Content Updates for October 2021

These are the content changes we made in October 2021.

Radicals

• Greenhouse - updated meaning mnemonic to match order of components.
• Bathtub - added “bath” to allow list.
• 専 - added “speciality” to the allow list

Kanji

• 保 - added “save” to allow list.
• 軽 - updated meaning and reading mnemonics.
• 族 - updated meaning mnemonic.
• 常 - added “always” to allow list.
• 枚 - added “sheet” to allow list.
• 善 - updated meaning and reading mnemonics.
• 漣 (kanji) - moving up to level 60 to reflect how advanced and uncommon it is.
• 勢 - updated meaning and reading mnemonics.
• 提 - added “propose” to allow list.
• 係 - updated reading mnemonic.
• 姓 - updated meaning mnemonic.
• 有 - added “possess” and “exist” to allow list.
• 皇 - added on’yomi おう.
• 遅 - added “late” as alternative meaning and updated meaning mnemonic.
• 雄 - added “female” to block list.
• 琴 - added “zither” as an alternative meaning and updated meaning mnemonic.
• 莫 (ばく) - greenhouse
• 門 - added と and かど to kun’yomi reading list.
• 策 - added “plan” and “policy” to allow list.
• 各 - added “every” to allow list.
• 評 - added “evaluation” to allow list.
• 渉 - added “wade” as an alternative meaning and updated meaning mnemonic.
• 甲 - added “A” as an alternative meaning and updated meaning mnemonic.
• 叩 - added “tap” as primary meaning, made “strike” an alternative meaning, added “slap” as an alternative meaning, moved “beat” to allow list, and updated meaning and reading mnemonics.
• 斐 - added ひ to the readings list.
• 濡 - added じゅ to the readings list.
• 緩 - added “lose” to block list.
• 専 - added “speciality” to the allow list.

Vocabulary

• 透き通る - added “to be see-through” to alternative meanings, moved “to be see through” to allow list.
• 垣 - added “hedge” and “wall” to alternative meanings list.
• 力いっぱい - added “with one’s full strength” and “with full power” to the allow list.
• 美しい - updated meaning explanation to mention しい ending.
• 苦しい - updated meaning explanation to mention しい ending.
• 苦い - updated meaning explanation.
• 忙しい - updated meaning explanation to mention しい ending.
• 悲しい - updated meaning explanation to mention しい ending.
• 久しい - updated meaning explanation to mention しい ending.
• 忌まわしい - moved “ominous” to allow list and updated meaning explanation to mention しい ending.
• 出会う - added “to meet by accident” to allow list.
• 本質 - added “nature” to allow list, added “quality” to block list, edited one context sentence, and added two context sentences.
• 替わる - updated meaning explanation, edited a context sentence translation, and added two context sentences.
• 要る - added “to be needed” and “to be necessary” as alternative meanings, added “to require” and “to be required” to allow list, and added to meaning explanation.
• 切れる - replaced one context sentence.
• 写る - added “to be in a photograph” as alternative meaning, added “to be in a photo” and “to be in a picture” to allow list, and added “to photograph” to block list.
• 被害 - updated meaning explanation.
• 挙がる - added “to be listed” and “to be nominated” as alternative meanings, added “to be mentioned”, “to be cited”, and “to be arrested” to allow list, updated meaning explanation, and added two context sentences.
• 起きる - added “to get up” as alternative meaning.
• 年内 - removed “within a year” from allow list
• 暗殺 - edited context sentence translation.
• 判断する - added “to conclude” as alternative meaning, and added two context sentences.
• 白人 - made “white person” primary meaning and “Caucasian” alternative meaning, and moved “white people” to allow list.
• 喜ぶ - added “to be joyful”, “to be happy” and “to be willing” to allow list.
• 急増 - added “increasing suddenly”, “rapid increase”, “increase rapidly”, “increasing rapidly”, “sharp increase”, “surge” and “surging” to allow list, and added two context sentences.
• 集金 - added “collect money”, “collecting”, “collect”, and “collection” to allow list.
• 改善 - added “improve” to allow list.
• 送る - added “to send something” as primary meaning, added “to escort someone” as alternative meaning, moved “to send” to allow list, added “to send someone”, “to escort”, “to see off”, “to see someone off”, “to walk someone home”, and “to send someone” to allow list, and updated meaning explanation.
• 試みる - added “to try to do something” as primary meaning, added “to attempt something” as alternative meaning, moved “to try” and “to attempt” to allow list, added “to attempt to do something”, “to try something”, “to try to do”, and “to attempt to do” to allow list, and updated meaning explanation.
• 使う - added “to use something” and “to spend something” to allow list.
• 始める - made “to begin something” primary meaning and moved “to begin” to alternative meanings.
• 化かす - added “to bewitch something”, “to bewitch someone”, “to enchant something”, and “to enchant someone” to allow list, and updated meaning explanation.
• 運ぶ - added “to carry something”, “to transport something”, and “to move something” to allow list.
• 配る - added “to distribute something”, “to pass something out”, “to pass out something”, and “to deliver something” to allow list.
• 飲む - added “to drink something” to allow list.
• 聞く - added “to hear something”, “to ask something”, and “to listen to something” to allow list.
• 調べる - moved “to search” to allow list, and added “to search something” “to investigate something”, “to examine something”, “to research something”, and “to look into something” to allow list.
• 読む - added “to read something” to allow list.
• 語る - added “to talk about something”, “to tell something”, and “to recite something” to allow list, and updated meaning explanation.
• 投げ付ける - added “to throw something at”, and “to throw something against” to allow list.
• 求める - added “to want something” as primary meaning, added “to request something” and “to demand something” as alternative meanings, moved “to want”, “to request” and “to demand” to allow list, added “to ask for something” to allow list, and updated meaning explanation.
• 試す - added “to try something out” as primary meaning, added “to give something a try” as alternative meaning, moved “to attempt”, “to try out”, “to test”, “to test the limits” and “to try” to allow list, and added “to attempt something”, “to try to do”, “to try”, “to try something”, “to test something”, “to give a try”, and “to give something a try” to allow list.
• 追う - added “to follow something” and “to chase something” to allow list.
• 欠かす - added “to miss something, “to fail to do something” and “to fail to have something” to allow list.
• 拾う - added “to pick something up” as primary meaning, added “to find something” and “to gather something” as alternative meanings, moved “to pick up”, “to find”, and “to gather” to allow list.
• 指す - added “to point at something” and “to point at someone” to allow list.
• 注ぐ - added “to pour something” to allow list.
• 見送る - added “to see someone off” to allow list.
• 起こす - moved “to wake up” to allow list, added “to wake” to allow list, and updated meaning explanation.
• 里芋 (さといも) - taro
• 菅原 (すがはら, すがわら) - Sugahara, Sugawara
• 酌 (しゃく) - pouring alcohol
• 酌量 (しゃくりょう) - making allowances
• 詠歌 (えいか) - poem
• 詠嘆 (えいたん) - exclamation
• 媒酌 - this word is obscure, we have enough other words to practice this reading of 媒, and we’ve added 酌 and 酌量 to practice this reading of 酌.
• 紀元後 - moved “after death”, “common era”, and “CE” to allow list, added “Christian era” to allow list, updated meaning explanation, and replaced three context sentences.
• 経験者 - added “person with experience” and “someone with experience” to allow list, added two context sentences, and edited one context sentence.
• 思い遣り - added “compassion” as alternative meaning, added “thoughtfulness” and “kindness” to allow list, and added two context sentences.
• 一年生 - added “first grader,” “1st grader,” “first grade student,” and “1st grade student” to allow list.
• 故意 - added “incident” to block list.
• 理屈 - added “argument” as alternative meaning and added “logic” to allow list.
• 募る - added “to appeal for something” as primary meaning, added “to invite something” and “to raise something” as alternative meanings, moved “to appeal for”, “to invite”, and “to raise” to allow list, and added “to grow stronger” to allow list.
• 痛める - made “to hurt something” an alternative meaning, added “to damage something” and “to damage” to meaning warning list, and updated meaning explanation.
• 傷める - added “to damage something” as primary meaning, added “to injure something” as alternative meaning, moved “to damage” to allow list, added “to injure someone” to allow list, added “to hurt something”, “to hurt someone”, and “to hurt” to meaning warning list, updated meaning and reading explanations, and added two context sentences.
• 上げる - made “to lift something” primary meaning, moved “to rise” from block list to meaning warning list.
• 上がる - made “to go up” primary meaning, moved “to raise” and “to raise something” from block list to meaning warning list, and updated meaning explanation.
• 滅亡 - added “destruction” to meanings.
• 力いっぱい - added “full force” and “with full force” to allow list.
• 月見 - added “moon watching” to allow list.
• 職場 - added “work” to meaning warning list, updated meaning and reading explanations, and added two context sentences.
• 空手 (からて) - karate
• 梓川 (あずさがわ) - Azusa River
• 沙羅 (さら) - Sara
• 某国 (ぼうこく) - a certain country
• 某所 (ぼうしょ) - a certain place
• 某氏 (ぼうし) - a certain person
• 里心 - this word is very old-fashioned and rarely used these days, and we’ve added 人里 and 里芋 to cover the さと (and ざと) readings of 里.
• 可分 (かぶん) - this is an obscure technical word, and we have lot of other words to practice these readings.
• 欠かす - added “to lack something” to block list.
• 慣れる - added “to get accustomed to” to allow list.
• 請ける - added “to blame” to block list.
• 迎える - added “to pick up someone” to allow list.
• 三世 - updated meaning explanation, added “the third” and “the 3rd” to meaning warning list, and replaced all three context sentences.
• 揺れる - updated context sentence.
• 某〜 - added “someone or other”, “you-know-who”, and “something” to meaning warning list.
• 心理 - updated context sentence.
• 兵糧 - updated reading explanation.
• 不可分 - updated meaning and reading explanations.
• 巨大 - added “giant” to meaning warning list.
• 同音異義語 - added “homophone” as alternative meaning and added two context sentences.
• 障る - updated context sentence.
• 零 - updated context sentence.
• 琴 - added “Japanese zither” as alternative meaning, moved “harp” to allow list, and added “zither” to allow list.
• 代える - added “to change” to the block list.
• 連れる - added “to be led” and “to be lead” to block list.
• ナポレオン三世 (なぽれおんさんせい) - Napoleon III
• 莫大 (ばくだい) - huge
• 豊富 (ほうふ) - abundant
• 詠う (うたう) - to compose
• 酌み交わす (くみかわす) - to drink together
• 某 (なにがし) - someone or other
• 経路 (けいろ) - moving down to level 20, as this is a common word, and both kanji are available by level 20.
• 原潜 (げんせん) - this is uncommon, and we have enough other words to practice these readings.
• 写す - added “to copy something” and “to photograph something” to allow list.
• 捕虜 - added “POW” to allow list.
• 外れる - added “to take out” to block list.
• 訓戒 - added “admonishment” to allow list.
• ナポレオン三世 - moved the reading ナポレオンさんせい from the allow list to the readings.
• 全治 - added “completely healed” to allow list.
• 内側 - added ないそく to reading warning list.
• 湯 - added “warm water” to allow list.
• 公開 - added “releasing” as alternative meaning and updated meaning explanation.
• 暫く - added “for a little while” as primary meaning, added “for a moment” as alternative meaning, moved “in a short while” and “in a moment” to allow list, added “in a while” and “for a while” to allow list, updated meaning and reading explanations, and added two context sentences.
• 狩猟 - updated reading explanation.
• 成る - updated meaning explanation.
• 傷める - added “to injure” to allow list.
• 圧倒する - added “to overpower” to allow list and added one context sentence.
• 検査 - added “test”, “examine”, “inspect”, and “check” to allow list and added two context sentences.
• 課長 - added “section head” and “head of section” to allow list.
• 判子 - added “one’s stamp”, “stamp”, and “personal stamp” to allow list and added two context sentences.
• 告白 - added “declaration”, “confession of love”, and “declaration of love” to allow list, and updated meaning explanation.
• 商売 - added “trade” as an alternative meaning and updated meaning explanation.
• 設定する - added “to set” to allow list.
• 議論 - added “debate” and “dispute” to allow list.
• 嫌味 - added “hurtful remark”, “unpleasant remark”, “sarcastic”, “unpleasant”, and “disagreeable” to allow list.
• 務める - added “to work” and “to serve” to allow list.
• 困難 - added “hard” and “difficult” as alternative meanings, and added “trouble” and “troublesome” to allow list.
• 下品 - added “vulgar” as alternative meaning, and added “coarse” and “indecent” to allow list.
• 乙 - moved “defendant”, “latter”, and “quaint” to allow list, and updated meaning explanation.
• 叩く - added “to tap” as alternative meaning, added “to beat something”, “to tap something”, “to strike something”, “to hit something”, “to knock something”, “to clap”, “to clap something”, “to beat someone”, “to tap someone”, “to strike someone”, and “to hit someone” to allow list, added はたく to reading warning list, updated meaning explanation, and updated one context sentence translation.
• 叩頭 - updated meaning explanation.
• 陶器 - added すえき to reading warning list.
• 邦人 - added “compatriot” to as alternative meaning.
• 角度 - added “triangle” to block list.
• 敗れる - added “to be separated” to block list.
• 喫煙 - added “nonsmoking” to the block list.
• 辛抱 - added “impatience” to the block list.
• 玄米 - added “polished rice” and “milled rice” to block list.
• 頃 - moved “approximate” to allow list, added “time” and “approximately” to allow list, updated meaning and reading explanations, and added two context sentences.
• 愚 - added “folly” and “foolishness” as alternative meanings, moved “stupid” to allow list, added “silliness”, “stupidity”, “absurdity”, “absurd”, and “dumb” to allow list, updated meaning explanation, and added two context sentences.
• 二時半 - added “2 thirty” and “two 30” to allow list.
• 承知 - added “aware” as an alternative meaning, added “consenting” and “knowing” to allow list, updated meaning explanation, and added two context sentences.
• 納得 - added “being convinced” as primary meaning, added “accepting” as alternative meaning, added “conviction” to allow list, updated meaning explanation, and added two context sentences.
• 許諾 - added “permission” as primary meaning, updated meaning explanation, and added two context sentences.
• 承諾 - added “acceptance” as an alternative meaning, updated meaning explanation, and added two context sentences.
• 水色 - added “sky color,” “sky colour,” “sky blue color,” “sky blue colour,” “aqua color,” and “aqua colour” to the allow list.
• 一気 - added “1 breath” to allow list.
• 規則 - added “rules” and “regulations” to allow list.