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The next 87 N3 words by frequency (health and the body, travel and nature, home life, work and money, society and government, feelings and judgement), each in an original N3 sentence with its translation, the pitch accent for most words, and a note where it helps.

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  1. ノックする (v., irregular)
    となりの家のドアをノックしたら、小さな女の子が出てきました。
    to knock (on a door)

    When I knocked on the door of the house next door, a little girl came out.

    Note: In baseball, ノック is fielding practice with balls hit by a coach.
    Everyday Verbs
  2. ぜんしんする (前進する) (v., irregular)
    話し合いは長くかかりましたが、問題の解決に向けて少し前進しました。
    to advance; to move forward; to make progress [0]

    The talks took a long time, but they made a little progress towards solving the problem.

    Watch out: Homophone 全身 (ぜんしん) = the whole body; the opposite is 後退 (こうたい).
    する-verbs
  3. した (舌) (n.)
    暑い日には、うちの犬は長いしたを出して、日かげで休んでいます。
    tongue [2]

    On hot days, our dog rests in the shade with its long tongue hanging out.

    Note: 猫舌 (ねこじた), "cat's tongue", is someone who can't take hot food or drink.
    Body & Health
  4. はり (針) (n.)
    子どものころは、ちゅうしゃのはりを見るだけで怖くて泣いていました。
    needle; (clock) hand; (fishing) hook [1]

    As a child, just seeing the needle for an injection made me cry with fear.

    Note: 時計の針 = the hands of a clock.
    Home & Daily Life
  5. かぶ (株) (n.)
    父はある会社のかぶを買ってから、毎朝その値段を調べています。
    shares, stock; stump; (plant) root [0]

    Since buying shares in a certain company, my father checks their price every morning.

    Note: 株式会社 (かぶしきがいしゃ) = a joint-stock company (Ltd., Inc.).
    Work & Money
  6. ひょうげんする (表現する) (v., irregular)
    その画家は、雪の日の町の静けさを青い色だけで表現しました。
    to express; to represent [3]

    The painter expressed the stillness of the town on a snowy day using only blue.

    Note: As a noun, 表現 is an expression or phrase: その表現は少し失礼です.
    Study & Communication
  7. いちじ (一時) (n./adv.)
    兄は一時、会社を辞めて外国に住もうと考えていました。
    for a time; temporarily; at one time [2]

    At one time, my older brother was thinking of quitting his job and going to live abroad.

    Watch out: 一時 is also one o'clock, with the same reading; 一時的 (いちじてき) = temporary.
    Time & Change
  8. けんとうする (検討する) (v., irregular)
    その計画については、次の会議でもう一度けんとうすることになりました。
    to consider; to look into; to examine [0]

    It was decided that we would look into that plan again at the next meeting.

    Watch out: Homophone 見当 (けんとう) = a guess or idea; 検討 is careful consideration.
    Feelings & Thinking
  9. そっくり (adv./な-adj.)
    弟は若いころの父の写真にそっくりで、親せきはみんなおどろきます。
    exactly alike; the spitting image of; entirely, the whole lot

    My younger brother is the spitting image of my father in photos of him as a young man, and all our relatives are amazed.

    Note: 〜にそっくり = just like …; as an adverb it means all of it: お金をそっくりなくした.
    Describing Words
  10. あんまり (adv.)
    この店のラーメンは、正直に言うとあんまりおいしくなかったです。
    not very; not much (with a negative); too much

    To be honest, the ramen at this shop wasn't very good.

    Watch out: A casual form of あまり; use あまり in writing and formal speech.
    Adverbs & Small Words

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  • Word selection follows the JLPT N3 vocabulary list compiled by Jonathan Waller (tanos.co.uk, CC BY); there is no official JLPT list since 2010. Order by frequency in the OpenSubtitles 2016 Japanese word list (hermitdave/FrequencyWords). Meanings, kanji spellings and verb groups checked against JMdict (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Reference only; all example sentences are original.
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