JLPT N4 — In Context: Verbs & Actions flashcards
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Ninety short N4 sentences about going and coming, handling things, weather and the body, daily life, speaking, feelings, giving and honorific speech, work and change, each blanking one N4 verb (dictionary form) or noun so you produce it from context, with the English gloss as the hint.
Drills deck · part of JLPT N4 · written against: Kanji, vocabulary and grammar commonly listed for N4 (no official list since 2010). Updated 2026-10-10.
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まいあさ この みちを to pass (along); to go through (not いく) ひとが おおいです。 — Many people go along this street every morning.まいあさ この みちを とおる ひとが おおいです。 — Many people go along this street every morning.Going & Coming
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みちで さいふを to pick up; to find (on the ground; not みつける)と、こうばんに とどけなければ なりません。 — If you pick up a wallet on the street, you must hand it in at the police box.みちで さいふを ひろうと、こうばんに とどけなければ なりません。 — If you pick up a wallet on the street, you must hand it in at the police box.Handling & Making
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まいあさ おきて、さいしょに する ことは おゆを to boil (water); to heat (a bath) ことです。 — The first thing I do when I get up every morning is boil water.まいあさ おきて、さいしょに する ことは おゆを わかす ことです。 — The first thing I do when I get up every morning is boil water.Weather · Body & Senses
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しごとで いちにちじゅう すわって いるので、しゅうまつは そとで to exercise; to do sport ように して います。 — I sit all day at work, so at weekends I make a point of exercising outdoors.しごとで いちにちじゅう すわって いるので、しゅうまつは そとで うんどうする ように して います。 — I sit all day at work, so at weekends I make a point of exercising outdoors.Daily Life & Activities
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はじめて にほんの でんしゃに のった がいこくじんは、その しずかさに to be surprised (not びっくりする) そうです。 — I hear that foreigners who ride a Japanese train for the first time are surprised at how quiet it is.はじめて にほんの でんしゃに のった がいこくじんは、その しずかさに おどろく そうです。 — I hear that foreigners who ride a Japanese train for the first time are surprised at how quiet it is.Feelings & Trouble
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ともだちが たんじょうびに はなを to give (to me or my side)のは うれしいです。 — It makes me happy when a friend gives me flowers on my birthday.ともだちが たんじょうびに はなを くれるのは うれしいです。 — It makes me happy when a friend gives me flowers on my birthday.Giving · Honorific & Humble
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かいしゃへ いく ときは、ちかてつを to use; to make use of (not つかう) ひとが おおいです。 — Many people use the subway when they go to the office.かいしゃへ いく ときは、ちかてつを りようする ひとが おおいです。 — Many people use the subway when they go to the office.Work · Study & Competition
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いそがしくても、まいにち にほんごの べんきょうを to continue; to keep up (something) つもりです。 — Even when busy, I intend to keep up my Japanese study every day.いそがしくても、まいにち にほんごの べんきょうを つづける つもりです。 — Even when busy, I intend to keep up my Japanese study every day.Change · Life & Parting
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- Sentences reuse or follow the folder's vocabulary decks; vocabulary commonly listed for JLPT N4 (no official list since 2010), checked against the N4 list compiled by Jonathan Waller (tanos.co.uk, CC BY); meanings, hints and accepted fills checked against JMdict (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0) and デジタル大辞泉 (Shogakukan, via Kotobank and Weblio), reference only. All sentences are original.
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