Vocabulary list: Japanese Language Proficiency Test - N3

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force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
Top 200
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
だけど
Top 500
however
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
please (give me); please (do for me)
よく
Top 200
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
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to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
みんな
Top 200
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
くん
Top 1400
Mr (junior); master; boy
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
どこ
Top 200
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
ええ
Top 500
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
Top 200
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
こう
Top 200
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to face; to go towards; to head towards
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
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liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
おと
Top 200
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
こちら
Top 300
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
いつも
Top 200
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
あげ
Top 200
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
ずっと
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continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
もっと
Top 200
(some) more; even more; longer; further
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to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
あと
Top 300
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
はず
Top 300
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
work; job; labor; work
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
つもり
Top 200
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
existence; being
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
うち
Top 200
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)