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JLPT N3 core vocabulary (page 3)
1,463 words
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急に
きゅうに
suddenly; abruptly
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くさい
くさい
smelling of ...; -ish (suffix 〜くさい)
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臭い
くさい
smelly; stinking; suspicious, fishy; fake, affected
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工夫
くふう
ingenuity; devising a way
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暮らし
くらし
living; life style
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苦労
くろう
hardship; trouble; effort
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経済
けいざい
economy; economics; finance
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掲示板
けいじばん
bulletin board
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結局
けっきょく
in the end; after all
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研究室
けんきゅうしつ
laboratory; professor's office
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懸命
けんめい
utmost effort; desperately
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講演
こうえん
lecture; talk
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工業
こうぎょう
industry (manufacturing)
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交通
こうつう
traffic, transportation
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国際
こくさい
international
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こしょう
こしょう
pepper (black pepper)
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この辺
このへん
around here; this area
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この前
このまえ
the other day; last time
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込み
こみ
including ... (suffix 〜込み)
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語
ご
word; language (suffix 〜語)
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語学
ごがく
language study; foreign languages
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ごちそう
ごちそう
treat; feast
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御覧
ごらん
look (honorific); try and see
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最終
さいしゅう
last; final
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咲く
さく
to bloom
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差し上げる
さしあげる
to give (humble)
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冷める
さめる
to cool down; to lose enthusiasm
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従う
したがう
to follow; to obey; according to; as ...
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したがって
したがって
therefore; consequently
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次第
しだい
order; circumstances; depending on; as soon as
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支店
してん
branch store (office)
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支払う
しはらう
to pay
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しばらく
しばらく
for a while; a moment; (after) a long time
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市役所
しやくしょ
city hall
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習慣
しゅうかん
habit; custom
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出席
しゅっせき
attendance; to attend
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奨学金
しょうがくきん
scholarship; student loan
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書類
しょるい
documents, official papers
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仕様
しよう
specifications; spec; way, method
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使用
しよう
use; to use
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知り合い
しりあい
acquaintance
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新入
しんにゅう
new (member, arrival)
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新入生
しんにゅうせい
new student, first-year student, freshman
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時期
じき
time; season; period
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事故
じこ
accident
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自宅
じたく
one's home; one's own house
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実験
じっけん
experiment
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実際
じっさい
in fact; actual; actually
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事務
じむ
office work; clerical work
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重要
じゅうよう
important, essential
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丈夫
じょうぶ
sturdy; healthy; strong
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数学
すうがく
mathematics
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素敵
すてき
lovely; wonderful
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すばらしい
すばらしい
wonderful; splendid
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すると
すると
and then; thereupon
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製品
せいひん
manufactured goods, finished goods
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せっかく
せっかく
taking the trouble; with great effort; (a rare) opportunity
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先日
せんじつ
the other day; a few days ago
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選択
せんたく
selection; choice
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選択肢
せんたくし
choices; options
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宣伝
せんでん
advertising; publicity; to advertise
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専門家
せんもんか
specialist; expert
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全員
ぜんいん
all members
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全国
ぜんこく
nationwide; the whole country
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そこで
そこで
so; therefore; now (changing topic)
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育つ
そだつ
to grow up; to be raised
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そのうえ
そのうえ
in addition, furthermore
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その場
そのば
on the spot; at that time and place
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それでも
それでも
even so; still
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それほど
それほど
to that extent; (not) so much
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対する
たいする
to face; to be directed at / toward; to treat; in contrast to
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台風
たいふう
typhoon
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体力
たいりょく
physical strength
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たとえ
たとえ
even if; even though
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棚
たな
shelf; rack
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度
たび
time(s) (counter); every time
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単に
たんに
merely; simply
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だが
だが
but; however
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ちっとも
ちっとも
not at all (neg. verb)
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注
ちゅう
note; annotation
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中止
ちゅうし
suspension; cancellation
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ついでに
ついでに
while at it; in passing
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作り
つくり
making; structure, workmanship; made in ... style
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作り直す
つくりなおす
to redo; to remake
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つまり
つまり
in short; that is to say
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連れる
つれる
to take (a person) along; to lead
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天気予報
てんきよほう
weather forecast
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店長
てんちょう
store manager
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できるだけ
できるだけ
if at all possible, as much as possible
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できれば
できれば
if possible
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特徴
とくちょう
feature; characteristic
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ところが
ところが
however; but; yet
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ところで
ところで
by the way (used to change the topic)
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図書
としょ
books
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年寄り
としより
old person; elderly person
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届け
とどけ
report, notification (to an office); application
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止め
とめ
stop; end; finishing stroke (suffix 〜止め)
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共
とも
together, in common; (suffix) both, all
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どうしても
どうしても
no matter what; at all costs; (with a negative) just can't
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道路
どうろ
road
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