JLPT N2

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あいかわらず

as ever, as usual, the same

アイデア/アイディア

idea

あいまい

vague, ambiguous

遭う

あう to meet, to encounter (undesirable nuance)

扇ぐ

あおぐ to fan, to incite, to instigate

青白い

あおじろい pale, pallid

あかんぼう

baby, infant

明き

あき space, room, emptiness, vacancy, free time

あきれる

to be amazed, to be shocked

アクセント

accent

あくび

yawn

飽くまで

あくまで to the end, to the last, stubbornly

明け方

あけがた dawn, daybreak

揚げる

あげる to launch, to (deep) fry

挙げる

あげる to give (an example), to raise

あげる (=やる)

to do for

憧れる

あこがれる to long for, to yearn after, to admire

足跡

あしあと footprints

味わう

あじわう to taste, to savor, to relish

預かる

あずかる to look after, to keep in custody, to be put in charge of

暖まる

あたたまる to warm up, to get warm

暖める

あたためる to warm, to heat

あたりまえ

usual, common, ordinary

あひら

あひら

あちらこちら

here and there

厚かましい

あつかましい impudent, shameless, brazen

圧縮

あっしゅく compression, condensation

宛名

あてな name and address, addressee

あてはまる

to be applicable, to come under (a category), to fulfill

あてはめる

to apply, to adapt

暴れる

あばれる to act violently, to rage, to struggle, to be riotous

脂

あぶら oil, grease, fat, tallow

あぶる

to warm, to dry, to toast

あふれる

to overflow, to brim over, to flood

雨戸

あまど sliding storm shutter

甘やかす

あまやかす to pamper, to spoil

余る

あまる to remain, to be left over, to be in excess, to be too many

編物

あみもの knitting, crochet

編む

あむ to knit, to braid

危うい

あやうい dangerous, precarious, perilous

怪しい

あやしい suspicious, dubious, doubtful

荒い

あらい rough, rude, wild

粗い

あらい coarse, rough

あらすじ

outline, summary

争う

あらそう to compete, to dispute, to argue, to oppose

改めて

あらためて another time, again, once again, anew, formally

改める

あらためる to change, to alter, to reform, to revise

著す

あらわす to write, to publish

有難い

ありがたい grateful, thankful, welcome, appreciated, evoking gratitude

在る

ある to live, to be, to exist

あれこれ

one thing or another, this and that, this or that

あわただしい

busy, hurried, rushed, hectic

あわてる

to become confused, to panic

安易

あんい simple, easygoing, lighthearted

案外

あんがい unexpectedly, surprisingly

アンテナ

antenna

言い出す

いいだす to begin to say, to start talking, to bring up

言い付ける

いいつける to tell (to do), to tell on (someone), to order

意義

いぎ meaning, significance

生き生き

いきいき vividly, lively, energetically

いきなり

abruptly, suddenly, all of a sudden, without warning

育児

いくじ childcare, nursing, upbringing

幾分

いくぶん somewhat, to some extent

生け花

いけばな flower arrangement

以後

いご after this, from now on, hereafter

以降

いこう from…onward, hereafter, thereafter

イコール

equal

勇ましい

いさましい brave, valiant, courageous

衣食住

いしょくじゅう necessities of life (food, clothing, shelter etc.)

意地悪

いじわる malicious, mean, unkind

いちいち

one by one, separately

一応

いちおう more or less, roughly, tentatively, for the time being

一段と

いちだんと even more, further, still more

一流

いちりゅう first-class, first-grade, top-notch

佚

いつ being comfortable, relaxing

一昨日

いっさくじつ day before yesterday

一昨年

いっさくねん year before last

一斉

いっせい simultaneous, all at once

一旦

いったん once, briefly, for a short time, for a moment, one morning (archaic)

一定

いってい to fix, to settle, uniform, definite

いっていらっしゃい

see you later, take care, have a nice day

いってらっしゃい

See you when you get back

いってまいります

i’m going now, see you later

いつのまにか

before one knows, before one becomes aware, unnoticed, unawares

移転

いてん moving, relocation, transfer (of property), demise

井戸

いど water well

緯度

いど latitude

従姉妹

いとこ cousin (female)

威張る

いばる to act big, to be proud, to be arrogant

嫌がる

いやがる to seem to hate, to appear to dislike

いよいよ

more and more, all the more, increasingly, at last

煎る

いる to roast, to parch, to toast

炒る

いる

入れ物

いれもの container, case

インキ

ink

インタビュー

interview

引力

いんりょく gravitational pull, attractiveness

ウーマン

woman

ウール

wool

ウエートレス

waitress