JLPT N3 (jlpt3)
活躍
かつやく
(1)activity (esp. energetic), great efforts, conspicuous service, (vs) (2)to flourish, to participate actively, to play an active role jlpt3
成人
せいじん
(1)adult, (vs) (2)to grow up, to mature, (3)to come of age jlpt3
一杯
いっぱい
(1)amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. a cupful, spoonful, etc.), a drink (i.e. an alcoholic beverage), (2)full, (3)one squid, octopus, crab, etc., one boat, (adv,adj-no,adj-na) (4)(uk) ful jlpt3
上り
のぼり
(1)ascent, climbing, ascending (path), climb, (2)up-train (e.g. going to Tokyo), (n,adj-no) (3)northward (towards Tokyo) jlpt3
自動
じどう
(1)automatic, self-motion, (2)(ling) (abbr) intransitive verb jlpt3, mix
行き
いき
(1)bound for ..., (n) (2)going (to) jlpt3
回り
まわり
(1)circumference, perimeter, edge, (2)surroundings, locality, neighborhood, (3)rotation, circulation jlpt3
共通
きょうつう
(1)commonness, community, (n-suf) (2)-wide jlpt3, suru
相手
あいて
(1)companion, partner, company, (2)other party, addressee, (3)opponent (sports, etc.) jlpt3
完成
かんせい
(1)complete, completion, (2)perfection, accomplishment jlpt3, suru
死亡
しぼう
(1)death, mortality, (vs) (2)to die, to pass away jlpt3
詳しい
くわしい
(1)detailed, full, accurate, (2)knowing very well, well-acquainted, well-informed jlpt3
不自由
ふじゆう
(1)discomfort, inconvenience, (2)poverty, want, destitution, (3)disability, impairment (physical, mental, etc.) jlpt3
ダウン
(1)down (feathers), (2)down (opposite of up), becoming lower, (3)down (e.g. with a cold) and unable to continue (work), (4)(comp) not running (e.g. of servers), (5)(comp) (abbr) download, downstr jlpt3
責任
せきにん
(1)duty, responsibility (incl. supervision of staff), (2)liability, onus jlpt3
非常
ひじょう
(1)emergency, (adj-na,adj-no) (2)extraordinary, unusual jlpt3
癖
くせ
(1)habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice), (2)peculiarity, idiosyncrasy, mannerism, (3)crease, wrinkle, curl, kink jlpt3
硬い
かたい
(1)hard, solid, tough, (2)stiff, tight, wooden, unpolished (e.g. writing), (3)strong, firm (not viscous or easily moved), (4)safe, steady, honest, steadfast, (5)obstinate, stubborn, (6)bookish, adj, jlpt3
手伝い
てつだい
(1)helper, assistant, (2)help jlpt3
穴
あな
(1)hole, (2)deficit, shortage, missing person (in a team, meeting, etc.), (3)vacancy, opening, (4)flaw, (5)profitable place (or item, etc.) not well known by others, (6)upset victory (with a lar jlpt3
偽
にせ
(1)imitation, fake, phony, counterfeit, forged, bogus, sham, (pref) (2)pseudo- jlpt3
アップ
(1)increasing (eng: up), (n,vs) (2)(abbr) uploading, (n) (3)(abbr) close-up, (n,vs) (4)(abbr) finishing shooting (of a film, etc.), (n) (5)up (i.e. of a woman's hair), (6)being up (i.e. leading jlpt3, suru
影響
えいきょう
(1)influence, effect, (vs) (2)to influence, to affect, to have an influence on, to impact, to have an effect on jlpt3
つい
(1)just (now), (2)quite (near), (3)unintentionally, unconsciously, by mistake, against one's better judgement (judgment) jlpt3
ラベル
(1)label (i.e. sticker)/ (2)label (i.e. record label)/(P) jlpt3
笑い
わらい
(1)laugh/laughter/ (2)smile/ (3)sneer/(P) jlpt3
最低
さいてい
(1)least, lowest, worst, (2)nasty, disgusting, horrible, yuck! jlpt3
レベル
(1)level/ (2)rebel/ (3)revel/(P) jlpt3
リビング
(1)living/lifestyle/ (2)(abbr) living room/(P) jlpt3
印
しるし
(1)mark, (2)symbol, (3)evidence jlpt3, mix
マスコミュニケーション
(1)mass communication, the media, (2)mass collaboration, e.g. Wikipedia jlpt3
会
かい
(1)meeting, assembly, party, (2)association, club jlpt3
ミス
(1)mistake, error, failure, (n) (2)Miss, (3)myth jlpt3, suru
型
かた
(1)model, type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.), (2)type, style, pattern, (3)mold (mould), template, model, (4)kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.), (5)for jlpt3
当たり前
あたりまえ
(1)natural, reasonable, obvious, (2)usual, common, ordinary jlpt3
情報
じょうほう
(1)news/gossip/(military) intelligence/ (2)information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.)/(P) jlpt3, mix
禁煙
きんえん
(1)No Smoking!, Smoking Prohibited!, (n,vs) (2)abstaining from smoking, quitting smoking jlpt3
番
ばん
(1)number (in a series), (2)(one's) turn, (3)watch, guard, lookout, (4)bout, match (sumo) jlpt3
向こう
むこう
(1)opposite side/other side/opposite direction/ (2)over there/that way/far away/beyond/ (3)the other party/the other person/ (4)future (starting now)/(P) jlpt3, leda1
梅雨
つゆ
(1)rainy season, (2)rain during the rainy season; jlpt3, tenki
割
わり
(1)rate/ratio/proportion/percentage/ (2)profit/ (3)assignment/ (4)10%/unit of ten percent/ (5)sumo match/schedule of sumo matches/(n-suf) (6)diluted with (of drinks)/mixed with/(P) jlpt3
記録
きろく
(1)record, minutes, document, (2)a record (e.g. in sports), results, score, (vs) (3)to record, to document, (4)to set a record (e.g. in sports), to show a result, to reach a value jlpt3
戻り
もどり
(1)return/reaction/recovery/ (2)(comp) return (from a procedure)/(P) jlpt3
決まり
きまり
(1)rule, regulation, (2)settlement, conclusion, end, agreement, arrangement, (3)habit, custom, habitual way, (4)countenance in front of another person, face, (5)(arch) love relationship between a jlpt3
ラッシュ
(1)rush/ (2)(abbr) rush hour/ (3)(abbr) rush print/ (4)(abbr) lighter aboard ship/LASH/(P) jlpt3
判
はん
(1)seal, stamp, monogram signature, (2)judgment, judgement, (n,n-suf) (3)size (of paper or books) jlpt3
我侭
わがまま
(1)selfishness/egoism/self-indulgence/wilfulness/willfulness/ (2)disobedience/ (3)whim jlpt3
美味い
うまい
(1)skillful, clever, expert, wise, successful, (2)delicious, appetizing, appetising, (3)fortunate, splendid, promising adj, jlpt3
臭い
くさい
(1)stinking, smelly, (2)suspicious, fishy, (3)clumsy jlpt3
適当
てきとう
(1)suitable, proper, appropriate, adequate, fit, (2)noncommittal, vague, equivocal, unserious, irresponsible adj, jlpt3, jlpt4
適当な
てきとう な
(1)suitable, proper, appropriate, adequate, fit, (2)noncommittal, vague, equivocal, unserious, irresponsible jlpt3
暮れ
くれ
(1)sunset, sundown, nightfall, dusk, (2)end, close, (3)year-end, end of the year jlpt3
急に
きゅうに
(1)swiftly, rapidly, (2)suddenly, abruptly, immediately jlpt3, mix
現れる
あらわれる
(1)to appear, to come in sight, to become visible, to come out, to embody, to materialize, to materialise, (2)to be expressed (e.g. emotions), to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects) ichidan, jlpt3, verb, vintrans
表われる
あらわれる
(1)to appear, to come in sight, to become visible, to come out, to embody, to materialize, to materialise, (2)to be expressed (e.g. emotions), to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects) ichidan, jlpt3, verb, vintrans
近づく
ちかづく
(1)to approach, to draw near, to get close, (2)to get acquainted with, to get closer to, to get to know godan, jlpt3, verb, vintrans
付き合う
つきあう
(1)to associate with, to keep company with, to go out with, to go steady with, to get on with, (2)to go along with, to follow someone's lead, to accompany someone, to compromise godan, jlpt3, verb, vintrans
付ける
つける
(1)to attach, to join, to add, to append, to affix, to stick, to glue, to fasten, to sew on, to apply (ointment), (2)to furnish (a house with), (3)to wear, to put on, (4)to keep a diary, to make a ichidan, jlpt3, verb, vtrans
詰まる
つまる
(1)to be blocked, to be packed, (2)to hit the ball near the handle of the bat (baseball) godan, jlpt3, verb, vintrans
捕まる
つかまる
(1)to be caught, to be arrested, (2)(uk) to hold on to, to grasp, (3)(uk) to find (e.g. proof), to get (e.g. a taxi), (4)(uk) to be detained by godan, jlpt3, verb, vintrans
効く
きく
(1)to be effective, to show effect, (2)to do its work, to carry out its function well, (3)to be possible to use godan, jlpt3, verb, vintrans
流行る
はやる
(1)to be popular, to come into fashion, (2)to be prevalent, to spread widely (e.g. disease), to be endemic, (3)to flourish, to thrive godan, jlpt3, verb, vintrans
片付く
かたづく
(1)to be put in order, to be put to rights, (2)to be disposed of, to be solved, (3)to be finished, (4)to be married (off) godan, jlpt3, verb, vintrans
解ける
とける
(1)to be solved, (2)to loosen, to come untied, (3)to be removed (e.g. restrictions), to be cleared (e.g. misunderstandings), to be broken (e.g. spells, curses), (4)to melt ichidan, jlpt3, verb, vintrans
足りる
たりる
(1)to be sufficient/to be enough/ (2)to be worth doing/to be worthy/ (3)to be sufficient/to answer/to do/(P) ichidan, jlpt3, verb, vintrans
揃う
そろう
(1)to become complete, to be all present, to be a full set, to have everything at one's disposal, (2)to be equal, to be uniform, (3)to gather, to assemble godan, jlpt3, verb, vintrans
慌てる
あわてる
(1)to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised), to be flustered, to panic, (2)to be in a hurry, to rush ichidan, jlpt3, verb, vintrans
冷める
さめる
(1)to become cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature), to come down (fever), (2)to cool down (interest), to abate, to subside, to dampen ichidan, jlpt3, verb, vintrans
曲がる
まがる
(1)to bend, to curve, to warp, to wind, to twist, (2)to turn, (3)to be awry, to be askew, to be crooked godan, jlpt3, verb, vintrans
分かれる
わかれる
(1)to branch/to fork/to diverge/ (2)to separate/to split/to divide/ (3)to disperse/to scatter/(P) ichidan, jlpt3, vintrans
埋める
うめる
(1)to bury (e.g. in the ground), (2)to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall), to fill (a seat, a vacant position), (3)to plug gaps, to stop a gap, (4)to make amends, to cover up for something, (5) ichidan, jlpt3, verb, vtrans
移す
うつす
(1)to change, to swap, to substitute, to transfer, (2)to change the object of one's interest or focus, (3)to spend or take time, (4)to infect, (5)to permeate something with the smell or colour of godan, jlpt3, verb, vtrans
揃える
そろえる
(1)to collect, to gather, to get together, to complete (a collection), (2)to arrange, to put in order, to prepare, to get ready, (3)to make uniform, to make even, to match ichidan, jlpt3, verb, vtrans
纏める
まとめる
(1)to collect, to put (it all) together, to integrate, to consolidate, to unify, (2)to summarize, to aggregate, (3)to bring to a conclusion, to finalize, to settle, to put in order, (4)to establis ichidan, jlpt3, verb, vtrans
寄せる
よせる
(1)to come near/to let someone approach/ (2)to collect/to gather/to receive/ (3)to add/ (4)to put aside/(P) ichidan, jlpt3, verb, vtrans
抜ける
ぬける
(1)to come out, to fall out, to be omitted, to be missing, to escape, (2)(comp) to exit (a program loop) ichidan, jlpt3, verb, vintrans
争う
あらそう
(1)to compete, to contest, to contend, (2)to quarrel, to argue, to dispute, to be at variance, to oppose, (3)(usu. in negative form) to deny (e.g. evidence) godan, jlpt3, verb, vintrans
含む
ふくむ
(1)to contain, to comprise, to have, to hold, to include, to embrace, (2)to hold in the mouth, (3)to bear in mind, to understand, to harbor (grudge, etc.), to harbour, (4)to express (emotion, etc. godan, jlpt3, verb, vtrans
冷やす
ひやす
(1)to cool (from room temperature), to chill, to refrigerate, (2)to calm down, to cool off, to regain one's composure, to relax, (3)to be frightened (at), to be scared (of) godan, jlpt3, verb, vtrans
治す
なおす
(1)to cure, to heal, (2)to fix, to correct, to repair, (aux-v) (3)to do over again (after -masu base of verb), (4)to replace, to put back as it was, (5)to convert (into a different state), to tra godan, jlpt3, verb, vtrans
切れる
きれる
(1)to cut well/to be sharp/ (2)to break (off)/to snap/to wear out/ (3)to be injured/ (4)to burst/to collapse/ (5)to be disconnected/to be out of/to expire/to sever (connections) with/ (6)to be shrewd ichidan, jlpt3, leda1, verb, vintrans
下る
くだる
(1)to descend, to go down, to come down, (2)to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.), (3)to pass (of time), (4)to surrender, to capitulate, (5)(often in neg. form) to be less than, to be i godan, jlpt3, verb, vintrans
見つける
みつける
(1)to discover, to find (e.g. an error in a book), to come across, to detect, to spot, (2)to locate, to find (e.g. something missing), to find fault, (3)to be used to seeing, to be familiar with ichidan, jlpt3, jlpt4, verb, vtrans
流す
ながす
(1)to drain, to pour, to spill, to shed (blood, tears), (2)to wash away, (3)to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.), to circulate, to broadcast, to beam, (4)to cr godan, jlpt3, verb, vtrans
任せる
まかせる
(1)to entrust (e.g. a task) to another, to leave to, (2)to passively leave to someone else's facilities, (3)to leave to take its natural course, (4)to continue (something) in a natural fashion (wi ichidan, jlpt3, verb, vtrans
抜く
ぬく
(1)to extract, to omit, to surpass, to overtake, to draw out, to unplug, (suf) (2)to do something to the end, (n) (3)(sl) (vulg) to ejaculate (gen. with ref. to masturbation) godan, jlpt3, verb, vtrans
散る
ちる
(1)to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves), (2)to scatter, to be dispersed, (3)to disappear, to dissolve, to break up, (4)to spread, to run, to blur, (5)to die a noble death godan, jlpt3, verb, vintrans
済ます
すます
(1)to finish, to get it over with, to conclude, (2)to settle, to pay back, (3)to get along (without something), to make do with (without) godan, jlpt3, verb, vtrans
飛ばす
とばす
(1)to fly, to fire, to hurl, to launch, (2)to skip over, to omit, to drop (e.g. stitch), (3)to run or drive fast, to gallop, (4)to spread a rumour (rumor), to tell a story, (5)to remove, to get r godan, jlpt3, verb, vtrans