JLPT Level 2 Unknown Words Set 1 of 4

sign;signal

to meet;to encounter (undesirable nuance)

pale;pallid

suborder;subfamily

copper

trader;shopkeeper;merchant

to get tired of;to lose interest in;to have enough

handshake

unlucky day

devil;demon;fiend;Satan;evil spirit

dawn

to long for;to yearn after;to admire

shallow;superficial

footprints

east;Eastern Japan

to warm oneself;to sun oneself;to warm up;to get warm

impudent;shameless;brazen
なんて厚かましい
How impudent!／What nerve!
・ 厚かましいとは思いますが…
I'm afraid it's too much to ask, but...

address;direction

to act violently;to rage;to struggle;to be riotous 暴れた群衆は警察署へなだれ込んだ
The riotous [unruly] crowd broke into the police station.

1〔火で暖める，乾かす〕
・ 手をあぶって暖める
warm one's hands over a fire
・ 服をストーブであぶって乾かす
dry one's clothes in front of a stove

2〔火から少し離して焼く〕
・ 干し魚をあぶる
grill a dried fish
・ のりをあぶる
pass laver lightly over a flame (to make it crisp)

to remain;to be left over;to be in excess;to be too many

knitting;web

to knit

(hard) candy

dangerous;critical;grave;uncertain;unreliable;limping;narrow;close;watch out!

suspicious;dubious;doubtful

rough;rude;wild

coarse;rough

to dispute;to argue;to be at variance;to compete

to express;to show;to reveal

to show;to indicate;to display

to write;to publish

to be stormy;to be rough;to lose one's temper

busy;hurried;confused;flurried

to become confused (disconcerted disorganized)

landlord

childcare;nursing;upbringing

on and after;hereafter;thereafter

brave;valiant;gallant;courageous

to tease;to torment;to persecute;to chastise

necessities of life (food clothing etc.)

malicious;ill-tempered;unkind

spring;fountain

greatness

(town) market;marketplace;market

simultaneous;all at once

water well

latitude (nav.)

cousin

cousin (female)

to be proud;to swagger

living room (western style)

more and more;all the more;increasingly;at last;beyond doubt

getting nervous;irritation

container;case;receptacle

garden shrubs;trees;potted plant

to starve

gargle;rinse mouth

to float;to rise to surface;to come to mind

to float;to become merry;to become loose

to hear;to be told;to know

rabbit;hare;cony

thin;weak;watery;diluted

to dilute;to water down

to attack;to avenge

noodles (Japanese)

to nod;to bow one's head in assent
首相が入って来ると，女王は軽くうなずいた
The queen gave the premier a slight nod as he entered.
・ 父は承諾してうなずいた
My father nodded his consent.

・ おおかみは低くうなった
The wolf 「growled low [gave a low growl／snarled].
2〔うめく〕groan; moan
・ 彼らは傷の痛みでうなっている
The pain of their wounds is making them groan [moan].
1〔驚嘆する〕
・ ファインプレイに観衆はうなった
The spectators 「shouted in admiration [oohed and aahed] at the spectacular play.

to turn inside out;to turn the other way;to turn (something) over

to forecast;to predict

noisy;loud;fussy

coat;tunic;jacket;outer garment

canal;waterway

eternity;perpetuity;immortality

nutrition;nourishment

horticulture;gardening

musical performance

chimney

to chase or run after someone;to run down;to pursue

king

prince

princess

crossing

application;put to practical use

main street

landlord;landlady

please don't fuss over me

to worship;to beg;to make a supplication1〔礼拝する〕worship; 〔祈願する〕pray ((to))
・ 助けを求めて神を拝んだ
He prayed to God for help.
・ 日の出を拝む
watch the rising sun with reverence
2〔懇願する〕beg ((of, for)); implore ((to do))
・ 金を貸してくれと拝まれた
He begged [implored] me to lend him money.
3〔拝見する〕
・ 秘蔵の美術品を拝ませてください
Please let me see your art collection.

open sea

outdoors

part of word written in kana

to send;to give to;to award to;to confer on

to obtain;to reap;to pay;to supply;to accept

to govern;to manage;to subdue

regrettable;disappointing;precious

bow

chattering;talk;idle talk;chat;chitchat;gossip;chatty;talkative;chatterbox;blabbermouth

smartly dressed;someone smartly dressed;fashion-conscious

to be taught