JLPT N2 Adverbs List

| No. | Kanji | Hiragana/Katakana | Romaji | Meaning |
| 1 | まるで | marude | quite; entirely; as if; as though | |
| 2 | わざと | wazato | on purpose | |
| 3 | 一切 | いっさい | issai | all; everything; the whole |
| 4 | ようやく | yōyaku | finally; at last | |
| 5 | いつの間にか | いつのまにか | itsu no manika | before one knows it |
| 6 | 一応 | いちおう | ichiō | roughly; tentatively; just in case |
| 7 | ひょっとする | hyottosuru | perhaps; maybe; possibly | |
| 8 | 既に | すでに | sudeni | already; too late |
| 9 | 何とか | なんとか | nantoka | somehow; something or other |
| 10 | 必死に | ひっしに | hisshi ni | desperately; frantically |
| 11 | 早速 | さっそく | sassoku | at once; immediately |
| 12 | そのまま | sono mama | as it is; without change | |
| 13 | めったに | mettani | rarely; seldom (with negative) | |
| 14 | 万一 | まんいち | manichi | by some chance |
| 15 | 改めて | あらためて | aratamete | again; once more |
| 16 | 中でも | なかでも | naka demo | among (other things) |
| 17 | 近々 | ちかぢか | chikajika | soon; before long |
| 18 | はるかに | harukani | far; by far | |
| 19 | 案外 | あんがい | angai | unexpectedly |
| 20 | 自ら | みずから | mizukara | oneself; personally |
| 21 | よほど | yohodo | very; greatly | |
| 22 | 当分 | とうぶん | tōbun | for the present; for a while |
| 23 | ちっとも | chittomo | not at all (with negative) | |
| 24 | めっきり | mekkiri | remarkably; noticeably | |
| 25 | まさに | masani | exactly; truly | |
| 26 | 思い切って | おもいきって | omoikitte | boldly; resolutely |
| 27 | しきりに | shikirini | frequently; repeatedly | |
| 28 | かえって | kaette | on the contrary; instead | |
| 29 | あらかじめ | arakajime | beforehand; in advance | |
| 30 | ぐっと | gutto | suddenly; sharply | |
| 31 | たちまち | tachimachi | instantly; in a moment | |
| 32 | 今に | いまに | imani | before long |
| 33 | わずか | wazuka | only; merely | |
| 34 | 実に | じつに | jitsuni | indeed; really |
| 35 | ぼんやり | bonyari | vaguely; dimly | |
| 36 | 一段と | いちだんと | ichidanto | even more; much more |
| 37 | 決まって | きまって | kimatte | always; without fail |
| 38 | ひとまず | hitomazu | for the time being | |
| 39 | 次第に | しだいに | shidaini | gradually |
| 40 | せっせと | sesseto | diligently | |
| 41 | 必ずしも | かならずしも | kanarazushimo | not always; not necessarily |
| 42 | じっくり | jikkuri | carefully; thoroughly |
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