These are the content changes we made in February 2022.
Kanji
- 貼 - added つ to reading warning list.
- 差 - changed radical breakdown from “horns”, “king”, “slide”, and “construction” to “sheep” and “construction”, and updated meaning and reading mnemonics and hints.
- 叱 - added しつ to on’yomi readings.
- 告 - added “announcement” to allow list.
- 美 - changed radical breakdown from “horns”, “king” and “big” to “sheep” and “big”, and updated meaning and reading mnemonics and hints.
- 羨 - changed radical breakdown from “horns”, “king” and “next” to “sheep” and “next”, and updated meaning and reading mnemonics and hints.
- 却 - added “contract” to block list.
- 購 - added “subscribe” to allow list.
- 贅 - added せい to reading warning list.
- 井 - added せい to on’yomi readings.
Vocabulary
- 指示 - added “advice” as alternative meaning, added “indication”, “direct”, “instruct”, and “indicate” to allow list, and added two context sentences.
- 強力 - made “strong” primary meaning, added “force” to allow list, and updated meaning explanation.
- 対外 - added “international” and “external” to allow list.
- 増税 - added “tax rise” and “tax hike” to allow list, and added two context sentences.
- 営む - added “to run”, “to manage”, “to run something”, and “to manage something” to allow list, and added two context sentences.
- 領土 - added “domain” to allow list, and added one context sentence.
- 各地 - added “various areas” as alternative meaning, added “each place”, “various places”, “each part”, “various parts”, “all over” and “place to place” to allow list, and added two context sentences.
- 地価 - added “price of land”, “land prices” and “value of land” to allow list, and added two context sentences.
- 観る - added “to see” as alternative meaning, moved “to spectate” to allow list, added “to view something”, “to watch something” and “to see something” to allow list, and added two context sentences.
- 統合 - added “consolidation” as alternative meaning, added “unity”, “unite”, “integrate”, “unify” and “consolidate” to allow list, and added two context sentences.
- 県営 - added “prefectural” as alternative meaning and added one context sentence.
- 乾く - added “to carry out” to block list.
- 交じる - added “to be mixed with” to allow list.
- 失礼 - added “impolite” to allow list.
- 自覚 - added “self-awareness” and “self-consciousness” to the allow list.
- 常に - added “constantly” and “continually” as alternative meanings, and moved “almost always” to allow list.
- 相手 - moved “opponent” to visible meanings and updated the meaning explanation.
- 支局 - added “office branch” to allow list.
- 起こす - added “to cause something” to visible meanings, moved “to wake someone” to allow list, added “to cause”, “to generate something”, and “to generate” to allow list, updated meaning explanation, and added one context sentence.
- 褒美 - added “praise” to block list.
- 摘む - added つまむ to reading warning list.
- 飽食 - added “plenty” to allow list, updated meaning explanation, and updated context sentence translation.
- 土 - added と to the reading warning list.
- 二番 - added “number one” to block list.
- 大騒ぎ - added “clamour” to the allow list.
- 常に - added “normal” to block list.
- 大衆 - added “general populace”, “the masses” and “people” to allow list.
- 早口 - added はやぐち to reading warning list.
- 無菌 - moved “sterilised” and “pasteurised” to allow list.
- 口にする - added “to leave” to block list.
- 離れる - added “to stay away” to allow list.
- 交通 - added “transportation” to allow list.
- 産業 - added “industrial” to allow list.
- 自宅 - added “own home” to allow list.
- 公示 - added “public notice”, “official notice” and “official announcement” to allow list.
- 施行 - updated meaning and reading explanations.
- 天皇 - added “heavenly emperor” and “tennou” to allow list.
- 確かめる - moved “to make certain” to allow list, added “to make sure of something”, “to verify something” “to confirm something” “to check” “to check something” and “to make sure” to allow list, and added two context sentences.
- 繊細 - moved “slim”, “subtle” and “sensitive” to allow list, added “delicacy”, “fineness” and “exquisite” to allow list, and added “fiber” to block list.
- 画廊 - added “art gallery” to allow list.
- 左遷 - added “promotion” to block list.
- 場合 - added ばわい to reading warning list.
- 台詞 - added “lines” to allow list and added two context sentences.
- 備える - added “to prepare” and “to install” to allow list and added two context sentences.
- 増やす - added “to decrease” and “to decrease something” to the block list.
- 理由 - added “motive” and “excuse” as alternative meanings, updated meaning explanation, and updated a context sentence translation.
- 理性 - moved “understanding” to allow list, added “rationality” to allow list, updated meaning explanation.
- 空洞 - added “vanity” to block list.
- 縄張り - updated context sentence.
- 晩 - updated context sentence.
- 電話帳 - added “phone book” to allow list.
- 外す - added “to detach” and “to detach something” to allow list.
- 過疎 - added “overpopulation” to the block list.
- 境 - added “border” to allow list.
- 記述 - added “describe” to allow list.
- 武士 - added “warrior” to allow list.
- 気象 - moved “disposition” to allow list and added “climate” to allow list.
- 交差点 - added “crossroads” to allow list.
- 本当 - fixed pattern of use labeling for common word combinations with 本当に〜 pattern.
- 近々 - added “adverb” as a word type.
- 禁じる - added “to forbid” as alternative meaning and added “adverb” to allow list.
- 参る - added “to visit” as alternative meaning and updated meaning explanation.
- 矢印 - added “arrow symbol” as alternative meaning, added “arrow mark” to allow list, updated meaning and reading explanations, and added one context sentence.