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The next 85 N3 words by frequency (people and family, health, home and things, nature and the city, work and money, school, society and the arts, feelings and character), 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. ふる (振る) (v., u-verb)
    遊びに行ってもいいかと聞くと、父はだまって首を横にふりました。
    to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to turn down (a lover) [0]

    When I asked if I could go out to play, my father said nothing and shook his head.

    Watch out: Homophone 降る (ふる), of rain or snow; ふられる = to be dumped.
    Everyday Verbs
  2. じっしする (実施する) (v., irregular)
    この試験は、毎年七月と十二月の二回じっしされています。
    to carry out; to implement; to hold (a test, a survey) [0]

    This exam is held twice a year, in July and December.

    Note: A formal word for notices and news; in conversation 行う (おこなう) or やる.
    する-verbs
  3. けっかん (血管) (n.)
    寒い日はけっかんがほそくなるので、手や足が冷えやすくなります。
    blood vessel [0]

    On cold days your blood vessels narrow, so your hands and feet get cold easily.

    Note: 血 (ち) = blood; 血液 (けつえき) is the formal word.
    Body & Health
  4. アルバム (n.)
    祖母のアルバムを見せてもらうと、若いころの祖父の写真がたくさんありました。
    album (of photos or music)

    When my grandmother showed me her album, there were lots of photos of my grandfather as a young man.

    Note: Also a music album: 新しいアルバムを出す = to release a new album.
    Home & Daily Life
  5. だいきん (代金) (n.)
    ネットで買った商品の代金は、とどいたときに払うことにしました。
    price; payment (for goods) [1]

    I decided to pay for the goods I bought online when they arrived.

    Watch out: 料金 (りょうきん) is a fee for a service (a ticket, electricity); 代金 is the price of goods bought.
    Work & Money
  6. タイトル (n.)
    この本はタイトルが面白かったので、つい買ってしまいました。
    title (of a book, film or song); championship title

    This book had such an interesting title that I ended up buying it.

    Note: In sport: タイトルを取る = to win the title.
    Study & Communication
  7. きゅうそく (急速) (n./な-adj.)
    この十年で、スマートフォンは世界中に急速に広まりました。
    rapid; swift [0]

    Over the past ten years, smartphones have spread rapidly around the world.

    Note: Mostly 急速に (rapidly) or 急速な (rapid).
    Time & Change
  8. く (苦) (n.)
    料理が大好きな母は、毎日ご飯を作るのも苦にならないそうです。
    pain; hardship; worry [1]

    My mother, who loves cooking, says making meals every day is no trouble to her.

    Note: Mostly in 〜が苦になる / 〜を苦にする (to find a burden / to worry about); 苦労 (くろう) = hardship.
    Feelings & Thinking
  9. ばくだい (莫大) (な-adj.)
    新しい駅を作るには、ばくだいなお金と時間がかかります。
    enormous; vast (of an amount) [0]

    Building a new station takes an enormous amount of money and time.

    Note: Mostly of money, cost or loss: ばくだいな費用 (an enormous cost).
    Describing Words
  10. ほうぼう (方々) (n./adv.)
    なくしたかぎを家の中で方々探しましたが、どこにもありませんでした。
    here and there; everywhere; all over the place [1]

    I searched all over the house for the key I'd lost, but it wasn't anywhere.

    Note: Read かたがた, 方々 is the honorific plural of 方, people.
    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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