These are the content changes we made in August 2025.
Radicals
- 亅 - Added “bark” to the block list.
Kanji
- 太 - Changed the primary reading to ふと, changed たい to be an alternative reading, added “thick” to the warning list, and updated the reading mnemonic and hint.
- 右 - Added 友 to the visually similar kanji list.
- 米 - Updated the meaning mnemonic and hint, and updated the reading mnemonic and hint.
- 待 - Added 得 to the visually similar kanji list.
- 当 - Updated the meaning mnemonic and hint, and updated the reading mnemonic and hint.
- 雪 - Updated the meaning mnemonic and hint, and updated the reading mnemonic and hint.
- 君 - Updated the meaning mnemonic and hint, and updated the reading mnemonic and hint.
- 事 - Updated the meaning mnemonic and hint, and updated the reading mnemonic and hint.
- 争 - Updated the meaning mnemonic and hint, and updated the reading mnemonic and hint.
- 曜 - Updated the meaning mnemonic and hint, and updated the reading mnemonic and hint.
- 急 - Updated the meaning mnemonic and hint, and updated the reading mnemonic and hint.
- 隠 - Updated the meaning mnemonic and hint, and updated the reading mnemonic and hint.
- 御 - Changed the radical combination from Loiter, Gun, Correct, and Stamp, to Loiter, Noon, Stop, and Stamp, updated the meaning mnemonic and hint, and updated the reading mnemonic and hint.
- 寸 - Updated the reading mnemonic and hint.
- 唐 - Updated the meaning mnemonic and hint, and updated the reading mnemonic and hint.
- 濯 - Updated the meaning mnemonic and hint, and updated the reading mnemonic and hint.
- 挟 - Moved “between” to the allow list, added “put between” as the primary meaning, added “get between,” “putting between,” “getting between,” and “hold between” to the allow list, added “pinch” to the warning list, updated the meaning mnemonic and hint, and updated the reading mnemonic and hint.
- 虐 - Updated the meaning mnemonic and hint, and updated the reading mnemonic and hint.
- 粛 - Updated the meaning mnemonic and hint, and updated the reading mnemonic and hint.
- 卸 - Updated the meaning mnemonic.
Vocabulary
- 八つ - Updated the reading explanation, added “six things” and “6 things” to the block list.
- 太い - Updated the reading explanation.
- 太る - Added “to grow fat,” “to become fat,” and “to fatten” to the allow list, and updated the reading explanation.
- 太字 - Moved “bold character” and “boldface” to the allow list, updated the meaning explanation, and updated the reading explanation.
- 里 - Added り to the warned reading list.
- 〜以上 - Added “no more than” to the block list.
- 太平洋 - Added “pacific” to the allow list, updated the meaning explanation, and updated the reading explanation.
- 成る - Updated the reading explanation.
- 太陽 - Moved “the sun” and “sol” to the allow list, and updated the reading explanation.
- 外す - Added “to leave” to the block list.
- 台詞 - Moved “speech,” “words,” and “remarks” to the allow list, moved “one’s lines” to be the primary meaning, added “line” and “remark” as alternative meanings, added “one’s line” to the allow list, updated the meaning explanation, and updated the reading explanation.
- 訪ねる - Updated the reading explanation.
- 幼年時代 - Added “early childhood” as an alternative meaning, added “early childhood years” to the allow list, updated the meaning explanation, and updated one context sentence translation.
- 尋ねる - Updated the reading explanation.
- 粉状 - Added こなじょう as an alternative reading, added “in powder form” and “powdery” to the allow list, updated the meaning explanation, and updated the reading explanation.
- 巣立ち - Updated one context sentence translation.
- 傷 - Updated the reading explanation.
- 垂らす - Moved “to dangle” to the warning list, added “to dribble something” as an alternative meaning, added “to let something drip,” “to let drip,” “to drip something,” “to hang something,” “to let something hang,” “to let hang,” “to let something hang down,” “to drizzle something,” and “to drizzle” to the allow list, added “to drool,” “to bow one’s head,” “to bow,” “to suspend,” “to suspend something,” “to drip,” “to hang,” and “to dangle” to the warning list, updated the meaning explanation, updated the reading explanation, and added three context sentence translations.
- 粋 - Added “chic,” “tasteful,” and “classy” as alternative meanings, added “refined,” “stylishness,” “elegant,” “elegance,” “cool and refined,” and “slick” to the allow list, and added “cool,” “neat,” “thoughtful,” “smart,” “wise,” and “witty” to the warning list, updated the meaning explanation, and added three context sentence translations.
- 携わる - Updated the reading explanation.
- 挑む - Moved “to challenge something” and “to challenge” to the allow list, added “to take on something difficult” and “to boldly attempt” as alternative meanings, added “to throw down the gauntlet,” “to take on something,” “to take on someone,” “to tackle something difficult,” “to go up against,” “to go up against something,” and “to go up against someone” to the allow list, added “to defy,” “to defy something,” “to try,” “to try something,” “to confront,” “to confront something,” “to go up,” “to tackle,” “to tackle something,” and “to take on” to the warning list, updated the meaning explanation, added three context sentence translations, and added transitive verb word type.
- 岬 - Updated the meaning explanation.
- 北アメリカ - Updated meaning explanation, removed noun word type.
- 〜氏 - Updated one of the context sentences.
- この辺 - Added two new common word combinations.
- 南口 - Added “north entrance,” “north exit,” and “north gate” to the block list.
- 対立 - Updated one common word combination translation.
- 太平洋 - Changed word type to proper noun.
- 西洋 - Added “the occident” and “occident” to the allow list, and updated the meaning explanation.
- 登る - Added “to descend” to the block list.
- 東京都 - Moved “Tokyo metro,” “Tokyo metropolitan area,” and “Tokyo metro area” to the allow list, added “metropolitan Tokyo” to the allow list, added “Tokyo” to the warning list, updated the meaning explanation, and updated the reading explanation.
- 東京弁 - Updated the meaning explanation, and updated the reading explanation.
- 東側 - Updated the meaning explanation.
- 地震 - Updated one context sentence translation.
- 南極 - Moved “Antarctica” to the allow list, added “south pole” as the primary meaning, added “antarctic” as an alternative meaning, added “the south pole,” “the antarctic pole,” and “the antarctic” to the allow list, and updated the meaning explanation.
- 粉 - Updated one context sentence translation.
- 撮影禁止 - Updated one context sentence translation.
- 南極圏 - Updated the meaning explanation, and updated the reading explanation.
- 瀬戸 - Updated the meaning explanation.
- 焦げる - Updated one context sentence translation.
- 東芝 - Moved “Toushiba” to the allow list, and updated the reading explanation.
- 西暦 - Moved “christian era” to be an alternative meaning, added “common era” as the primary meaning, added “gregorian calendar” to the allow list, and updated the meaning explanation.
- 西瓜 - Updated the meaning explanation.
- 南瓜 - Updated the meaning explanation, and updated the reading explanation.
- 東亜 - Added “far east,” “the far east,” and “eastern Asia” to the allow list, and updated the meaning explanation.
- 南蛮 - Moved “south sea countries” to the allow list, and updated the meaning explanation.
- 冬休み - Updated one context sentence translation.
- 向く - Updated one context sentence translation.
- 米国 - Moved “United States of America” to the allow list, moved “United States” to be the primary meaning, added “the USA” to the allow list, and updated the meaning explanation.
- 南米 - Added “southern america” to the warning list, updated the meaning explanation.
- 北海道 - Moved “Hokkaidou” to the allow list, updated the meaning explanation, and added one context sentence translation.
- 洋風 - Updated the meaning explanation.
- 洋食 - Moved “western food” to be an alternative meaning, moved “western-style food” to be the primary meaning, and updated the meaning explanation.
- 陽気 - Moved “merry,” “lively,” and “spring season” to the allow list, added “weather,” “climate,” and “season” to the warning list, and updated the meaning explanation.
- 天王星 - Updated one context sentence translation.
- 外す - Moved to “remove” to be the primary meaning, moved “to disconnect something,” “to exclude something” and “to remove something” to the allow list, added “to exclude” as an alternative meaning, added “to exclude someone” to the allow list, and updated the meaning explanation and the reading explanation.
- 外れる - Moved “to come off” to be the primary meaning, moved “to be disconnected” to the allow list, added “to miss” as an alternative meaning, added “to get unplugged,” “to be unplugged,” “to come unplugged” to the warning list, and updated the meaning explanation, the reading explanation, common word combinations and context sentences.
- 外れ - Added “a miss” to be the primary meaning, added “off the mark” and “periphery” as alternative meaning, added “deviation” to the allow list, moved “extremity,” “furthest point,” “end,” “outer limits,” and “failure” to the allow list, and updated the meaning explanation, the reading explanation, and context sentences.
- 町外れ - Added “periphery of a town,” “periphery of a city,” “outskirts of a town,” “edge of town,” “outside town,” “periphery of town,” “a town’s periphery,” and “a city’s periphery” to the allow list, and updated the meaning explanation.
- 胃痛 - Added “stomach ache” to the allow list.
- 弾む - Updated the reading explanation.
- 彼ら - Added “them” and “those guys” as alternative meanings, added “those fellows,” “those lads,” “those gents,” “those men,” “those dudes,” and “those chaps” to the allow list, updated the meaning explanation, and updated two context sentence translations.
- 政策 - Fixed an error in one of the context sentences.
- 家政婦 - Updated the meaning explanation.
- お腹 - Updated the meaning explanation.
- 日韓 - Updated the meaning explanation.
- 織物 - Added “fabrics,” “textiles,” “woven cloth,” and “woven fabric” to the allow list, and updated the meaning explanation.
- 禅宗 - Added “Zen Buddhism” to be an alternative meaning, and updated the meaning explanation.
- 体積 - Updated the meaning explanation.
- 診察 - Added “medical consultation” as an alternative meaning, added “checkup,” “examine,” “examining,” “examination,” “examine a patient,” “examining a patient,” “see a patient,” “seeing a patient,” “physician office visit,” and “doctor’s visit” to the allow list, added “see,” “seeing,” “exam,” “consultation,” “consult,” and “consulting” to the warning list, and updated the meaning explanation.
- 翌朝 - Moved よくちょう reading to the warning list, and updated the reading explanation.
- 掃除 - Added “clean,” “tidy up,” “cleanup,” “tidying up,” and “cleaning up” to the allow list, added “sweeping,” “dusting,” and “scrubbing” to the warning list, and updated the meaning explanation.
- 液体 - Updated one context sentence translation.
- 暮らし - Updated the reading explanation, and updated three context sentence translations.
- 聴く - Updated three context sentence translations.
- 耐える - Updated one context sentence translation.
- 挟む - Added “to pinch,” “to pinch something,” “to put something between,” “to sandwich something,” “to insert something,” “to hold something between,” “to hold between,” “to nip between,” and “to nip something between” to the allow list, added “to hold,” “to put,” and “to nip” to the warning list, and updated the meaning explanation.
- 挟まる - Added “to be between,” “to get caught in,” “to get stuck in,” “to be caught between,” “to get caught between,” “to get stuck between,” “to be sandwiched,” “to be sandwiched in,” and “to be sandwiched between” to the allow list, added “to be caught,” “to get caught,” “to get stuck,” and “to be stuck” to the warning list, and updated the meaning explanation.
- 帆船 - Added ほせん reading to the warning list, and updated the reading explanation.