Content Updates for July 2023

These are the content changes we made in July 2023.

Radicals

• 民 - Added “people” to the allow list.
• Before - Moved from Level 47 to Level 28 to prepare for future additions (note: we intended to do this movement a little later, along with the related additions - sorry for the lack of the usual advance notice!)

Kanji

• 円 - Added “¥” to allow list.
• 設 - Added “establishment” to allow list.
• 為 - Added “do” to allow list.
• 拒 - Added “reject” to allow list.
• 銃 - Added “rifle” to allow list.
• 綱 - Updated the reading mnemonic and hint.
• 駅 - Added “section” to the block list.
• 留 - Added “obtain” to the block list.
• 枚 - Added “counter for sheets” and “sheet counter” to the allow list.
• 婦 - Added “bride” to the warning list.
• 枕 - Moved しん to the warning list and added ちん to the warning list.
• 刑 - Added “polish” and “perish” to the block list.
• 努 - Added “toilet” to the block list.
• 注 - Added “pout” to the block list.
• 彼 - Updated the meaning mnemonic and hint and updated the reading mnemonic and hint.
• 官 - Added “bureaucrat” to the allow list.
• 罪 - Added “crime” and “sin” to the allow list.
• 妨 - Added “prevent” to the allow list.
• 防 - Added “defend” to the allow list.
• 困 - Added “quandary” to the allow list.
• 被 - Added “cover” to the allow list.
• 産 - Added “produce,” “product,” and “products” to the allow list.
• 評 - Added “criticize” to the allow list and added “criticism” and “comment” to the warning list.
• 端 - Added はな, は, and はした to the allow list and added はじ to the warning list.
• 越 - Added “surpass” to the allow list.
• 覧 - Added “look” to the allow list.
• 尋 - Added “acquire” to the block list.
• 雑 - Added “misc” and “misc.” to the allow list.
• 著 - Added “renowned” to the allow list.
• 拡 - Added “spread” and “enlarge” to the allow list.
• 勤 - Added “serve” to the allow list.
• 粋 - Added “pure” to the allow list.
• 遅 - Added “be late” to the allow list.
• 摘 - Added “pick” and “pinch” to the allow list.
• 療 - Added “cure” to the allow list.
• 闘 - Added “fight” to the allow list and added “war” to the warning list.
• 漁 - Added “fishery” to the allow list.
• 跳 - Added “leap” to the allow list.
• 抗 - Added “conflict” to the warning list.
• 刊 - Added “publish” to the allow list.
• 傾 - Added “incline” to the allow list.
• 斉 - Added “adjusted,” “alike,” and “equal” to the allow list.
• 崖 - Changed the primary reading to kun’yomi, and updated the reading mnemonic and hint.
• 年 - Added 牛, 生, 午 to each other’s visually similar kanji list.
• 効 - Added “effort” to the block list.
• 枝 - Changed the primary reading to kun’yomi, added し to the warning list, and updated the reading mnemonic and hint.

Vocabulary

• 〜円 - Added “〜¥” to the allow list.
• 千円 - Added “1000 ¥,” “1,000 ¥,” “1 Thousand ¥,” “One Thousand ¥,” “A Thousand ¥,” “Thousand ¥,” “¥1000,” and “¥1,000” to the allow list.
• お父さん - Added “mother” to the block list.
• 早々 - Updated two collocations, and added “as soon as possible” and “asap” to the allow list.
• どれ - Updated the meaning explanation.
• 以後 - Added “hereafter” and “thereafter” to the allow list.
• 千円札 - Added “¥1000 Bill,” “¥1000 Note,” “One Thousand ¥ Note,” “One Thousand ¥ Bill,” “1000 ¥ Bill,” “1000 ¥ Note,” “1 Thousand ¥ Bill,” “1 Thousand ¥ Note,” “Thousand ¥ Bill,” and “Thousand ¥ Note” to the allow list.
• 地上 - Added “the earth’s surface” as the alternative meaning and “on the surface” to the allow list.
• 数字 - Added “number” as the alternative meaning.
• 返事 - Updated one context sentence.
• 要る - Added “to request” and “to receive” to the block list.
• 一億円 - Added “100,000,000 ¥,” “100000000 ¥,” “100 Million ¥,” “A Hundred Million ¥,” “Hundred Million ¥,” “1 Hundred Million ¥,” “1 Hundred Million ¥,” “¥100,000,000,” “¥100000000,” and “One Hundred Million ¥” to the allow list.
• 回転ずし - Moved “revolving sushi” and “sushi train” to the allow list and added “kaiten-zushi” and “kaiten-sushi” to the allow list.
• 本能 - Fixed typo in one context sentence.
• 取る - Added “to get something” as the alternative meaning and “to get” to the allow list.
• 右側 - Added うそく to the reading warning list.
• 産む - Added “to produce” to the allow list.
• 了解 - Added “consent” to the allow list.
• 泥棒 - Added “thief” to the allow list.
• 銃 - Added “rifle” to allow list.
• 言葉遣い - Added “wording” to allow list.
• 以外 - Added “besides” to the allow list.
• 向ける - Added “to aim” and “to aim something at” to the allow list.
• 対する - Added “to compete” to the warning list.
• 役人 - Updated one context sentence.
• 曲げる - Updated the reading explanation.
• 売れる - Added “to be born” to the block list.
• 私鉄 - Added “private railroad” to the allow list.
• 電鉄 - Added “electric railroad” to the allow list.
• 親友 - Added “new friend” to the block list.
• 血族 - Updated the meaning explanation.
• 一億 - Added “10,000,000,” “10 Million,” “10000000,” “One Million,” “1 Million,” “1,000,000,” and “1000000” to the block list.
• 駅 - Added “section” to the block list.
• ワンピース - Added “one-piece” to the warning list and updated the meaning explanation.
• 折角 - Updated a context sentence.
• 下着 - Added “underwater” to the blocklist.
• 取材 - Removed two context sentences and added three new ones.
• 不法 - Added “illogical” to the blocklist.
• 対等 - Added “unequal” to the block list.
• 厚い - Added “warm,” “cordial,” and “kind” to the warning list, updated the meaning explanation, and updated three context sentences with new ones.
• 主観 - Added “subjective view” as the primary meaning, added “subjective opinion” and “subjective” as the alternative meaning, moved “subjectivity” to the allow list, added “の adjective” as the part of speech, and updated the meaning explanation.
• 置き場 - Updated the meaning explanation.
• 結構 - Moved “pretty” to the allow list, added “sufficient” as the alternative meaning, and updated the meaning explanation.
• 絶対 - Added collocations, added three context sentences, and updated one context sentence.
• 絶望 - Added collocations and added three context sentences.
• 絶景 - Moved “spectacular view” to the primary meaning, moved “superb view” to the alternative meaning, moved “splendid view” and “great view” to the allow list, added “awesome view” and “amazing view” to the allow list, updated the meaning explanation, and added collocations and added three context sentences.
• 大違い - Added “big mistake” to the warning list.
• 万年筆 - Added まんねんぴつ to the warning list.
• 抜き出す - Added “to pick out” and “to pull out” to the allow list.
• 景観 - Added collocations and added three context sentences.
• 前景 - Added collocations and added three context sentences.
• 全景 - Added collocations and added three context sentences.
• 見極める - Updated the meaning explanation.
• 電飾 - Updated the meaning explanation.
• 貴い - Moved たっとい to the warning list, and added “noble,” “holy,” and “valuable” to the allow list.
• 損 - Moved “handicap” to the allow list, added “damage,” “unprofitable,” “disadvantageous,” “unfavorable,” “make a loss,” “making a loss,” “lose,” “losing,” “lose money,” “losing money,” “disadvantaging” to the allow list, added “verbal noun” as a word type, and updated the meaning explanation.
• 大損 - Added “great loss” to the allow list.
• 納得 - Added “agree,” “agreement,” and “agreeing” to the allow list.
• 装う - Added “to disguise” to the allow list.
• 雇用 - Added “employee” to the blocklist.
• 駐日 - Moved “stationed in Japan” to the primary meaning, moved “resident of Japan” to the allow list, added “Japanese resident” to the allow list, and updated the meaning explanation.
• 要旨 - Added “gist,” “summary,” and “fundamentals” to the allow list.
• 凶悪 - Added “ferocious” to the block list.
• 搬送 - Added “transport” to the allow list.
• 女 - Updated the reading explanation.
• 六つ - Added むつ to the warning list.
• いつ - Updated the translations of two context sentences.
• 気に入る - Added “to take a liking” as the primary meaning, moved “to be pleased” to the alternative meaning, moved “to be satisfied” to the allow list, and updated the meaning explanation.
• ない - Added “not” to the warning list.
• 思い出す - Added “to recollect” and “to recollect something” to the allow list.
• 発売 - Added “ready for sale” to the allow list.
• 受ける - Added “to decide” to the block list.
• 民族 - Added “nation” to the warning list.
• 俺たち - Updated the meaning explanation.
• 賞金 - Added “money prize” to the allow list.
• 受かる - Added “to pass an exam” to the allow list.
• 折角 - Moved “precious” to the alternative meaning and updated one collocation’s translation.
• 外す - Added “to take off,” “to take off something,” and “to take something off” to the allow list.
• 自信 - Added “self-belief” to the allow list.
• 証明 - Added “prove” and “verify” as the alternative meaning, moved “verification” to the allow list, added “testimony,” “testify,” “testifying,” “proving,” “certify,” “certifying,” and “verifying” to the allow list, added “evidence” to the warning list, and updated the meaning explanation.
• 内因 - Updated a context sentence and its translation.
• 仏僧 - Added “buddhist monk” and “monk” to the allow list and “priest” to the warning list.
• 遠く - Moved “by far” to the allow list and added “far” to the allow list.
• 焼く - Added “to roast” and “to roast something” to the allow list.
• 上品 - Added “elegance,” “grace,” “graceful,” “refined,” and “refinement” to the allow list and “high-quality goods” to the warning list.
• 告げる - Added “to call” to the block list.
• 〜達 - Updated the meaning and reading explanations.
• 暴走 - Added “run wildly,” “running wild,” “running wildly,” and “running out of control” to the allow list.
• 若い - Added “youthful” as the alternative meaning.
• 喉飴 - Added “lozenge” to the allow list.
• 困る - Added “to be bothered” to the allow list.
• 〜務省 - Added “ministry” to the allow list.
• 焼ける - Added “to get a tan” as the alternative meaning, and added “to be roasted,” “to be grilled,” “to be burned,” “to be burnt,” “to be broiled,” “to sunburn,” “to tan,” “to get a suntan,” and “to get a sunburn” to the allow list.
• 一応 - Moved “for now” to the primary meaning, added “at any rate” as the alternative meaning, moved “tentatively” to the allow list, added “for the present,” “for the time being,” “anyway,” “in the meantime,” and “more or less” to the allow list, and updated the meaning explanation.
• 都庁 - Added “metropolitan government building” as the primary meaning, added “metropolitan government office” as the alternative meaning, moved “metropolitan government” and “metro government” to the allow list, added “metro government building” and “metro government office” to the allow list, added “city hall” to the warning list, and updated the meaning explanation, to the allow list, and updated the meaning explanation.
• 満足 - Added “be satisfied,” “being satisfied,” “be totally satisfied,” and “being totally satisfied” to the allow list and added “sufficient” to the warning list.
• 事故 - Added “incident” to the block list and added “crash” and “mishap” to the allow list.
• 保障 - Added “prevention” to the block list.
• 間抜け - Added “fool” to the allow list.
• 屈む - Added “to nod” to the block list.
• 捕える - Added “to search” to the block list.
• 端 - Added はじ, はた, はな, はした to the warning list.
• 迷い - Added “self-doubt” and “waver” to the allow list, and added “perplexity” to the warning list.
• 診断 - Added “diagnose” as the alternative list, and added “diagnosing,” “make a diagnosis,” “making a diagnosis” to the allow list.
• 構える - Added “to set up” as the primary meaning, moved “to assume a stance” to the alternative meaning, added “to hold in preparation” as the alternative meaning, moved “to get ready to fight” to the allow list, added “to be prepared,” “to prepare,” “to establish,” “to hold up,” and “to position” to the allow list, updated the meaning explanation, updated the reading explanation, added collocations, and added three new context sentences.
• 構え - Added “posture” and “structure” as the alternative meaning, added “construction,” “appearance,” “pose,” “readiness” to the allow list, updated the meaning explanation, updated the reading explanation, added collocations, removed one context sentence, and added five new context sentences.
• 寄せる - Added “to move close,” “to move closer,” “to move close to,” “to move closer to,” and “to move something closer to” to the allow list.
• 越える - Added “to surpass” to the allow list.
• 変更 - Added “alter,” “altering,” “changing,” “modification,” “modify,” “modifying,” “amend,” “amending,” “amendment,” “revision,” “revise,” and “revising” to the allow list.
• 延ばす - Added “to stretch” and “to stretch something” to the warning list, updated the meaning explanation, and removed a context sentence and added three new ones.
• 尋問 - Moved “interrogation” to the primary meaning, moved “questioning” to the alternative meaning, added “examining” and “interrogating” to the allow list, and updated the meaning explanation.
• 航空券 - Added “flight ticket” to the allow list.
• 恐れる - Added “to break” to the block list.
• 掃く - Added “to clean” to the warning list.
• 富む - Added “to be rich in” as the primary meaning, added “to be abundant in” as the alternative meaning, moved “to be rich” to the allow list, added “to be abundant,” “to abound in,” “to abound,” and “to be full of,” to the allow list, updated the meaning explanation, added collocations, removed a context sentence and added three new ones.
• 採る - Added “to take” as the alternative meaning and added “to catch” to the allow list.
• 意志 - Added “intention” to the allow list.
• 人脈 - Added collocations and two context sentences.
• 皇室 - Added “imperial family” as the primary meaning, moved “imperial palace” to the warning list, added “the imperial palace” to the warning list, added “the imperial family,” “the imperial household,” “royal household,” “royal family,” “the royal household,” and “the royal family” to the allow list, and updated the meaning explanation.
• 敬語 - Added “honorific language” to the allow list.
• 賃貸 - Added “rent” and “renting” to the allow list.
• 貨物船 - Added “cargo boat” and “cargo ship” to the allow list.
• 拡がる - Added “to stretch” to the allow list.
• 芋 - Added “sweet potato” and “taro” to the warning list.
• 注射 - Added “jab” to the allow list.
• 反射 - Added “reflex” as the alternative meaning, added “reflect” and “reflecting” to the allow list.
• 沿う - Added “to run along” to the allow list.
• 汚す - Added “to pollute” to the allow list.
• 発射する - Added “to shoot” and “to discharge” to the allow list.
• 腐敗 - Added “corrosion” to the block list.
• 縮まる - Added “to be shortened” to the allow list and added “to narrow” and “to be narrowed” to the warning list.
• 通勤 - Added “commuting to work” as the alternative meaning, moved “commuting” to the allow list, and added “commute to work” to the allow list.
• 恥ずかしい - Added “shy” to the allow list.
• 滞る - Added “to stagnate” to the allow list.
• 獄内 - Added “imprisoned” to the warning list.
• 入獄 - Added “imprisoning” to the allow list.
• 庁舎 - Added “government building” to the allow list.
• 暮らし - Added “livelihood” to the warning list.
• 舞台 - Added “scene” to the warning list.
• 復旧 - Added “renovation” to the warning list.
• 伸びる - Added “to be prolonged” to the warning list.
• 舞踏 - Added “dance” to the allow list.
• 核兵器 - Added “nuclear arms” to the allow list.
• 反抗する - Added “to resist,” “to oppose,” “to disobey,” and “to defy” to the allow list.
• 兆候 - Added “omen” to the allow list.
• 償う - Added “to reimburse” to the warning list.
• 貿易会社 - Added “trading company” to the allow list.
• 刊行する - Moved “to punish” to the block list.
• 対外 - Updated the meaning explanation and two context sentences.
• 埋もれる - Added to the meaning explanation and added “to be covered” as an alternative meaning.
• 埋まる - Added to the meaning explanation.
• 助力 - Added collocations and replaced three context sentences with new ones.
• 崖 - Updated the reading explanation.
• 血族 - Updated the meaning explanation, added collocations, and replaced three context sentences with new ones.
• 血脈 - Added collocations and two context sentences.
• 三日 - Added “day 2,” “2 days,” “2nd day,” “second day,” “day two,” and “two days” to the block list.
• 入社 - Added “starting at a company” and “start at a company” to the allow list.
• 細い - Added “thing” to the block list.
• 反響 - Added “reflection” to the block list.
• 構成 - Added “complete” to the block list.
• 枝 - Updated the reading explanation.