s) best days, bloom
目玉焼き
めだまやき
Fried egg, sunny-side up fried egg
視線
しせん
One’s line of sight, one’s gaze, one’s eyes (looking), glance, gaze, look
怪しげ
あやしげ
Questionable, doubtful, suspicious
検分
けんぶん
Inspection, examination, survey
突如
とつじょ
Suddenly, all of a sudden
暴力的
ぼうりょくてき
Violent
音量
おんりょう
Volume (sound)
鴨居
かもい
Lintel (especially one with grooves for sliding doors)
設置
せっち
Establishment, institution, installation (of a machine or equipment)
課
か
Chapter, lesson, section, department, division, counter for chapters (of a book)
勤務
きんむ
Service, duty, work
糸
いと
Thread
文節
ぶんせつ
Phrase, clause, basic linguistic unit in Japanese grammar
区切る
くぎる
To demarcate, to delimit, to divide (an area), to mark off, to cut off, to punctuate, to put an end to (e.g. a sentence), to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)