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3524 words · JLPT N3
JLPT N3 vocabulary
Words 111–120
ouen
cheering / support
友達の新しい挑戦を応援しています。
ともだち の あたらしい ちょうせん を おうえん しています。
tomodachi no atarashii chousen o ouen shiteimasu.
I am cheering for my friend's new challenge.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “cheering” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 応援 to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →kandou
being moved (emotionally)
映画のラストシーンに感動しました。
えいが の らすとしーん に かんどう しました。
eiga no rasutoshiin ni kandou shimashita.
I was moved by the last scene of the movie.
When you meet 感動 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “being moved (emotionally)” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →kansha
gratitude
チームのサポートに感謝しています。
ちーむ の さぽーと に かんしゃ しています。
chiimu no sapooto ni kansha shiteimasu.
I am grateful for the team's support.
Say 感謝 out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “gratitude” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →sonkei
respect
私は上司をとても尊敬しています。
わたし は じょうし を とても そんけい しています。
watashi wa joushi o totemo sonkei shiteimasu.
I really respect my supervisor.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “respect” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 尊敬 to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →shinrai
trust
お客様との信頼関係が大事です。
おきゃくさま と の しんらい かんけい が だいじ です。
okyakusama to no shinrai kankei ga daiji desu.
A relationship of trust with customers matters.
Tie 信頼 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “trust” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →kinchou
nervousness
面接の前はいつも緊張します。
めんせつ の まえ は いつも きんちょう します。
mensetsu no mae wa itsumo kinchou shimasu.
I always get nervous before interviews.
Make 緊張 yours: write one short sentence about “nervousness” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →koufun
excitement
試合を見て興奮しました。
しあい を みて こうふん しました。
shiai o mite koufun shimashita.
I got excited watching the game.
Tie 興奮 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “excitement” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →souzou
imagination
十年後の生活を想像してみました。
じゅうねんご の せいかつ を そうぞう して みました。
juunengo no seikatsu o souzou shite mimashita.
I tried imagining my life ten years from now.
When you meet 想像 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “imagination” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →yosou
prediction
結果は予想と違いました。
けっか は よそう と ちがいました。
kekka wa yosou to chigaimashita.
The result was different from my prediction.
Tie 予想 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “prediction” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →kitai
expectation
新しいサービスに期待しています。
あたらしい さーびす に きたい しています。
atarashii saabisu ni kitai shiteimasu.
I have high hopes for the new service.
Make 期待 yours: write one short sentence about “expectation” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
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