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JLPT N3 — In Context, Part 3 flashcards

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Ninety-two N3 sentences, each blanking one word from Vocabulary Parts 9–12 so you produce it from context, with the English gloss as the hint.

Drills deck · part of JLPT N3 · written against: Every word of the JLPT N3 vocabulary list compiled by Jonathan Waller (tanos.co.uk, CC BY; no official list since 2010) and every N3 kanji of kanji-data not already in the N5 and N4 decks (352 of its 367, with 泣 and 暖: 354 kanji), with grammar patterns and in-context cloze; sentences use N5–N3 kanji, pitch accent from Kanjium. Updated 2026-10-10.

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  1. 母は六十歳を過ぎても、新しいことにto take on (a challenge); to attempt (not チャレンジする)のが大好きです。 — Even past sixty, my mother loves taking on new things.
    母は六十歳を過ぎても、新しいことにちょうせんするのが大好きです。 — Even past sixty, my mother loves taking on new things.
    する-verbs
  2. 十年ぶりに会った祖母は、私の顔を見ると、tears; a tearを流して喜んでくれました。 — My grandmother, whom I hadn't seen for ten years, wept with joy when she saw my face.
    十年ぶりに会った祖母は、私の顔を見ると、なみだを流して喜んでくれました。 — My grandmother, whom I hadn't seen for ten years, wept with joy when she saw my face.
    Body & Health
  3. ほそいneedleのあなにいとを通すのは、目が悪くなった祖母には難しいです。 — Threading a fine needle is hard for my grandmother now that her eyesight has got worse.
    ほそいはりのあなにいとを通すのは、目が悪くなった祖母には難しいです。 — Threading a fine needle is hard for my grandmother now that her eyesight has got worse.
    Home & Daily Life
  4. 兄は、銀行などのfinance; banking機関で働きたいと考えています。 — My brother is thinking of working at a financial institution such as a bank.
    兄は、銀行などのきんゆう機関で働きたいと考えています。 — My brother is thinking of working at a financial institution such as a bank.
    Work & Money
  5. 兄はずっと親と暮らしてきたので、少しthe world; society; people (in general)知らずなところがあります。 — My older brother has always lived with our parents, so he's a little naive about the world.
    兄はずっと親と暮らしてきたので、少し世間知らずなところがあります。 — My older brother has always lived with our parents, so he's a little naive about the world.
    Society & Events
  6. 旅行中にかばんをなくしてしまいましたが、パスポートをポケットに入れておいたのがmisfortune; unhappiness中の幸いでした。 — I lost my bag while travelling, but it was a mercy that I had put my passport in my pocket.
    旅行中にかばんをなくしてしまいましたが、パスポートをポケットに入れておいたのが不幸中の幸いでした。 — I lost my bag while travelling, but it was a mercy that I had put my passport in my pocket.
    Feelings & Thinking
  7. 時間にroom (to spare); marginを持って、早めに家を出ましょう。 — Let's leave home early so that we have time to spare.
    時間によゆう / ゆとりを持って、早めに家を出ましょう。 — Let's leave home early so that we have time to spare.
    Abstract Nouns
  8. 兄は弟と遊ぶとき、いつもon purpose; deliberately負けてあげます。 — When my older brother plays with our little brother, he always loses on purpose.
    兄は弟と遊ぶとき、いつもわざと負けてあげます。 — When my older brother plays with our little brother, he always loses on purpose.
    Adverbs & Small Words

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  • Answers are headwords of this folder's N3 vocabulary decks; word selection follows the JLPT N3 vocabulary list compiled by Jonathan Waller (tanos.co.uk, CC BY). All sentences are original.

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