JLPT N3 Vocabulary List

dear (old)i-adjective

そしてという気持ちになりますね。これやばい懐かしいAKBの衣装図鑑and it makes me feel like, yeah. This is crazy nostalgic, AKB's costume encyclopedia

aloes wood (Taxus cuspidata var. nana)noun

キャラの表情がゴロゴロ変わったりねデフォルメされた可愛らしい姿になったりとかリアクションを大げさに描いてね面白さをギャグとして面白く引きcharacters' expressions change constantly, they turn into deformed cute forms, reactions are exaggerated to draw out the humor as gags

charmnoun

個人的には1話はもう面白かったんですけれども2話がねもっと面白かったんですよねということでまあぜひねまあ1話に合わせて見た方がより魅力あるんじゃないかなと感じましたねPersonally I already found episode 1 fun, but episode 2 was even more fun, so I felt you should definitely watch it together with episode 1 to appreciate its charm more

to sell (well)verb

は。無価値の今売れシイうなぎのit's priceless, delicious eel

to deliververb

次回も日本のリアルな暮らしや使える日本語を届けしますNext time, we will continue to deliver real Japanese life and useful Japanese

physical strengthnoun

んですけどなかなかつかないよね思うようにね体力のやつはbut it doesn't really stick, does it, like I want, the health one

gardennoun

自分の家の庭よりも隣の家の庭の方が綺麗に見えるThe neighbor's garden looks prettier than your own garden.

to serve asverb

さん。1981年にSBS静岡放送にいた静岡市の本社や静岡県内各市の支局で記者を務めた後joined SBS Shizuoka Broadcasting in 1981, and after serving as a reporter at the headquarters in Shizuoka City and various branch offices in Shizuoka Prefecture,

someonenoun, expression

皆さんユムシ食べたことある人いるでしょうかI wonder if anyone here has ever eaten Urechis unicinctus.

subtlenoun, na-adjective

太陽の動きというかまあ地球と太陽の位置関係によって微妙にずれるor rather the movement of the sun, it shifts slightly depending on the positional relationship between the Earth and the sun,

surfacenoun

やってます。でこれでちょっと塩して十分ぐらい置いとくと水分が表面出てくるのでその水分を拭き取ってから調理してきます。なんでその間にちょっと野菜切ろうかなI'm doing it. And with this, if you add salt and let it sit for about 10 minutes, moisture will come out on the surface, so I'll wipe that moisture off before cooking. So in the meantime, I'll cut the vegetables

ingredientnoun

素材を重ねて力強いまなざしを形作った美術品だろう。この瞳に見つめられると嘘がつけないということでProbably an art piece that layered materials to form a powerful gaze. They say if you're stared at by these eyes, you can't lie, so

player (of a sport)noun

こちら安全な場所にいて選手だけが戦っている状態ですね。一方、頑張ろうは違いますWe are in a safe place while only the athlete is fighting. On the other hand, 'Ganbarou' is different.

to hangverb

これはすべて謙譲の表現なので、自分側の位置を下げて自分側を引くThese are all humble expressions, lowering one's own position and stepping back

teachernoun

今も私は日本語教師のお仕事が本当に好きで、できるならしのまでやりたいand I still really love my job as a Japanese teacher, and if possible, I want to do it until I die.

each othernoun, adverb

毎日夜の八時にお互いの村に行ってそこで会話しあってEvery day at eight at night we'd go to each other's village and talk there

choicenoun, suru verb

不安だからって言って自分の選択が間違ってるとは限らないっていうところですjust because you're anxious, it doesn't necessarily mean your choice was wrong.

I'm sorryi-adjective, expression

だからって言ってねなんか頭がボーっとしている状態で授業するのも申し訳ないしAnd even if I did, teaching in a state where my head is foggy wouldn't be fair to them either.

to be reflectedverb

あの通りウエストストリートというのが南国に走ってますけど、そこをね難破する形で現場に向かっていたという様子が映ってます。ちょうど真ん中のチェルシーピアのstreet called West Street runs north to south, and it shows him heading to the scene by going south along it. Just around the middle, at Chelsea Piers,

burdennoun, suru verb

まあ沖縄の基地負担減減にも尽力で尽くしていく考えであります。はい。幹事部ともよく関連で伺います。こちら氏はですね、不転馬飛行場の変換期日の明確化を政府に求めていますが、政府としてこうした時期を定める考えはあるのか。またですね、10年では2030年の実務三島の既に有well, we also intend to make efforts to reduce the burden of bases in Okinawa. Yes. I will ask in relation to the organizing department as well. This person is asking the government to clarify the return date of Futenma Air Station, but does the government have any intention to set such a date? Also, in 2030, the 2030 summit, already known

to sayverb

レポートの中でおっしゃっててまあさすがだなと思ったのはこれアメリカ経済の頂点であるこのワールドトレードセンターwhat I thought was impressive in his report was that this World Trade Center, the pinnacle of the American economy,

strongestnoun

今回は今期放送中の新アニメ世界最強の魔女始めましたという作品についていろいろ話していきたいと思いますThis time I'd like to talk about the new anime airing this season, I Became the World's Strongest Witch

bottomnoun

お尻をかまれたり、服を引っ張られたりして本当に大変でしたI was bitten on the bottom, my clothes were pulled, and it was really tough.

the other daynoun, adverb

この間の白露と同じくやっぱり昔の人が考えたこのjust like the Hakuro (White Dew) mentioned before, the things that people in the past thought of,

homenoun

ご家庭だったらもったいないですか。だがこのままもこれソースにしてきますなので今まだ真っ黒じゃないでしょbut for home cooking, it would be a waste. So I'm going to use this as the sauce. It's not pitch black yet, right?

case (container)noun

日本経済新聞社は他にも同様のケースがないか外部弁護士による調査を行うとした上でNikkei Inc. stated that it will conduct an investigation by external lawyers to see if there are other similar cases,

to breakverb

美味しそう。肉だ。そういや橋部さん今日割れてないですねLooks delicious. Meat. Come to think of it, Hashibe-san isn't cracking today

emphasisnoun, suru verb

ウクライナ全土での作戦を継続すると強調しましたand emphasized that operations across Ukraine would continue.

membernoun

メンバーがファミガップでピッチに入って来ました。日本は343のフォーメーションです。さよよ両国のhave entered the pitch for warm-ups. Japan is in a 3-4-3 formation. Now, both countries'

purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.)adverb

油がサツマイモを吸ってくれてます。ちょうどいい形になってるので今日は豚バラじゃなくてあえて切り落としコマですねThe oil is being absorbed by the sweet potatoes. It's in perfect shape, so today I'm intentionally using sliced pieces instead of pork belly.

fati-adjective

バランスですね。こう曲がったりなんかするよりもうなるでまっすぐで太さも一定してるのですね。皮が張ってるやつ、皮もIt's about balance. Instead of it bending or something, it's straight and the thickness is constant. The skin is tight, the skin is-

to be completeverb

歴代の任天堂のゲーム機を。すげえ。集めてみました。これも全部揃ってI've collected the successive generations of Nintendo game consoles. Amazing. I've got them all

keynoun

元前九十年前に実はこれを祭るそのため、こちらを祭るそのための守るための鍵が収録したり記録が残っています。それActually, 90 years before the Common Era, to enshrine this, to enshrine this, to protect it, the key was recorded or records remain. That

freshna-adjective

な訳をしはなのでと付けます。すごく新鮮なので人気がありますFor 'na-adjectives', you add 'na node'. 'Because it is very fresh, it is popular.'

firstnoun

本日、民談を党側にまたがる同日、正式な決勝を実現するための初の自治選挙が行われています。この選挙に投票する人間をめぐって昨夜、三人が受験を成功、十五人が棄権しました。日本はこの次いで続いた文書のToday, the first autonomous election is being held to realize a formal decision spanning the Mindan party side. Regarding the people voting in this election, three people were arrested last night, and fifteen people abstained. Japan, following this, regarding the document that continued,

endnoun, suru verb

今後もこの状態を維持すると約束し終了しましたThey promised to maintain this state in the future, and it ended.

to line upverb

とか時計の横に正常機が並べられていた。で、私は一番ショックだったのはロックフェラーセンター。もしかしたらもう昔物さんが行ったあたり時は変わったかもしれないですけどもor next to the watches, American flags were displayed. And what shocked me the most was Rockefeller Center. Perhaps it might have changed by the time you went there, but

troublenoun

今日は私の悩みを聞いてほしい皆さん聞いてくださいっていう感じの会になりそうですit's going to be more like a session where I want you to listen to my worries, everyone please listen.

to stealverb

金品を盗もうとした疑いが持たれています。金村容疑者on suspicion of attempting to steal money and valuables. Suspect Kanamura

to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.)verb

でそしたらポケットベルが閉じ持ってましたからAnd then my pager started going off.

shelfnoun

燃えた棚に電化製品は一切なかったといいますIt is said that there were no electrical appliances on the shelf that burned.

as was expectedadverb

ということで今回の第5回でもコンプ狙っていきたいですがそろそろ難易度上がってきますよね果たしてSo this time for Round 5, I want to aim for completion too, but the difficulty is going up, I wonder if

unnecessaryi-adjective, expression

自分がもう必要ないと思ったものがThe things I no longer need

securingnoun, suru verb

百枚全部確保してるかと思って。あ、コツコツ集めてます。何I thought you'd secured all hundred. Ah, I'm collecting them little by little. How many

presentation (of documents)noun, suru verb

遺族は四国電力送配電に遺書の内容とともに要望書を提出していますThe bereaved family has submitted a written request along with the contents of the suicide note to Shikoku Electric Power Transmission and Distribution.

to attachverb

塩味付けます。でいいところになっても片手にワインもと言ってください。シロワイン、片手にワイン。いいノワゼットになったらワイン入れれば止まるから。そこでsalt. And when it's at a good point, have some wine in one hand. White wine, wine in one hand. Once it becomes a good noisette, add the wine and it will stop. Right there.

to call on someoneverb

お話伺って現場で見たこと感じたことなどを詳しく聞いていこうと思いますabout what they saw and felt at the scene.

to pierceverb

生地の焼き上がりの目安としては、一番厚み高さのある部分に先の尖ったものを刺して生地がついてこないか、中まで火が通っているか確認してくださいTo check if it's done, insert something with a pointed tip into the thickest, tallest part and check that no batter sticks to it and that it's cooked through to the center.

peacenoun, na-adjective

非常に華やかであの平和なニューヨーク、非常に活気あるニューヨークand it was a very glamorous and peaceful New York, a very vibrant New York.

fannoun

この方。コチカツトモさんから1位指名されるファンじゃんありがとうございますThis person. Getting the No. 1 pick from Kochikatsu Tomo-san, you're a fan, thank you

to closeverb

お家入れるんですけど。最後閉めてってください。いいです。いやあんま言わない方がいいです。じゃあミッチならねもういいよね。はい。いつでも入ってください。わかりました。はい。こちらがYes

to be raised (e.g. child)verb

はすごく綺麗な川じゃないと育たないと言われています。アユはis said not to grow unless the river is very clean. The ayu

to pile upverb

人の背丈を遥かに超える高さまで積み上がった資材materials piled up to a height far exceeding a person's height.

before oneselfnoun, pronoun

玉ねぎをじっくり焦げる手前まで炒めることです。なるほど、黒くなる少し前までということですね。はいto sauté the onions until just before they start to burn. I see, so until just before they turn black. Yes.

to cherishsuru verb, expression

自分の心を大切にしてこなかったせいかなand perhaps because I hadn't been taking care of my own heart,

examinationnoun, suru verb

対策の授業とかしてもらってるときってあれでも試験の日決まってるじゃないですかWhen I'm teaching exam preparation classes, the exam date is set, right?

to call out toverb

不要不急の外出は控えるよう呼びかけていますas there is a possibility of simultaneous road closures.

compared toexpression

前の年に比べて最大3割近い上昇率ですIt is an increase of up to nearly 30% compared to the previous year.

sortingnoun, suru verb

実践で整理したこちら氏は政府が具体的な措置を求め中国連邦に防衛The person who organized this in practice, the government, sought specific measures and defense to the China Federation

married couplenoun

多分私たち夫婦だけじゃなくて世界中の家庭で起きているんじゃないかなって思っていますI think this probably happens not just in our household, but in families all over the world.

second halfnoun

後半くらいに子供産んでっていう分かりやすいなんか人生の流れみたいなものがあるように見えることがあるんですねlate twenties, they have children, and it seems like there's a clear flow of life like that, you know?

somehowadverb

いやまだ実感ないっすね。実感ないっすよ。すごいよ。なぜか俺の家にいるんですけどね。とりあえずFor now

to bump intoverb

どっちかだけでも飛んでもねパンチなのに2個入れて亀ハメハメぶつかってるみたいな感じですねこれ。なかなかすごい。うんIt's not just one flying punch, but two are thrown like turtle hamayama colliding, isn't it? It's quite amazing. Yeah

to catchverb

カレンの尻尾。小さく可愛らしい尻尾だ。尻尾の先には何があったのか想像が膨らむとまあそれが手に入っていくわけですが次ミカエリ鮭。獲物を見つけて振り返る鮭の一瞬を捉えKaren's tail. A small, cute tail. It makes you imagine what was at the tip of the tail, and well, that's what you end up getting, but next, the Mikaeri Salmon. Capturing the moment a salmon finds prey and looks back

to catchverb

なかなかに明らかには信じがたい受け止めがたいところが多分あったんですよねとも。そうですねit was probably quite hard to believe and hard to accept. Yes, that's right.

plot of landnoun

もしかしたらその土地の料理かもしれませんとかor 'Maybe it's a local dish from that area,'

to riseverb

ロシアによるインフラ攻撃への緊張が高まる中、衆議院のモリエスケ議長Amid rising tensions over Russian attacks on infrastructure, Speaker of the House of Representatives Nukaga

by chanceadverb

たまたま飛んできた白鳥とかa swan that happened to fly by,

howadverb, expression

受け止めともに政府として知事単経験や沖縄振興政策をどのように進めていくか伺いますWhat is your reaction, and how does the government intend to proceed with the gubernatorial administration and Okinawa promotion policies?

lastnoun

あのコースもさよく見たらちゃんとあのちょっとだけショットカの場所がほらわかりやすくなってたりとか最終は入ってるand if you look closely at the course, the shortcut locations are a bit easier to see, and the final lap is in.

ceilingnoun

と思います。なので波が三階の天井まで来たということがわかる。続いてこちらI think. So you can tell that the waves reached the third-floor ceiling. Next, this way

roofnoun

男は設置された屋根付きの箱に近づくとAs the man approaches the installed roofed box

entrancenoun

玄関の中で待つとなんか暑いしねなんかなんかAnd if I wait inside the entrance, it's hot, you know, it's like

to chipverb

面白い。誰かに気づかれないようにやってみたいんだけど。誰かに寄りかくまでとか。これ思うけど。ミッキーはごInteresting. I want to try it without anyone noticing. Like leaning on someone. I think this though. Mickey, are you

single wordnoun, suru verb

実情の一言となった沖縄県知事選。明確なテーマソングとともに登場したone-on-one battle. Appearing with a clear theme song,

as (much) as possibleadverb

なるべく早いタイミングで終えなくちゃいけないということになりますと、時間が余裕があれば別だと思うんですけどfinish it as soon as possible, if we had time to spare, it would be different, but

townnoun

都市化が進んで多くの人が都市に移り住むようになりましたurbanization has progressed, and many people have moved to cities.

seriousnoun, na-adjective

今行ける料理してるよみたいな。この最後この感じですか。久しぶり。一人力はすごい結構真面目にI feel like I'm cooking now. Is this the final touch? It's been a while. Cooking alone is quite serious.

shirt (undergarment)noun

私たちがいつも着ているシャツやズボンはThe shirts and pants we usually wear

just barelynoun, na-adjective, adverb

ちょっと真似したくなっちゃいました。ちょっと将来一通りなってほしいですね。あべギリギリと飲みます。だから道枝くんいつでも飲み放題ですもんねI kind of want to copy that. I want you to become like that someday. I'll barely drink Abe. So Michieda-kun can drink all he wants anytime

processingnoun, suru verb

緊急地震速報処理において震源を島根島に決定しwe determined the hypocenter to be at Shimane Island in the Earthquake Early Warning processing,

districtnoun

関東甲信地方などで50メートルとなっていますis 50 meters in the Kanto-Koshin region and elsewhere.

posturenoun

ですかねレポートしています。はい。その姿勢をお聞きいただければと思います。はいI suppose. Yes. Please listen to his report. Yes.

to collapseverb

常識破りのですねまあケタ違いの力を前にしてその余裕が崩れてもう情緒不安定になっていってしまってここがめちゃくちゃ面白いんですよねうんunconventional, off-the-charts power, her composure crumbles and she becomes emotionally unstable, and that's hilarious

on good terms (with)suru verb, adverb

今日来ていただけるので仲良くなってなんとかこの家に泊まってくんないかなと思ってちょっと僕の後輩にしたいと思います今日。いいですね。いや俺やるよマジで今日はis coming today, so I want to get close and somehow get him to stay over at this house, I want to make him my kohai today. That's great. I'll really do it today

getting closernoun, suru verb

検察側は接近刑1年6ヶ月を求刑する一方The prosecution requested a sentence of one year and six months in prison, while

prior

いつもは一発勝負という、そうですね。なんですけど、事前に試作品を送ってきてもらいましてUsually it's one take, right, yes. But this time, we had you send a prototype in advance

stoppagenoun, suru verb

風刺派による攻撃を非難した上で戦闘を停止し外交交渉によって解決すべきだと強調しましたcondemned the attacks by the Houthis and emphasized that they should cease fighting and resolve the issue through diplomatic negotiations.

straight (ahead)noun, na-adjective, adverb

まじめというかまっすぐな方っていうのは知ってるんですよ。だからちょっとがっつり巻き込ませて。巻き込ませていただこうと思ってたらI know that he's serious, or rather a straightforward person. So I'll get him really involved. I was thinking of letting him get me involved

to praiseverb

今まで食べた中で一番美味しいと大絶賛してくれたんです。自分が作った料理をそこまで褒められると本当に嬉しいですよね。嬉しいですよねpraised it as the most delicious she had ever eaten. It's really happy to have your cooking praised that much, isn't it? It is happy.

invasionnoun, suru verb

現役の高校教師がモトセイトとともに秋霜の家で住宅に侵入An active high school teacher, along with former students, broke into a house in Izu-Oshima.

to look forward tosuru verb, expression

また楽しみにさせていただきますので、事細かく漏れなくI'll look forward to it again, so in detail, without leaving anything out

this morningnoun, adverb

今朝の午前9時頃にかけてSNSに立て続けに7つの投稿をしましたuntil around 9:00 AM this morning, made seven consecutive posts on social media.

likingnoun

えでもどっちが好みですか。これムニエルかな。わあ、俺ポワレかもしんBut which one do you prefer? This meunière, maybe. Wow, I might prefer the poêlé.

present conditionnoun

あの合わなくなってしまいますんでなかなかやっぱり手が出ないっていうのは現状ですねBecause it won't balance out, the current situation is that it is quite difficult to get our hands on them.

to be in a hurryverb

夜ごはんにはいい時間よね。2つ以外ないな。長すぎてちょっと焦ってきたかもIt's a good time for dinner, isn't it? There's nothing but two. It's too long, I might be getting a little anxious.

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby)verb

こちら炊飯器今日またね土鍋でもいいんですけど2号のこめ炊いただきます。炊飯器でもはい美味しいHere is the rice cooker. Today, a clay pot is also fine, but we will cook two cups of rice. Even with a rice cooker, yes, it's delicious.

comparativelyadverb

やったと思うんですけど、こういうなんか金属系がいいですね。プラスチックは熱伝導あまり良くないんで、だからお皿とかでもいいですよ。陶器だって比較的熱伝導が良いんでI think something metal like this is good. Plastic doesn't conduct heat very well, so a plate is fine too. Ceramic also conducts heat relatively well, so

president (of a society)noun

参議院の役員の人事権というものは私にはございません。参議院会長が置き換えたと承知をいたしておりますI do not have the authority over personnel appointments for the House of Councillors. I understand that the President of the House of Councillors made the changes.

to thrust (something) into (something)verb

あの人がもう何でも突っ込んでくるから。あ、確かに。じゃあツッコミネタあります。うん、はいThat person just tsukkomis everything. Ah, true. Then I have tsukkomi material. Yeah, yes