JLPT N2 Vocabulary List

Japanese (language)noun

私の日本語のクラスの生徒がA student in my Japanese class

extremelyadverb

もたくさんいるんですけど、こう仕事をしていたりとかさ、その人にその人の人生が始まってるからなかなかできないわけよ。次の後輩が。でもこのままだと寂しいですもんね。めちゃくちゃ寂しいです。家ももったいないし、めっちゃスペース空いてるしThere are lots of guys too, but they're working and stuff, and each person has their own life started, so it's hard to get one. A next kohai. But it'd be lonely like this, right. It's super lonely. The house is a waste too, there's so much empty space

video (esp. digital)noun

鳥とかも来てくれるけど住んでるわけじゃないじゃん。仕事って感じで来てもらって一緒に動画を撮影するんですけれどもそういうのじゃなくてもっとさそのソウルフレンドが欲しいのTori and others come over, but they're not living here, right. They come for work and we film videos together, but not like that, I want more of a soul friend

oilnoun

じゃないと美味しいものできないですよ。油で炒めると見た目は綺麗なんですけど体に油のOtherwise, you won't be able to make something delicious. Stir-frying in oil makes it look nice, but the oil in your body...

(Western) soupnoun

この表情。やばい。スープがthis expression. Amazing. The soup is

saltnoun

じゃあ塩から始めます。はい。零点八パーセントぐらいです。魚は。ああちょっとあれです。重量に対してThen I'll start with salt. Yes. About 0.8 percent. For fish. Ah, that's a little. Relative to the weight

one (thing)noun

でしょう。いよいよいよいよ。あれもう一個なかった今あ気のせいだ向こうだ。はいはいはいはいはい。でここも破片Alright, alright, alright, alright. Huh, wasn't there one more just now? Oh, my mistake, it's over there. Yes yes yes yes yes. And here too, the fragment

animationnoun

今回は今期放送中の新アニメ世界最強の魔女始めましたという作品についていろいろ話していきたいと思いますThis time I'd like to talk about the new anime airing this season, I Became the World's Strongest Witch

curry (esp. Japanese curry)noun

ねみつばふってもねいいと思いますけど僕はおすすめクルコショウとか粉チーズさつまいもの炊き込みご飯のカレーですI think sprinkling trefoil is good, but I recommend black pepper or grated cheese. This is sweet potato rice curry.

registrationnoun, suru verb

ぜひコメントで教えてください。いいねとチャンネル登録もよろしくお願いしますPlease let me know in the comments. Also, please like and subscribe to the channel.

weathernoun

もういつでもえこれでもうで二週の天気を持ってる。マジanytime, wait, this already has two weeks of weather. Seriously

bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)noun

熊でそうなんだが。さとさと一瞬。このってんかなIt looks like there might be bears. Just for a moment. I wonder if this is it.

to mixverb

炊くときに海老酢です。お出汁もだから見てごらん。炊き上がったときに混ぜると綺麗なご飯と美味しい出汁がついくんだwhen cooking, it's shrimp vinegar. Look at the dashi too. When it's cooked and you mix it, the beautiful rice and delicious dashi will combine.

enterprisenoun

訴状を通じて、日本政府の謝罪と企業の賠償を期待していますThrough this lawsuit, we hope for an apology from the Japanese government and compensation from the companies.

operation (of a machine)noun, suru verb

忙しいから大変そう。ええだからキャンセル待ちで行くしかない。やばい。教習所車運転中に行ったときに、予約が全然空いてなかった。はいはいはい。一昨年のけど、一昨年のその四月から十月ぐらいの間でYou must be busy so it sounds tough. Yeah, so I have no choice but to go on the waiting list. Oh no. When I went while driving to driving school, there were no reservations at all. Yeah yeah yeah. From two years ago, but between around April to October two years ago

supermarketnoun, pre-noun adjectival

まあ毎回ちょっとまあ僕の無茶ぶりをあの叶えていただいております。はい。しかもまあ大体こう一時間ぐらいでスーパーで買える食材でhis technique as the head of the Homemade Ramen Research Group who can make authentic ramen is being tested, or

viaexpression

パックのまま馴染ませるもうあと洗い物洗いたくないですよねゆっくり火を入れることによって蒸し炒めになるお肉とサツマイモを同化させる白だしだけでLet it marinate right in the pack, you don't want to do more dishes, right? By heating it slowly, it becomes steamed and stir-fried, assimilating the meat and sweet potato with just white dashi.

beernoun

東京都内のスーパーでは10月1日から増税になる発泡酒や大さのビール、中杯などの特設売り場を設けましたSupermarkets in Tokyo have set up special sales areas for low-malt beer, large beer bottles, and medium-sized beer cans, which will be subject to a tax increase starting October 1st.

photography (still or motion)noun, suru verb

鳥とかも来てくれるけど住んでるわけじゃないじゃん。仕事って感じで来てもらって一緒に動画を撮影するんですけれどもそういうのじゃなくてもっとさそのソウルフレンドが欲しいのTori and others come over, but they're not living here, right. They come for work and we film videos together, but not like that, I want more of a soul friend

languagenoun

でも私自身が最後に新しい言語を勉強したのはBut the last time I personally learned a new language was

well, I must admit ...expression

およそ四人ぐらい飲める。思ったよりも食べれた。まあね。ご飯どうしても食べちゃうAbout four, I think. I was able to eat more than I thought. Well, you know, you end up eating the rice

one more timeadverb, expression

このムンチのとこ来ちゃったでもう一回ああなんか一個取ったよcame back to this Munchi spot, and once more, oh, I got one

pricenoun

よく混ぜたら少しずつモールドご飯ピンクちょっとねおかわりありますからこのお値段。あとOnce mixed well, serve the rice little by little. There's more for seconds, so at this price. Also,

areanoun

聞いてます。あ、そうですか。いいですよね。やっぱあの辺のサウンドってまあ僕はあのイギリスにしか住んだことないですけどlisten to it. Oh, is that so? That's great. That kind of sound, well, I've only lived in the UK, but...

clearnoun, suru verb, na-adjective

これ卵爆弾で倒して、はい何%になる?15パー。まあまあまあまあ、とりあえずえっとクリアはクリアということでもうちょっと倍率上げなきゃこれ話になんないね。えっとはいはい、あDefeat this with the Egg Bomb, and yes, what percent will it be? 15%. Well, well, well, well, for now, um, clear is clear, but I need to raise the multiplier a bit more, this won't cut it. Um, yes yes, ah

menunoun

シェフの定番メニューですね。そうですね。うん。あ、そうなんです。はい。うんchef's signature menu item. That's right. Yeah. Oh, is that so. Yes. Yeah

newsnoun

皆さんこんにちは。TBS報道局がお届けするポッドキャスト番組ニュースの舞台裏Hello everyone. This is the podcast program "Behind the Scenes of the News" brought to you by the TBS News Bureau.

pig (Sus scrofa domesticus)noun

今日ね豚のね切り落としまたねコマですねだいたいこれ今日ね200グラムでしたToday, it's pork offcuts, or rather, small pieces. This was about 200 grams today.

wordnoun

大切な単語と文法などが入ったワークブックもありますので、概要欄からチェックしてみてくださいねThere is also a workbook containing important vocabulary and grammar, so please check it out from the description section.

reservationnoun, suru verb

忙しいから大変そう。ええだからキャンセル待ちで行くしかない。やばい。教習所車運転中に行ったときに、予約が全然空いてなかった。はいはいはい。一昨年のけど、一昨年のその四月から十月ぐらいの間でYou must be busy so it sounds tough. Yeah, so I have no choice but to go on the waiting list. Oh no. When I went while driving to driving school, there were no reservations at all. Yeah yeah yeah. From two years ago, but between around April to October two years ago

having done thatexpression

炒めになる。そうするとほら香りもいいはいほら色が綺麗に発色しました。で火加減はほら本をなでおくでいいですよ。で水分がなくなったIt becomes a stir-fry. Look, the aroma is good, and the color has developed beautifully. You can keep the heat on low. And once the moisture is gone...

bicyclenoun

ね、自転車をバってあるところのマジエスところに座ってyou know, sitting in that spot where the bicycles are all parked, the real S spot

simplena-adjective

はい、ここ取りまして、あ、ここ空いてんのか。シンプルにでそちらもはいはいはい取っていく。うんと引き直しでいいでしょう。バレルYes, I'll take this here, oh, is this open. Simply, and that one too, yes yes yes I'll take it. Um, a reroll should be fine. Barrel

roadnoun

最初からかなり前に出るのが求められますのでそちら頑張っていきましょうおえっ機の横道路とかちょっと珍しい感じがしますねIt requires getting to the front quite early from the start, so let's do our best. Oh, racing on the side of the road is a bit unusual, isn't it?

governmentnoun

は14日に列車でウクライナの首都キエフに入っていて、15日にかけて政府交換と会談などに臨む予定ですarrived in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv by train on the 14th, and is scheduled to hold meetings with government officials through the 15th.

pleasant feelingnoun, expression

いい感じに色がね。収まりますか。収まります。やっちゃってください。いいんですか、本当ね。ウェルカムパーティーですもんThe colors will settle nicely. Will they settle? They will. Go ahead and do it. Is it really okay? It's a welcome party,

purchasenoun, suru verb

業などが5月が行っているのが鰤の陸上養殖です。海中ですとマスと一緒に購入してできる事できる物はできるので、その辺までにというものthe industry is being carried out in May, which is land-based aquaculture of amberjack. In the sea, you can buy it with trout, so you can do what you can, so up to that point...

to liveverb

すべて動画にしてコンテンツにしなければやっていけないぜと思って思い出をI thought I can't keep going unless I turn everything into videos as content, so while talking about memories

gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.)noun, suru verb

あの大きな被害もなかったねということだったんですけどももう寝ずに取材してたもんですからあの報道局の中には看護結呼ばれるねカミンツがその名前and we were saying there wasn't much damage, but since I had been reporting without sleep, there is a place in the news bureau called the "nursing room," which is the name

startnoun, suru verb

お米ができるんですね。炊きご飯モードはあとはスタート開始。でもお米あまり嫌いだという方は炊く前モードで炊くとお米できないです。生のお米はthe rice gets cooked. The cooked rice mode is, then start. But for those who don't like rice too much, if you cook it in the pre-cook mode, the rice won't be done. Raw rice is...

estimate (of costs)noun, suru verb

予算審議が不十分だったのかどうかをご判断いただければと思いますjudge for yourself whether the budget deliberations were insufficient.

foodstuffnoun

いたらゴミになっちゃうでしょ。例えば食材のうまみ、香りの濃いところが皮のところにあるのでIf you peel it, it becomes trash, right? For example, the umami and aroma of the ingredients are concentrated in the skin.

busnoun

なんか戻りますか。二回行きましょうか。はいバスそうShall we go back or something? Shall we go twice? Yes, bus, so.

deathnoun, suru verb

徳島県上関町で鉄塔から転落して死亡した四国電力送配電の男性社員が遺書を残していたことがわかりましたIt has been revealed that a male employee of Shikoku Electric Power Transmission and Distribution who died after falling from a steel tower in Kamikatsu Town, Tokushima Prefecture, had left a suicide note.

this areanoun, expression

まあこのあたりでですねさらに伊藤さんに伺っていきたいなというふうに思いますso I would like to ask Mr. Ito more about this.

this sort ofexpression

先生はこういった長い休みは基本的に休みませんI basically don't take time off during long holidays like this.

airplanenoun

で今度あのサンフランシスコのゴールデンゲートブリッジありましたよね。あそこに飛行機が突っ込むという情報があるという風なことがあってAnd this time, there was information that a plane would crash into the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.

convenience storenoun

格のラーメンがあるんですよ。格のラーメン。このラーメンを僕あの再現する企画を一度やったことがあります。はいはい。なんか見たことあります。あります。YouTubeで出してもらって、そこからしばらくコンビニのレンジ麺とかpriced ramen. I've actually done a project recreating this ramen once. Yeah, yeah. I think I've seen it. Yes. We put it on YouTube, and after a while it even appeared as a convenience store microwave noodle, but once again, Kanda-san,

comparativelyadverb

あれですけどやっぱりあの高校は割と豊かなあのbut the high school was relatively wealthy,

yellownoun, na-adjective

これがだんだん火が入ってくると黄色発色します。食材が愛ですますどのぐらい火が入ったよ食べごろだよって。なそういうのがここにもちょっと本ありますけどAs it gets heated, it turns yellow. The ingredients tell you, 'I'm done, I'm ready to eat.' There's a book about this too.

thank you (for your hard work)expression

そして今回ね残念ながら合格できなかった方も本当にお疲れ様でしたAnd to those who unfortunately didn't pass this time, you really did a great job.

(one's) figurenoun

その食べ放題のスタイルは炭火入りたシチリンでしたやきを巻ませたThe style of this all-you-can-eat is charcoal-grilled on a shichirin (grill),

servicenoun, suru verb

何かサービスがあることが多いです。例えば居酒屋だとドリンク一杯無料とかthere are often some services available. For example, at an izakaya, you might get a free drink

arrestnoun, suru verb

妻の三井被告が逮捕起訴されていますalong with his wife, defendant Mitsui, have been arrested and indicted.

cooli-adjective

涼しくなってきました本当に嬉しいですhave become cooler. I'm really happy.

cartoonnoun

本。漫画のDNA手塚治虫文化賞を受賞した漫画家さんたちが書き下ろしでねbook. Manga DNA, manga artists who won the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize wrote new pieces

to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear)verb

長袖ではまだ暑いかな靴下も履くと暑いんだよねでも肌だと寒いし温度調節が難しくIs it still too hot for long sleeves? It's hot if I wear socks too. But it's cold if I'm barefoot, and temperature control is too difficult.

market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.)noun

市場の信任を得られるよう特例交渉に頼らずTo gain the trust of the market, without relying on special negotiations,

every timenoun, adverb

日本人はみんな指定された車両に乗っていますでアプリがちゃんと毎回all Japanese people ride the specified train car, and the app correctly

twicenoun

なんか戻りますか。二回行きましょうか。はいバスそうShall we go back or something? Shall we go twice? Yes, bus, so.

next time (occasion)noun, adverb

次回も日本のリアルな暮らしや使える日本語を届けしますNext time, we will continue to deliver real Japanese life and useful Japanese

hot springnoun

もう。温泉でも来たんか。温泉と同じ高温効果。うんAlready. Did we come to a hot spring? The same high-temperature effect as a hot spring. Yeah.

one hournoun

を1時間でどう出すよと思って行きついた答えがこれで、なおかつスーパーで手に入るものじゃないとダメですからね。そうです。僕家で仕込んでたら娘が帰ってきてhow do you get it out in 1 hour, and the answer I arrived at was this, and moreover it has to be something you can get at the supermarket. Right. When I was prepping it at home, my daughter came home

people (of a country)noun

最も厳しく複雑な安全保障関係であるという申し上げておりますが、南西地域を含むその国民I have said that it is the most severe and complex security environment, but the lives and peaceful living of the people

this monthnoun, adverb

そして今月8日、重さ35キロの金の延べ棒が寄付されましたAnd on the 8th of this month, gold bars weighing 35 kilograms were donated.

staffnoun

直接私にそういう風にそういう風に言ってくれるのはならばまだなんですけども対外一緒に行ったアメリカ人スタッフにその矛先は向かっちゃうんですよねなるif they said that directly to me, it would be one thing, but the anger would often be directed at the American staff who went with me.

infinitynoun, na-adjective

に行って見た時のパンフレットとかもうパンフレットとかもさ無限to see it, and pamphlets like this are just endless

rubbishnoun

いたらゴミになっちゃうでしょ。例えば食材のうまみ、香りの濃いところが皮のところにあるのでIf you peel it, it becomes trash, right? For example, the umami and aroma of the ingredients are concentrated in the skin.

cattle (Bos taurus)noun

黒毛和牛、静岡産の牛。メスの腰のみKuroge Wagyu, Shizuoka-grown beef. Only female loin

personal computernoun

三階のパソコン室前の廊下に置いていた行事などで使うものが燃えていたinvolved items used for events that were stored in the hallway in front of the third-floor computer room.

way of using (something)noun

今日は日本人なら絶対に使っているアプリ「GoSei」についてリアルな使い方と一緒に紹介しましたWhat I talked about today included how to get coupons on LINE,

easy-to-understandi-adjective

はまあ皮一緒でやった方がわかりやすいと思うけど、ちょうどこれね今日皮ついてたんでWell, it's probably easier to understand if we do it with the skin on, but since it had skin on it today

four peoplenoun

4人が死亡しました。ハリケーン通過後4 people died. After the hurricane passed,

everyonenoun

引き続き地元の皆様に対する丁寧なご説明やたりcontinuing to provide careful explanations to the local residents

factorynoun

自社工場で毎日焼き上げる食パンはサンドイッチ専用に開発したものNow, let's start the survey. This woman here

after thisnoun, adverb

下味をちゃんとするのがポイントでえ今日だって味付け合計で白だし3杯だからです今日はねこの後The point is to season it properly. Today, the total seasoning is 3 tablespoons of white dashi. Today, after this,

sureexpression

住ませたい。俺はもうすごい人気だね今三上くん。もう国民的大スターじゃないですか。そうだよね。なんと今日ですねその三上俊介I want him to live here. He's so popular now, Mikami-kun. He's already a national superstar, isn't he. Right. And today, that Mikami Shunsuke

amount of moneynoun

もし誰かに毎月絶対この金額ですIf someone told me every month, 'This is definitely the amount.'

supportnoun, suru verb

に向け再び支援をこなしますが、和解の決めとなる選挙も既にこのような事件が起きたことを受け止めを考えますwe will provide support again, but how do you take the fact that such an incident has already occurred in an election that is supposed to be the key to reconciliation?

refrigeratornoun

冷蔵庫か漁米冷凍庫。これ冷凍庫なんす。はい。あ開けてみちゃってIs it a fridge or a rice freezer? This is a freezer. Yes. Ah, go ahead and open it,

grannynoun

よくおじいちゃんとおばあちゃんとお寺に行きましたNara and Kyoto

next weeknoun, adverb

ずっとね準備してないですけど、はい。またね、また早いお願いします。来週にでも、来週早いI haven't prepared at all, but yes. Again, please come again soon. Sometime next week, early next week

clothnoun

では粉っぽさや玉がなくなるまで全体をよく混ぜたらボウルに付いた生地をヘラで落とし中央に集めますNow, mix thoroughly until there are no lumps and the dough is smooth, then scrape the dough off the bowl and gather it in the center.

wardnoun

先月、東京中野区で2億円相当の高級時計が盗まれた事件を受けてFollowing the incident last month in Nakano Ward, Tokyo, where luxury watches worth 200 million yen were stolen,

program (e.g. TV)noun

皆さんこんにちは。TBS報道局がお届けするポッドキャスト番組ニュースの舞台裏Hello everyone. This is the podcast program "Behind the Scenes of the News" brought to you by the TBS News Bureau.

kitchennoun

まさにその通りなんです。ハルは今キッチンの前でとても困っています。まあどうやって作ったか覚えていないわけですからね。そうなんですExactly. Haru is now in front of the kitchen, very troubled. Well, she doesn't remember how she made it. That's right.

Shinto shrinenoun

そして家族と一緒に神社に行きますAnd then you go to a shrine with your family.

businessnoun, suru verb

営業担当者が広告主2社に実際よりも多く伝え、これを元にした広告料を不正に受け取っていたということですsales representatives reported higher numbers than actual to two advertisers and improperly received advertising fees based on these figures.

company employeenoun

徳島県上関町で鉄塔から転落して死亡した四国電力送配電の男性社員が遺書を残していたことがわかりましたIt has been revealed that a male employee of Shikoku Electric Power Transmission and Distribution who died after falling from a steel tower in Kamikatsu Town, Tokushima Prefecture, had left a suicide note.

holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.)noun, suru verb

これまでに小泉進次郎氏らとともに党質討論の役員開催やHe has previously proposed, along with Shinjiro Koizumi and others, holding party leader debates

risingnoun, suru verb

前年比で32%プラスと全国で最も上昇しましたsaw the highest increase in the country at 32% year-on-year.

hot waternoun

ですでにえっとお湯を沸かしているので水はまあ600ccですからI've already started boiling water, so the water is about 600cc, so

plantnoun

そんな中、千葉では秋の植物が大勢のカツゲデたちが身腰を担いだMeanwhile, in Chiba, autumn plants were carried by many people who were shouldering the portable shrine,

reportnoun, suru verb

警視庁は不審な人物を見かけたときはカメラを隅に100等板通報するよう呼びかけていますThe Metropolitan Police Department is urging people to call 110 if they see any suspicious individuals.

three yearsnoun

ニューヨークの雰囲気ってどんな感じだったですか。あの私はあの2000年に赴任してまあ3年間の任期なんですけれども、ちょうどどんなかで経験実施って起きたんですよwas the atmosphere in New York like? I was assigned there in 2000 for a three-year term, and the incident happened right in the middle of it.

to stickverb

めっちゃ分かりやすいですね。え？うち買った時ぐらいに貼った記憶がit's super easy to understand. Huh? I remember sticking it around when I bought my place

search (esp. in criminal investigations)noun, suru verb

警視庁は入手経路などの捜査を進める方針ですThe Metropolitan Police Department plans to continue investigating the source of the drugs.

electricitynoun

部屋の電気をつけなければならないんですよねI have to turn on the room lights.

coursenoun

どのコースからも注文できて人気だったのがマーラータ。初めてthe popular one that can be ordered from any course is Malatang. First time

juicenoun

でまあオフィスについてあのジュース台のモニターがあるんですねWhen I arrived at the office, there was a monitor desk,