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6036 words · JLPT N2
JLPT N2 vocabulary
Words 351–360
kagayakashii
brilliant / glorious
彼女は輝かしい成績を残しました。
かのじょ は かがやかしい せいせき を のこしました。
kanojo wa kagayakashii seiseki o nokoshimashita.
She left behind a brilliant record.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “brilliant” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 輝かしい to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →omoigakenai
unexpected
思いがけない知らせに驚きました。
おもいがけない しらせ に おどろきました。
omoigakenai shirase ni odorokimashita.
I was surprised by the unexpected news.
Say 思いがけない out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “unexpected” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →mottainai
wasteful
まだ使えるのに捨てるのはもったいないです。
まだ つかえる の に すてる の は もったいない です。
mada tsukaeru no ni suteru no wa mottainai desu.
It is a waste to throw it away when it can still be used.
Tie もったいない to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “wasteful” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →yamuoenai
unavoidable
台風のため、中止はやむを得ないでしょう。
たいふう の ため、ちゅうし は やむ を えない でしょう。
taifuu no tame, chuushi wa yamu o enai deshou.
Because of the typhoon, cancellation is probably unavoidable.
When you meet やむを得ない in real text, pause on it once — meeting “unavoidable” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →hanpa
incomplete / half-done
中途半端な状態で終わらせたくありません。
ちゅうと はんぱな じょうたい で おわらせたく ありません。
chuuto hanpana joutai de owarasetaku arimasen.
I do not want to leave it finished only halfway.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “incomplete” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 半端 to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →aimai
vague / ambiguous
返事が曖昧で、よく分かりませんでした。
へんじ が あいまい で、よく わかりません でした。
henji ga aimai de, yoku wakarimasen deshita.
The reply was vague and I did not really understand.
Make 曖昧 yours: write one short sentence about “vague” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →meikaku
clear / definite
目標を明確にしてから始めましょう。
もくひょう を めいかく に して から はじめましょう。
mokuhyou o meikaku ni shite kara hajimemashou.
Let's clarify the goal before starting.
Tie 明確 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “clear” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →seishiki
formal / official
来週、正式に発表されます。
らいしゅう、せいしき に はっぴょう されます。
raishuu, seishiki ni happyou saremasu.
It will be officially announced next week.
When you meet 正式 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “formal” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →sotchoku
frank / candid
率直な意見を聞かせてください。
そっちょくな いけん を きかせて ください。
sotchokuna iken o kikasete kudasai.
Please give me your frank opinion.
Tie 率直 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “frank” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →sunao
honest / obedient
彼女は素直に謝りました。
かのじょ は すなお に あやまりました。
kanojo wa sunao ni ayamarimashita.
She apologized without making excuses.
Tie 素直 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “honest” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
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