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The next 86 N3 words: 19 by frequency, then 67 in kana order (verbs and their partners, food and the kitchen, health, feelings, time words, study and the arts, adverbs and set phrases), each in an original N3 sentence with its translation, pitch accent on most cards and a note where it helps.

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  1. うごかす (動かす) (v., u-verb)
    このつくえは重いので、二人で動かしましょう。
    to move (something); to shift; to run (a machine) [3]

    This desk is heavy, so let's move it between the two of us.

    Watch out: Transitive; the intransitive partner is 動く (うごく), to move by itself.
    Transitive & Intransitive Pairs
  2. つく (突く) (v., u-verb)
    おじいさんはつえをついて、ゆっくりさかを上っていきました。
    to poke; to prod; to thrust; to lean on (a stick) [0]

    The old man went slowly up the slope, leaning on his stick.

    Watch out: Homophones 付く (to stick) and 着く (to arrive); 弱点を突く = to hit a weak point.
    Everyday Verbs
  3. うがいする (v., irregular)
    「歌のれんしゅうが終わったら、ぬるいおゆでうがいしなさい」と先生に言われました。
    to gargle

    Our teacher told us, 'After singing practice, gargle with lukewarm water.'

    Note: うがい薬 = mouthwash, gargle; the kanji 嗽 is rarely written.
    Body & Health
  4. こしょう (胡椒) (n.)
    肉をやく前に、しおとこしょうをふっておきましょう。
    pepper (the spice) [2]

    Let's season the meat with salt and pepper before we grill it.

    Note: 塩こしょう = salt and pepper; a green pepper is ピーマン and a chilli とうがらし.
    Home & Daily Life
  5. かせぐ (稼ぐ) (v., u-verb)
    祖母は若いころ、着物をぬう仕事でかせいだお金で、この家を建てたそうです。
    to earn (money); to gain (time, points) [2]

    Apparently my grandmother built this house with the money she earned sewing kimonos when she was young.

    Note: 時間をかせぐ = to play for time; 共かせぎ = a two-income household.
    Work & Money
  6. どうし (動詞) (n.)
    知らないどうしを辞書で調べるときは、辞書形で引きます。
    verb [0]

    When you look up an unknown verb in the dictionary, you look it up under its dictionary form.

    Note: Homophones 同士 (fellow, between) and 同志 (comrade); an adjective is 形容詞.
    Study & Communication
  7. さく (昨) (prefix)
    昨年の夏は、家族みんなで北海道へ旅行に行きました。
    last (year); yesterday's (formal prefix) [1]

    Last summer the whole family went on a trip to Hokkaido.

    Note: 昨年 (さくねん) is the formal 去年 and 昨夜 (さくや) the formal ゆうべ; not 作 or 策 (さく).
    Time & Change
  8. あいする (愛する) (v., irregular)
    この町の人たちは、昔から海を愛し、海と共に生きてきました。
    to love [3]

    The people of this town have always loved the sea and lived alongside it.

    Watch out: The negative is 愛さない, like an u-verb; for liking things, 好き is the everyday word.
    Feelings & Thinking
  9. あたたかい (温かい) (い-adj.)
    新しい学校の先生たちは、みんなあたたかい人ばかりでした。
    warm (food, drink, a heart) [4]

    The teachers at my new school were all warm-hearted people.

    Watch out: 温かい is for food, drink and feelings (温かい心); 暖かい is for weather, rooms and blankets.
    Describing Words
  10. たびたび (adv.)
    山田さんには、仕事のことでこれまでたびたび助けてもらいました。
    often; repeatedly; time and again

    Yamada-san has helped me with work many times over the years.

    Note: An everyday word (しばしば is the more written one); the kanji spelling 度々 is also seen.
    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) for the words it ranks under the N3 list's spellings; the rest in kana order. 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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