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The next 84 N3 words by frequency (space and the body, law and conflict, work and feelings, travel, media and key 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. ばくはつする (爆発する) (v., irregular)
    古い工場でガスがばくはつして、近くの家の窓が割れました。
    to explode; to erupt [0]

    Gas exploded at an old factory, and the windows of nearby houses broke.

    Note: Also of feelings: いかりが爆発する, anger boils over.
    する-verbs
  2. し (氏) (suffix)
    新しい社長には、田中しが選ばれたそうです。
    Mr; Ms (respectful, after a surname); he [1]

    I hear Tanaka has been chosen as the new company president.

    Note: 氏名 (しめい) = full name.
    People & Relationships
  3. さけ (酒) (n.)
    祖父は毎晩、夕ご飯のときに少しだけ酒を飲みます。
    alcohol; sake [0]

    Every evening my grandfather drinks just a little sake with dinner.

    Note: Usually polite お酒; rice wine in particular is 日本酒 (にほんしゅ).
    Home & Daily Life
  4. うちゅう (宇宙) (n.)
    夜空を見ていると、うちゅうはどこまで広がっているのか知りたくなります。
    space; the universe [1]

    Looking at the night sky makes me want to know how far space goes on.

    Note: 宇宙人 (うちゅうじん) = alien; 宇宙飛行士 (うちゅうひこうし) = astronaut.
    Town · Travel & Nature
  5. かんりする (管理する) (v., irregular)
    このビルは、父が働いている会社がかんりしています。
    to manage; to look after; to administer [1]

    This building is managed by the company my father works for.

    Note: 管理人 (かんりにん) = the caretaker of a block of flats.
    Work & Money
  6. ほう (法) (n.)
    法の前では、どんな人も平等でなければなりません。
    law; method [0]

    Everyone must be equal before the law.

    Note: In everyday speech the law is 法律; as a suffix 〜法 names a law (道路交通法, the Road Traffic Act) or a method (勉強法, a way of studying).
    Society & Events
  7. びょう (秒) (counter)
    このスープは電子レンジで四十びょうあたためてください。
    second (of time) [1]

    Please heat this soup in the microwave for forty seconds.

    Note: 秒・分・時間 = seconds, minutes, hours.
    Time & Change
  8. のぞみ (望み) (n.)
    病気が治る望みは、まだ十分にあると医者に言われました。
    wish; hope; chance [0]

    The doctor told me there was still every hope of recovering from the illness.

    Note: The noun of 望む (to wish for); also the name of a Shinkansen train on the Tōkaidō and San'yō lines.
    Feelings & Thinking
  9. あきらか (明らか) (な-adj.)
    テストの点を見れば、弟が問題をよく読まなかったのは明らかです。
    clear; obvious [2]

    One look at his test score makes it obvious that my brother didn't read the questions carefully.

    Note: 明らかにする = to make clear, to reveal.
    Describing Words
  10. なし (無し) (n.)
    この町のプールは、予約なしでだれでも使えます。
    without; none; nothing [1]

    Anyone can use this town's pool without booking.

    Note: Usually written in kana; なしにする = to call off (今日のれんしゅうはなしにしよう).
    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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