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The next 87 N3 words by frequency (people, society and the law, feelings and memory, everyday する-verbs, time words and set phrases), 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. きょうりょくする (協力する) (v., irregular)
    みんながきょうりょくしてくれたおかげで、引っこしは一日で終わりました。
    to cooperate; to work together; to help (with) [0]

    Thanks to everyone helping out, the move was finished in a single day.

    Note: Takes に for what you help with: ちょうさにきょうりょくする = to help with a survey.
    する-verbs
  2. おう (王) (n.)
    昔、この国には国民にとても愛された王がいました。
    king [1]

    Long ago this country had a king who was much loved by the people.

    Note: In stories and to children it is usually おうさま (王様); a queen is じょおう (女王).
    People & Relationships
  3. じゅう (住) (n.)
    東京で生活すると、食よりも住にお金がかかります。
    housing; dwelling; living [1]

    If you live in Tokyo, housing costs you more than food.

    Note: Mostly in いしょくじゅう (衣食住) = food, clothing and shelter.
    Home & Daily Life
  4. おく (奥) (n.)
    ねこは、おし入れの一番おくにかくれて、なかなか出てきません。
    the back; the inner part; the depths [1]

    The cat is hiding at the very back of the cupboard and won't come out.

    Note: おくさん (奥さん, someone's wife) comes from this word.
    Town · Travel & Nature
  5. げんば (現場) (n.)
    新しい社長は、ときどき工場の現場に来て、働く人たちの話を聞きます。
    the (actual) site; the scene (of an incident); the shop floor [0]

    The new company president sometimes comes down to the factory floor and listens to the workers.

    Note: じこげんば (事故現場) = the scene of an accident; 現場で働く = to work on site, at the front line.
    Work & Money
  6. チーム (n.)
    私たちのチームは、来週の大会に向けて毎日れんしゅうしています。
    team

    Our team is practising every day for next week's tournament.
    Society & Events
  7. かこ (過去) (n.)
    この町の過去を知りたくて、図書館で古い新聞を読みました。
    the past [1]

    I wanted to learn about this town's past, so I read old newspapers at the library.

    Note: かこけい (過去形) = past tense.
    Time & Change
  8. おもいで (思い出) (n.)
    子どものころの夏休みには、楽しい思い出がたくさんあります。
    memory (of something experienced); recollection [0]

    I have lots of happy memories of the summer holidays of my childhood.

    Watch out: きおく (記憶) is memory as the ability to remember; 思い出 is a remembered experience.
    Feelings & Thinking
  9. ゆいいつ (唯一) (n.)
    母が作るカレーは、弟が食べられるゆいいつの野菜料理です。
    the only; sole; unique [1]

    My mother's curry is the only vegetable dish my younger brother can eat.

    Note: Written or formal; in speech たった一つの is more usual.
    Describing Words
  10. たい (対) (n.)
    昨日の試合は、三対一で私たちのチームが勝ちました。
    versus; against; to (in a score or ratio) [1]

    Our team won yesterday's match three to one.

    Note: Read つい (対), it is a matched pair: 対になる = to form a pair.
    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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