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The next 87 N3 words by frequency (people and roles, study and the media, work and money, home and things, nature and travel, sport and culture, abstract ideas), 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. かいぜんする (改善する) (v., irregular)
    働く時間が長すぎるという問題を、早くかいぜんする必要があります。
    to improve; to make better [0]

    The problem of excessively long working hours needs to be put right soon.

    Note: Of situations and systems; a skill getting better is 上手になる.
    する-verbs
  2. じょし (女子) (n.)
    日本の女子サッカーチームは、世界大会で優勝したことがあります。
    girl; woman; female (in school or sport) [1]

    Japan's women's football team has won the World Cup.

    Note: The pair is 男子 (だんし); 女子校 (じょしこう) = girls' school.
    People & Relationships
  3. デザイン (n.)
    このかばんはデザインはおしゃれですが、ポケットが少なくて使いにくいです。
    design

    This bag has a stylish design, but it has few pockets and isn't easy to use.

    Note: Also a する-verb: 服をデザインする = to design clothes.
    Home & Daily Life
  4. てつどう (鉄道) (n.)
    この町にはてつどうが通っていないので、どこへ行くにもバスを使います。
    railway [0]

    There's no railway running through this town, so I take the bus wherever I go.

    Note: てつどう is the network; the trains themselves are 電車 (でんしゃ).
    Town · Travel & Nature
  5. くみあい (組合) (n.)
    父は会社の組合に入っていて、給料について話し合いに出ることがあります。
    union; association; co-operative [0]

    My father is a member of the company union and sometimes goes to talks about pay.

    Note: 労働組合 (ろうどうくみあい) = trade union.
    Work & Money
  6. かいが (絵画) (n.)
    週末に美術館へ行って、有名な絵画をたくさん見てきました。
    painting; picture (as a work of art) [1]

    At the weekend I went to an art museum and saw lots of famous paintings.

    Note: A formal word; in everyday speech 絵 (え) is usual.
    Society & Events
  7. すえ (末) (n.)
    三つの店を見て回った末、いちばん軽い自転車を買うことにしました。
    end (of a period); (after) a long process; outcome [0]

    After going round three shops, I finally decided to buy the lightest bicycle.

    Note: As a suffix the same kanji is read まつ: 月末 (げつまつ), 週末 (しゅうまつ).
    Time & Change
  8. おだやか (穏やか) (な-adj.)
    祖父はおだやかな人で、怒ったところを一度も見たことがありません。
    calm; gentle; mild [2]

    My grandfather is a gentle man; I have never once seen him angry.

    Note: Also of weather and the sea: おだやかな天気 = mild, settled weather.
    Feelings & Thinking
  9. はで (派手) (な-adj.)
    その服は少しはですぎるので、会社には着ていけません。
    showy; flashy; loud (of colours) [2]

    Those clothes are a bit too flashy, so I can't wear them to work.

    Note: The opposite is 地味 (じみ), plain or understated.
    Describing Words
  10. しきゅう (至急) (n./adv.)
    部長から、しきゅう会議室に来るようにと言われました。
    urgently; at once; urgent [0]

    The head of department told me to come to the meeting room at once.

    Note: Formal, in work and notices; 大至急 (だいしきゅう) = extremely urgent.
    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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