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The next 86 N3 words by frequency (home, food and things, nature and the outdoors, work, money and farming, school, culture and sport, time and order, and adverbs), 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. せいじん (成人) (n.)
    日本では毎年一月に、成人をいわう式が多くの町で行われます。
    adult; grown-up [0]

    In Japan, ceremonies celebrating new adults are held in many towns every January.

    Note: 成人の日 (Coming of Age Day) is the second Monday of January; 成人する = to come of age.
    People & Relationships
  2. ぐっすり (adv.)
    山登りをした日の夜は、次の日の昼近くまでぐっすり眠りました。
    soundly (asleep); fast asleep

    On the night after a day of mountain climbing, I slept soundly until almost noon the next day.

    Note: It goes with 眠る and 寝る: ぐっすり眠る = to sleep like a log.
    Body & Health
  3. しょくりょう (食糧) (n.)
    世界の人口が増え続けると、しょくりょうが足りなくなるかもしれません。
    food supplies; provisions; staple food [2]

    If the world's population keeps growing, food supplies may run short.

    Watch out: 食料 (しょくりょう) is food in general; 食糧 is food as a supply, especially staple grains (食糧問題 = the food problem).
    Home & Daily Life
  4. かわ (河) (n.)
    中国を流れる大きなかわの近くでは、昔から米が作られてきました。
    river (especially a large one) [2]

    Rice has been grown since ancient times near the great rivers that flow through China.

    Note: 川 is the everyday spelling; 河 is kept for great rivers and names such as 黄河 (こうが, the Yellow River).
    Town · Travel & Nature
  5. ぎし (技師) (n.)
    父は電気の会社で、きかいの安全を守るぎしとして働いています。
    engineer; technician [1]

    At an electricity company, my father has a job as an engineer responsible for keeping the machines safe.

    Note: In everyday speech エンジニア or 技術者 (ぎじゅつしゃ) is more common; 技師 is the job title.
    Work & Money
  6. かね (鐘) (n.)
    大みそかの夜になると、近所のおてらでは、だれでもかねをつくことができます。
    bell (large, hanging); chime [0]

    On New Year's Eve, anyone can ring the bell at the temple in our neighbourhood.

    Watch out: Homophone 金 (かね) = money; a small bell or a doorbell is ベル or すず.
    Society & Events
  7. とたん (途端) (n.)
    いすから立ち上がったとたん、ポケットからスマホが落ちてしまいました。
    just as; the moment (that) [0]

    The moment I stood up from my chair, my smartphone fell out of my pocket.

    Watch out: It follows the past tense, 〜たとたん(に), for something that happens unexpectedly, never for what you choose to do next.
    Time & Change
  8. い (異) (n.)
    会議では、部長の意見にいをとなえる人はだれもいませんでした。
    difference (of opinion); objection [1]

    At the meeting, nobody raised an objection to the department manager's view.

    Note: Almost always in the set phrase 異を唱える (いをとなえる, to object); as a prefix 異〜 means different (異文化).
    Feelings & Thinking
  9. ごうけい (合計) (n.)
    三人で食べた昼ご飯は、合計で四千五百円でした。
    total; sum [0]

    The lunch the three of us had came to 4,500 yen in total.

    Note: Also a する-verb: 点数を合計する = to add up the scores.
    Abstract Nouns
  10. いや (否) (interjection)
    「いや、それは違うと思います」と、田中さんは静かに言いました。
    no; nay; well, … [1]

    "No, I'd say that's not so," Tanaka-san said quietly.

    Note: Usually written in kana; 否 read ひ is the formal "no" of a vote (賛否 = for and against).
    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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