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The next 85 N3 words, in kana order (pairs of verbs, everyday actions, cooking and clothes, nature and weather, work, communication, feelings and connectives), 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. そろう (揃う) (v., u-verb)
    家族全員がそろったら、晩ご飯にしましょう。
    to be all present; to be complete; to match, to be even [2]

    Let's have dinner once the whole family is here.

    Watch out: Intransitive; the transitive partner is 揃える (そろえる).
    Transitive & Intransitive Pairs
  2. そう (添う) (v., u-verb)
    お客様のごきぼうにそえるよう、店員みんなでがんばっています。
    to meet (wishes, expectations); to accompany; to stay close to [0]

    All the staff are working hard so that we can meet our customers' wishes.

    Watch out: Look-alike 沿う (そう), to run along (道に沿って); in 期待にそう both spellings are used.
    Everyday Verbs
  3. そだつ (育つ) (v., u-verb)
    いとこは、自然の多いいなかで、のびのびと育ちました。
    to grow up; to be brought up; to grow (of plants) [2]

    My cousin grew up free and easy in the countryside, surrounded by nature.

    Watch out: Intransitive; the transitive partner is 育てる (そだてる), to bring up or raise.
    People & Relationships
  4. そば (蕎麦) (n.)
    大みそかの夜には、家族みんなでそばを食べるのが、うちの習慣です。
    soba; buckwheat noodles [1]

    Eating soba together as a family on New Year's Eve is a custom in our house.

    Watch out: Homophone 側 (そば), beside: 駅のそば = near the station.
    Home & Daily Life
  5. たつ (建つ) (v., u-verb)
    家の前の空き地に、来年大きなマンションが建つそうです。
    to be built; to stand (of a building) [1]

    Apparently a big block of flats is going to be built on the empty plot in front of my house next year.

    Watch out: Intransitive; the transitive partner is 建てる. Homophones 立つ (to stand), 経つ (to pass).
    Town · Travel & Nature
  6. だまる (黙る) (v., u-verb)
    母にしかられて、弟は下を向いたままだまってしまいました。
    to be silent; to say nothing; to stop talking [2]

    When my mother told him off, my younger brother looked down and fell silent.

    Note: だまって〜 = without a word (だまって帰る = to leave without saying anything).
    Study & Communication
  7. たたかう (戦う) (v., u-verb)
    この試合では、去年負けたチームともう一度戦います。
    to fight; to compete; to battle [0]

    In this match we will play the team we lost to last year once again.

    Note: Takes と (相手と戦う); 闘う, same reading, is for struggles such as 病気と闘う.
    Society & Events
  8. そのうち (adv.)
    今は難しく感じても、そのうち慣れると思いますよ。
    soon; before long; one of these days

    Even if it feels hard now, I think you'll get used to it before long.

    Watch out: Vague about when: そのうち飲みに行きましょう = let's go for a drink one of these days, with no day set.
    Time & Change
  9. だいぶぶん (大部分) (n.)
    このクラスの学生の大部分は、アジアから来ています。
    most; the greater part; the majority [3]

    Most of the students in this class come from Asia.

    Watch out: Not だいぶ (大分), "considerably"; 大部分 is the greater share of a whole.
    Abstract Nouns
  10. そこで (conj.)
    駅までの道がわかりませんでした。そこで、近くにいた人に聞いてみました。
    so; and so; that being the case

    I didn't know the way to the station. So I asked someone who was nearby.

    Note: Introduces what someone did in response; for a plain cause and result, だから.
    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. The OpenSubtitles 2016 Japanese word list (hermitdave/FrequencyWords), which orders the earlier parts, does not rank these words under the N3 list's spellings, so they follow 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.
  • Pitch-accent positions checked against the Kanjium accent data (CC BY-SA 4.0); reference only.

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