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6036 words · JLPT N2
JLPT N2 vocabulary
Words 291–300
sawagu
to make noise
子どもたちが公園で騒いでいます。
こどもたち が こうえん で さわいで います。
kodomotachi ga kouen de sawaide imasu.
The children are making a racket in the park.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “make noise” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 騒ぐ to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →tsunagu
to connect
パソコンをネットに繋ぎました。
ぱそこん を ねっと に つなぎました。
pasokon o netto ni tsunagimashita.
I connected my computer to the internet.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “connect” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 繋ぐ to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →shimesu
to show / indicate
地図で行き方を示します。
ちず で いきかた を しめします。
chizu de ikikata o shimeshimasu.
I will show the way on the map.
Say 示す out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “show” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →unagasu
to urge / prompt
先生が学生に発言を促しました。
せんせい が がくせい に はつげん を うながしました。
sensei ga gakusei ni hatsugen o unagashimashita.
The teacher prompted the students to speak up.
Tie 促す to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “urge” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →mitasu
to fulfill / fill
グラスに水を満たしました。
ぐらす に みず を みたしました。
gurasu ni mizu o mitashimashita.
I filled the glass with water.
When you meet 満たす in real text, pause on it once — meeting “fulfill” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →hatasu
to accomplish
自分の役割をしっかり果たしたいです。
じぶん の やくわり を しっかり はたしたい です。
jibun no yakuwari o shikkari hatashitai desu.
I want to fulfill my role properly.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “accomplish” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 果たす to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →nogasu
to miss (a chance)
いい機会を逃してしまいました。
いい きかい を のがして しまいました。
ii kikai o nogashite shimaimashita.
I ended up missing a good opportunity.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “miss (a chance)” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 逃す to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →ikasu
to make use of
前の仕事の経験を生かしたいです。
まえ の しごと の けいけん を いかしたい です。
mae no shigoto no keiken o ikashitai desu.
I want to make use of my experience from my previous job.
Say 生かす out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “make use of” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →tsuiyasu
to spend (time/money)
準備に多くの時間を費やしました。
じゅんび に おおく の じかん を ついやしました。
junbi ni ooku no jikan o tsuiyashimashita.
I spent a lot of time on preparation.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “spend (time” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 費やす to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →herasu
to reduce
甘い物を減らすようにしています。
あまい もの を へらす よう に しています。
amai mono o herasu you ni shiteimasu.
I am trying to cut down on sweets.
Say 減らす out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “reduce” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
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