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The next 82 N3 words by frequency (crime and the police, people and forms of address, time words, common prefixes and suffixes, and small everyday words), 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. こうげきする (攻撃する) (v., irregular)
    ハチは、自分たちの家に近づく人をこうげきすることがあります。
    to attack [0]

    Bees sometimes attack people who come near their home.

    Note: The opposite is 守る (to defend); in sport, 攻撃 is the attack or offence.
    する-verbs
  2. おまえ (お前) (pron.)
    父は私を「お前」と呼びますが、母はいつも名前で呼んでくれます。
    you (blunt; to equals or juniors) [0]

    My father calls me "omae", but my mother always calls me by my name.

    Watch out: Rough and familiar, used mostly by men; never use it to a superior or a stranger.
    People & Relationships
  3. きん (金) (n.)
    祖母からもらった金のネックレスを、今も大切にしています。
    gold; (short for 金曜日) Friday [1]

    I still treasure the gold necklace my grandmother gave me.

    Note: In timetables 金 alone is Friday: 月〜金 = Monday to Friday; 金 read かね (money) has its own card.
    Home & Daily Life
  4. しも (下) (n.)
    ボートに乗って、川下の小さな村まで行きました。
    lower part; lower reaches (of a river); latter half [2]

    We took a boat downstream to a small village.

    Note: Mostly in compounds: 川下 (かわしも), 下半期 (しもはんき); 下 read げ has its own card.
    Town · Travel & Nature
  5. かね (金) (n.)
    兄は「今月はもう金がない」と言って、外で食べるのをやめました。
    money [0]

    Saying "I've got no money left this month", my older brother stopped eating out.

    Note: Plain 金 sounds blunt; お金 is the everyday form. 金 read きん (gold) has its own card.
    Work & Money
  6. かみ (上) (n.)
    日本では、大切なお客さんには入り口から遠い上座に座ってもらいます。
    upper part; head (of a room or table); upper reaches (of a river) [1]

    In Japan, important guests are given the seat of honour farthest from the door.

    Note: Mostly in compounds: 上座 (かみざ, seat of honour), 川上 (かわかみ, upstream); "above" is うえ.
    Society & Events
  7. らい〜 (来〜) (prefix)
    弟は来学期から、となりの町の学校に通います。
    next (year, term, season) [1]

    From next term my younger brother will go to school in the next town.

    Note: 来年, 来月 and 来週 are built with it; also 来シーズン (next season).
    Time & Change
  8. かんがえ (考え) (n.)
    兄はいい考えがあると言って、紙に地図をかき始めました。
    idea; thought; opinion; intention [3]

    My older brother said he had a good idea and started drawing a map on paper.

    Note: The noun of 考える; 考えがある = to have an idea (or a plan in mind).
    Feelings & Thinking
  9. かのう (可能) (な-adj.)
    このアプリを使えば、二十四時間いつでも予約がかのうです。
    possible; feasible [0]

    With this app you can make a booking at any time, 24 hours a day.

    Note: The opposite is 不可能 (impossible); 可能性 = possibility.
    Describing Words
  10. と (conj.)
    春になると、この川の両側にさくらがさきます。
    and; with; when, if (after a verb)

    When spring comes, cherry blossoms bloom on both banks of this river.

    Note: Between nouns と lists everything (本とノート); after a dictionary-form verb it marks a natural result: おすと開く.
    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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