JLPT N2 Change & States vocabulary
84 words from JLPT N2 that relate to Change & States, ordered by real-world frequency. Words that have an example sentence show it alongside.
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 終了時間終了。 | end, close, terminationTime is up. |
| 目立つ林に竹が目立つ。 | to be conspicuous, to stand outBamboo stands out in the woods. |
| 追加新しい例文を追加した。 | addition, supplement, appendixI added a new sentence. |
| 潰す時間を潰そうとしていた。 | to smash, to wasteI was trying to kill time. |
| 展開こっちは望み通りの展開だ。 | develop, expansion (opposite of compression)This is exactly what I wanted to happen. |
| あふれる目が泪であふれた。 | to flood, to overflowMy eyes are brimming with tears. |
| スタート僕はスタートで一番遅れた。 | startI started last in the race. |
| 崩れる防御が崩れた。 | to collapse, to crumbleTheir defense came apart. |
| 停止列車は滑らかに停止した。 | suspension, interruption, stoppageThe train came to a smooth stop. |
| 出来上がり図面が出来上がりました。 | be finished, readyThe plans have been drawn up. |
| 強化我々は組織を強化しなくてはならん。 | strengthen, intensify, reinforceWe must beef up our organization. |
| 削る鉛筆を削りなさい。 | to cut down little by little, to take a percentageSharpen your pencil. |
| 熱する | to heat |
| 蘇る不思議な感じが蘇ってきた。 | to be resurrected, to be revivedThe strange feeling came back. |
| 調整彼はクラリネットを調整してもらった。 | regulation, adjustment, tuningHe had his clarinet tuned. |
| 補う彼はその損失を補った。 | to compensate forHe made up for the deficit. |
| 成立新しい法が成立した。 | formation, establishment, completionA new law has come into existence. |
| しめる窓の鍵しめた？ | to be wet, to become wet, to be dampDid you remember to lock the windows? |
| 普及英語は全国に普及した。 | diffusion, spreadEnglish has spread all over the country. |
| 崩す体調を崩してた。 | to destroy, to make change (money)I was sick. |
| 削除この文は削除しなさい。 | elimination, deletionDelete this sentence. |
| 取り入れる洗濯物を中へ取り入れて下さい。 | to harvest, to take in, to adoptPlease bring in the washing. |
| 低下視力が低下してきたんです。 | fall, declineMy eyesight is beginning to fail. |
| 余る身に余る栄光。 | to be left over, to be in excessThe honor you are giving me is more than I deserve. |
| 延長ビザの延長をお願いします。 | extension, prolongationPlease extend this visa. |
| 荒れる大荒れだな。 | to be stormy, to be rough, to be ruinedIt's stormy. |
| 拡張学校の体育館が拡張された。 | expansion, extensionThe school gymnasium was enlarged. |
| 溶かす髪をとかした。 | to melt, to dissolveI combed my hair. |
| 改造父は車庫を書斎に改造した。 | remodelingMy father converted a garage into a study. |
| 潰れる雪の重さで家がつぶれた。 | to be smashed, to go bankruptThe house collapsed under the weight of snow. |
| 交代交代に走りましょう。 | alternation, change, relief, relay, shift, substitution (sports, etc.), taking turnsLet's take turns at running. |
| 膨らむケーキが膨らまなかった。 | to expand, to swell (out), to become inflatedMy cake didn't rise. |
| 縮小縮小コピーを撮ってくるよ。 | reduction, curtailmentI'm going to make reduced copies. |
| 増大貿易が国富を増大させた。 | increase, growthTrade increased the country's wealth. |
| 消耗プリンターは、消耗品ですか？ | exhaustion, consumptionAre printers a non-durable good? |
| 調節音量調節はどこでやるの？ | regulation, adjustment, controlWhere's the volume control? |
| 拡充教育施設を拡充する金をもっと多くと望んでいる。 | expansionPeople want more money to expand educational institutions. |
| 蒸発水は蒸発しました。 | evaporation; unexplained disappearanceThe water evaporated. |
| 下降彼の人気は下降線をたどっている。 | decline, descent, fallHis popularity is falling. |
| 増減この数年、体重は増減していません。 | increase and decrease, fluctuationMy weight has not increased or decreased for several years. |
| 激増 | sudden increase |
| 改める言い改めました。 | to change, to reform, to reviseI corrected myself. |
| 錆この車は錆に強い。 | rust (color)This car is resistant to rust. |
| 固まる猫が固まった。 | to harden, to solidify, to become firmThe cat froze. |
| 落着く空の旅は早いが海はおちつく。 | to calm down, to settle downAir travel is fast; sea travel is, however, restful. |
| 詰まる鼻が詰まった。 | to be blocked, to be packedMy nose is stuffed up. |
| ～化 | action of making something |
| 出来上がる出来上がった？ | to be finished, to be readyIs it finished? |
| ～切れ | out of ~ |
| くっつく泥が私の靴にくっつく。 | to adhere to, to keep close toMud clings to my shoes. |
| ～済 | finished |
| 塞ぐその穴をふさごうよ。 | to stuff, to close up, to block (up)Let's plug up the hole. |
| ～続く | follow, continue, go on |
| 取り消す取り消します。 | to cancelI'll take back what I said. |
| 生ずる転石苔を生ぜず。 | to cause, to arise, to be generatedA rolling stone gathers no moss. |
| 縮む命が縮む思いをした。 | to shrink, to be contractedI felt as if my life had been shortened. |
| 縮めるすさんだ生活を送るのは、命を縮めるようなものだ。 | to shorten, to reduce, to shrinkLiving life in the fast lane is like burning the candle at both ends. |
| 砕く彼の希望は無残に砕かれた。 | to break, to smashHis hopes were shattered. |
| 溶け込む海は水平線で空に溶け込んでいた。 | to melt into; to become a part ofThe ocean melted into the sky on the horizon. |
| 凹むマジでへこむわ。 | to be dented, to be indentedI'm so upset. |
| 整う準備万端整っています。 | to be prepared, to be in order, to be arrangedEverything is all arranged. |
| 蓄える彼は富を蓄えた。 | to save, to store, to lay in stockHe has accumulated wealth. |
| くっつける彼はその破片をくっつけ合わした。 | to attachHe stuck the broken pieces together. |
| 仕上がる仕上がったばかり。 | to be finishedJust finished it. |
| 砕ける当たって砕けろ | to break, to be brokenNothing ventured, nothing gained. |
| 隔てる二つの町は川で隔てられている。 | to be shut outThe two towns are separated by a river. |
| 濁る川は泥で濁っていた。 | to become muddy, to get cloudyThe river was cloudy with silt. |
| 薄める薄めの青のネクタイをされてました。 | to dilute, to water downHe was wearing a light blue tie. |
| 膨らますイースト菌がパン生地を膨らます。 | to swell, to expand, to inflateYeast makes dough rise. |
| 錆びる休みすぎは錆びる。 | to rust, to become rustyToo much rest is rust. |
| しぼむ花がしぼんだ。 | to wither, to shrivelThe flowers withered up. |
| 静まる嵐は静まった。 | to quieten down, to calm downThe storm has died down. |
| 破く彼は写真を散り散りに破いた。 | to tearHe tore the photographs into pieces. |
| まぜる卵３個と１カップの砂糖をまぜてください。 | to mix, to stirMix three eggs and a cup of sugar. |
| 塞がる道が塞がってる。 | to be plugged up, to be shut upThe road is blocked. |
| 散らかるうちの庭は散らかってる。 | to be in disorderOur yard is a mess. |
| 尖る彼はとがった声を出した。 | to taper to a point, to become sharpHe cried in an angry voice. |
| もやす彼らは石炭をもやした。 | to burnThey burned some coal. |
| 萎む花がしぼんだ。 | to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.), to wiltThe flowers withered up. |
| まじる彼女は涙まじりに話した。 | to be mixed, to be blended with, to associate withShe told her story in tears. |
| まざる水と油はまざらない。 | to be mixed, to be blended with, to associate withOil and water don't blend. |
| かたづく仕事の半分はかたづいた。 | to put in order, to dispose of, to solveThe job is half done. |
| 縮れるパーマをかけたので、髪の毛が縮れています。 | to be wavy, to be curledNow I have curly hair, because I had a perm. |
| よごすあいつは一家のつらよごし。 | (1) to disgrace, to dishonour, (2) to pollute, to contaminate, to soil, to make dirty, to stainHe is the black sheep of the family. |
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