These are the content changes we made in March 2022.
Kanji
- 販 - added “sales” to allow list.
- 気 - moved いき to the reading warning list.
- 主 - added あるじ to kun’yomi readings.
- 駿 - added はやお to nanori readings.
- 戦 - added いくさ to kun’yomi readings.
- 産 - added “property” as alternative meaning and moved “birth” to allow list.
- 豊 - added “plenty” to allow list.
- 貯 - added “save” to allow list.
- 資 - added “funds” to allow list.
- 殺 - added さい to on’yomi readings.
- 効 - added “effect” to allow list.
- 留 - added とど to kun’yomi readings.
- 謎 - added めい to on’yomi readings.
- 代 - added よ to kun’yomi readings.
- 境 - added “border” to allow list.
- 賀 - added “congratulate” to allow list.
- 激 - added “intense”, “severe”, and “extreme” to allow list.
- 豪 - added “exceptional” as primary meaning, moved “luxurious” to alternative meanings, added “tremendous” and “overpowering” to allow list, and updated meaning and readings explanations.
- 牛 - updated meaning hint.
- 刀 - updated meaning hint.
- 琴 - added “koto” as an alternative meaning, and updated reading mnemonic and hint.
Vocabulary
- 訓戒 - added “training” to block list.
- 角 - added “antler”, “antenna” and “feeler” to meaning warning list and fixed an error that was preventing つの from resulting in a shake and message.
- 頑張る - added “to do one’s best” as alternative meaning, added “to work hard”, “to try hard”, “to try one’s best”, “to make an effort”, and “to hang in there” to allow list, updated meaning explanation, and added two context sentences.
- 態度 - added “behavior” to allow list, updated meaning explanation, and added two context sentences.
- 残額 - added “balance” as alternative meaning, added “amount left” and “remainder” to allow list, and updated meaning explanation. 一億円 - added “1 hundred million yen” to the allow list.
- 家庭教師 - added “private tutor” to allow list.
- 立ち飲み - added “する verb” as a word type.
- 折角 - added “rare” as alternative meaning, moved “kind” to allow list, added “with effort” to allow list, updated meaning explanation, updated three context sentence translations, and added one context sentence.
- 大量 - added “large number” as alternative meaning, added “large amount”, “huge quantity” and “huge number” to allow list, updated meaning explanation, and added a context sentence.
- 固い - updated reading explanation.
- 固める - made “to make something hard” primary meaning, added “to harden something” and “to strengthen something” as alternative meanings, moved “to make hard” and “to harden” to allow list, added “to strengthen” to allow list, updated reading explanation, and updated one context sentence translation.
- 与える - added “to bestow” as alternative meaning, added “to give something”, “to grant something”, “to bestow something”, “to award”, and “to award something” to allow list, updated a context sentence translation, and added a context sentence.
- 誘う - added “to invite someone”, “to ask someone”, “to tempt someone”, and “to entice someone” to allow list, added いざなう to reading warning list, edited a context sentence, and added a context sentence.
- 捜査 - added “manhunt” as alternative meaning, added “investigation” and “search” to allow list, updated meaning explanation, and added one context sentence.
- 提出 - moved “turning in” to allow list, added “turn in”, “present”, “submit”, “file”, and “hand in” to allow list, updated meaning explanation, and added one context sentence.
- 判断 - moved “judgement” to allow list, added “judge”, “decide”, and “conclude” to allow list, and added three context sentences.
- 定額 - moved “ration” to allow list, added “set amount”, “set sum”, and “flat sum” to allow list, updated reading explanation, and added two context sentences.
- 割引 - added “reduction” and “price reduction” to allow list, and added one context sentence.
- 観光 - added “tourism” as alternative meaning, added “sightsee” to allow list, and added two context sentences.
- 公営 - added “publicly run”, “municipal”, “publicly managed”, “government managed”, “government management”, and “public management” to allow list, and added two context sentences.
- 裁く - added “to judge someone” to allow list, and added two context sentences.
- 応援する - added “transitive verb” as word type, added “to root for someone”, “to cheer someone on”, “to cheer for someone”, “to support”, and “to support someone” to allow list, and added one context sentence.
- 朝寝坊 - added “sleeping late” and “late sleeper” to allow list.
- 過ぎ - added “excess”, “excessive”, “too”, and “over” to allow list, updated meaning explanation, and added two context sentences.
- 不燃ゴミ - added “burnable trash,” and “burnable rubbish” to the block list.
- 送る - added “to end” to block list.
- 尋ねる - added “to invite” to the block list.
- 監督 - updated meaning explanation, edited on context sentence, and added two context sentences.
- 倒産 - added “go bankrupt” as alternative meaning, added “failure” and “go broke” to allow list, and updated meaning explanation.
- 破産 - added “go bankrupt” as alternative meaning, and updated meaning explanation.
- 共産党 - updated meaning explanation.
- 遺産 - updated meaning explanation.
- 故に - updated meaning explanation.
- 花粉症 - added “pollinosis” as alternative meaning and “pollenosis” to allow list.
- 潜る - fixed an error that was preventing the primary meaning from being listed first in some situations.
- 研修生 - added “trainer” to the block list.
- Common word combinations added to all Level 6-10 vocabulary.
- 古墳 - moved “Kofun” to alternative meanings, moved “ancient mound” to allow list, added “tumulus”, “ancient burial mound”, “barrow”, and “Kofun period” to allow list, and added three context sentences.
- 縄文 - made “Jomon” primary meaning, moved “Joumon people” and “Joumon” to allow list, added “Jomon people” and “Joumon people” to allow list, and updated meaning explanation.
- 少し - added “skosh” to allow list.
- 出身 - added “place of birth” and “one’s place of birth” to allow list.
- 違反 - moved “infringement” to allow list, added “offense”, “infraction”, “violate”, “offend”, “infringe”, “transgress” and “against” to allow list, and added two context sentences.
- 出席 - added “attend” to allow list.
- 任せる - added “to leave to someone” and “to delegate to someone” to allow list.
- 幸福 - added “happy” to allow list.
- お知らせ - moved “pamphlet”, “handbill”, “offend”, “flyer”, “leaflet” and “news” to allow list, and added “news” to allow list.
- 渡す - added “to hand something over”, “to pass”, “to pass something” and “to hand something to someone” to allow list.
- 載せる - added “to publish something”, “to place something on top”, “to place something”, “to place”, “to load”, and “to load something” to allow list.
- 過ごす - added “to spend time”, “to spend”, “to pass time” and “to pass” to allow list.
- 無我 - added two context sentences.
- 嘘吐き - updated reading explanation.
- 激しい - made “intense” primary meaning, added “severe”, “bitter”, and “stormy” to allow list, and added one context sentence.
- 我 - added わ to reading warning list, and added one context sentence.
- クモの巣 - added “cobweb” to allow list.
- 刺激 - added “encourage” and “excite” as alternative meanings, added “stimulate”, “encouragement” and “excitement” to allow list, updated one context sentence translation, and added two context sentences.
- 再開 - added “resumption” as alternative meaning, added “reopen”, “resume”, “continuation”, and “continue” to allow list, updated meaning explanation, and added two context sentences.
- 再建 - added “rebuild” and “reconstruct” to allow list, and updated context sentence translation.
- 往復 - added “return” and “both ways” to allow list.
- 整える - added “to organise” to block list.
- 懸命 - added “merger” to block list.
- 独占 - added “monopolize” as alternative meaning, and added “monopolise” to allow list.
- 取り決め - added “promise” and “decision” to allow list.
- 独裁 - added “autocracy” to allow list and added one context sentence.
- 見付ける - updated meaning explanation.
- 創立 - added “establish”, “found”, “set up” and “setting up” to allow list, and added two context sentences.
- 冠 - made かんむり primary reading, and updated reading explanation.
- 贅沢 - added “extravagance”, “luxurious”, and “lavish” to allow list.
- 両替 - added “exchange” and “change money” to allow list.
- 抜ける - added “to be missing” as alternative meaning, moved “to get extracted”, “to get plucked”, “to come out”, “to be plucked” and “to be omitted” to allow list, and added two context sentences.
- 起きる - added “to occur” as alternative meaning, added “to happen”, “to arise”, “to take place” and “to stand up” to allow list, and updated meaning explanation.
- 起こる - added “to arise” to allow list, and updated meaning explanation.
- 極める - moved “to carry to the extreme”, “to take to the extreme”, “to take to an extreme”, “to carry to an extreme”, and “to take to extremes” to allow list, added “to master something”, “to carry something to extremes”, and “extremely” to allow list, updated meaning explanation, and added one context sentence.
- 勢い - added “forceful” to blocklist.
- 土俵際 - added “last moment” and “critical moment” to alternative meanings, moved “sumo ring edge”, “edge”, and “sumo ring” to the allow list, updated meaning explanation, and added a context sentence.
- 住宅 - added “housing” as alternative meaning, added “house” and “home” to allow list, and added “resident” to block list.
- 点く - (8) - added “to turn on” to block list.
- 瞳孔 - added “pupillary” as alternative meaning.
- 豪華 - added “luxury” as alternative meaning, added “gorgeous”, “deluxe” and “posh” to allow list, updated meaning explanation, and added two context sentences.
- 豪傑 - added “exceptional person” to allow list and updated meaning explanation.
- 断る - updated reading explanation.
- 言葉 - updated reading explanation.
- 誠 - updated reading explanation and added a context sentence.
- 誠に - added “sincerely” as alternative meaning, moved “absolutely” to allow list, added “very”, “truly”, “very much” and “greatly” to allow list, updated meaning and reading explanations, added three context sentences, and updated context sentence translation.
- 脅し - updated reading explanation.
- 淑やか - updated reading explanation, replaced one context sentence, and added on context sentence.
- 上がる - added “to stop” as alternative meaning.
- 丹誠 - updated context sentence translation.
- 間もなく - moved “momentarily” and “in a short time” to allow list, and updated meaning explanation.
- 近日 - updated meaning explanation.
- 近々 - updated meaning explanation.