JLPT N2 Time & Dates vocabulary
75 words from JLPT N2 that relate to Time & Dates, ordered by real-world frequency. Words that have an example sentence show it alongside.
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 以降昼以降に雪が降るの？ | on and after, hereafterWill it start snowing at noon or later? |
| いきなり知らない。いきなりだった。 | all of a suddenI don't know. It all happened in an instant. |
| そのころ | in those days, at that time, then |
| 本来恋は本来盲目である。 | essentially, naturally, by natureLove is by nature blind. |
| 元々あの車はもともと彼の物だ。 | originally, by nature, from the startThat car was his to begin with. |
| 深夜会議は深夜まで続いた。 | late at nightThe meeting continued late into the night. |
| 改めて改めて、ごめんね。 | another time, againOnce again, sorry. |
| 年度自動車の売れ行きは年度末に後退しました。 | year, fiscal yearAutomobile sales suffered a setback at the end of the financial year. |
| いよいよいよいよトムの登場です。 | more and more, increasingly, at lastTom is finally here. |
| シーズン苺は今がシーズンだ。 | season (sporting)Strawberries are in season now. |
| 一旦列車は一旦停車した。 | once, for a momentThe train stopped for a moment. |
| 間も無くまもなく冬だ。 | soon, in a short timeIt will be winter before long. |
| とっくにとっくに知ってたよ。 | long ago, already, a long time agoI already knew it. |
| 前後腕を前後に振りなさい。 | front and back, before and afterSwing your arm back and forth. |
| 間もなくまもなく冬だ。 | soon, shortly, before long, in a short time, in a little whileIt will be winter before long. |
| 当日当日券はありますか。 | appointed day, very dayDo you have today's tickets? |
| ひとまずひとまず、連絡します。 | for the present, once, for the time beingI will contact you presently. |
| 直後彼は終戦直後に出獄した。 | immediately followingHe was released from prison immediately after the war. |
| 近々ではまた近々。 | soon, before longSee you soon. |
| 平日平日は、月火水木金です。 | weekdayThe weekdays are: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. |
| 直前試合の直前はいつも緊張する。 | just beforeI always get nervous just before a match. |
| 日時私達は試合の日時を決めた。 | date and timeWe set the time and date for the game. |
| 中世私は中世史を専攻している。 | Middle Ages, medieval timesI specialize in medieval history. |
| 日程日程は後日決定いたします。 | scheduleThe date will be determined later. |
| 月末月末に近づいている。 | end of the monthThe month is drawing to an end. |
| 寿命もう寿命なんです。 | life spanIt's on its last legs. |
| 短期どんな語学も短期では無理だ。 | short termWhatever language you study, it takes time. |
| こないだこないだ彼に会った。 | the other day, lately, recentlyI met him the other day. |
| 祝日今日は祝日です。 | national holidayWe have a holiday today. |
| 夜間夜間の外出は禁止です。 | at night, nighttimeYou must not go out at night. |
| 以後あれ以後は災難続きです。 | after this; from now on; hereafterI have had a series of misfortunes since then. |
| 臨時彼は臨時雇いを採用した。 | temporary, special, extraordinaryHe took on extra workers. |
| 一斉人々が一斉に走り出した。 | simultaneous, all at oncePeople started to run all at once. |
| 下旬８月下旬に彼らは繁殖のために長い旅に出発します。 | month (last third of)In late August, they set off on a long journey for breeding. |
| 中旬予定日は１月の中旬頃です。 | second third of a monthI'm expecting my baby in the middle of January. |
| 水曜今日は、水曜だよね？ | WednesdayIt's Wednesday today, isn't it? |
| 上旬トムは１０月上旬からここにいます。 | first 10 days of monthTom has been here since early October. |
| 真っ先トムが真っ先に着いた。 | foremost, beginningTom arrived first. |
| 締め切り締め切りはいつですか？ | deadline, closing, cut-off, endWhen is the deadline? |
| 西暦昭和１０年は西暦１９３５年です。 | Christian Era, after (Christ’s) death (A.D.)The 10th year of Showa is 1935 in the Western calendar. |
| 日にち日にち次第よ。 | date (of a planned event, act, etc.), dayIt really depends on when. |
| 長引く治療は苦痛を長引かせた。 | to be prolonged, to drag onThe treatment prolonged the agony. |
| 明くる～ | next, following |
| 現～ | present, incumbent |
| 先程彼は先程家に帰ってきた。 | a little while agoHe came back home a while ago. |
| 締め切る | to close, cancel |
| 今～ | this, current |
| 締切締切に間に合うように死に物狂いでやってるよ。 | deadlineI'm killing myself to meet the deadline. |
| 更ける彼はふけている。 | to get late, to wear onHe looks old for his age. |
| 前～ | former, late ~, past ~ |
| 月日その二つの事件の間には何年もの月日が経っている。 | time, years, daysYears intervene between the two incidents. |
| 古～ | old ~ |
| 先々月 | month before last |
| 毎～ | every ~ |
| 先々週 | 2 weeks before |
| 翌～ | next ~ |
| 定休日 | regular holiday |
| 明け方その事故は明け方に起こった。 | dawnThe accident occurred at dawn. |
| 初旬私は６月初旬にトロントに来たものです。 | first 10 days of the monthI came to Toronto at the beginning of June. |
| 目下彼は目下療養中だ。 | at present, nowHe's under treatment. |
| 元日元日は何するの？ | New Year's DayWhat will you do on New Year's Day? |
| 祭日今度の祭日は日曜日と重なります。 | national holiday, festival dayThe next holiday falls on a Sunday. |
| 日日 | date |
| 俄にわか仕込みの知識ではその問題は解けなかった。 | sudden, abrupt, unexpectedHastily acquired knowledge was not enough to solve the problem. |
| 目覚し目覚しは５時３０分に鳴った。 | alarm-clockThe alarm went off at five-thirty. |
| 明明後日明明後日にまた上げる。 | two days after tomorrowAnd I will raise it again in three days. |
| ～おしまい (おわり) | end up ~ |
| ～日 | counter for days |
| ～間 | between, during |
| ～期 | ~age, ~period |
| ～前 | before ~ |
| ～ところ | about to do ~ |
| ～振り | after an interval of ~ |
| ～夜 | counter for nights |
| 一昨昨日 | two days before yesterday, three days ago |
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