Content Updates for September 2022

These are the content changes we made in September 2022.

Radicals

• 貴 - Added “precious” to the allow list.

Kanji

• 月 - Updated the meaning mnemonic, reading mnemonic, and reading hint.
• 志 - Added “ambition” as an alternative meaning, added “aspiration” and “aim” to the allow list, and updated the meaning mnemonic.
• 構 - Updated the meaning explanation.
• 態 - Added “state” and “shape” as alternative meanings, and added “form”, “situation” and “circumstances” to the allow list.
• 質 - Added “quantity” to the block list.
• 現 - Added “appear” as an alternative meaning, moved “present” to the allow list, added “show” to the allow list, and updated the meaning explanation.
• 奴 - Added “guy” to the allow list.
• 損 - Added “hurt” as an alternative meaning, added “damage”, “injure” and “break” to the allow list, and updated the meaning mnemonic.
• 申 - Moved “say” and “humbly say” to the allow list, and updated the reading mnemonic and hint.
• 薄 - Added “diluted”, “weak” and “thin” to the allow list, added “drop” to the radical components, updated the meaning mnemonic and hint, and updated the reading mnemonic and hint.
• 博 - Added “drop” to the radical components, and updated the meaning mnemonic and hint.
• 簿 - Added “drop” to the radical components, and updated the meaning mnemonic and hint.
• 心 - Updated the reading hint.
• 応 - Added こた as kun’yomi.
• 革 - Updated the reading mnemonic and hint.
• 怒 - Updated the reading mnemonic and hint.
• 尽 - Added “use up” as the primary meaning, added “all gone” and “run out” to the allow list, and updated the meaning and reading mnemonics.
• 舟 - Updated the reading mnemonic and hint.
• 哺 - Made “suckle” the primary meaning, and updated the meaning mnemonic and hint.
• 唆 - Added “investigate” to the block list.
• 贈 - Added “gifts” to the allow list.
• 力 - Added “ability” as an alternative meaning.
• 敷 - Added 激 to visually similar list.
• 戒 - Added 械 to visually similar list.
• 増 - Added “create” to the block list.
• 創 - Added “increase” to the block list.
• 馬 - Added ま as kun’yomi.

Vocabulary

• 今月 - Updated the reading explanation.
• 毎日 - Updated the reading explanation.
• 十月 - Updated the reading explanation.
• 月光 - Updated the reading explanation.
• 何月 - Updated the reading explanation.
• 月末 - Updated the reading explanation.
• 行う - Added “to carry out something” to the allow list.
• 変 - Added “weird” as an alternative meaning.
• 変人 - Added “weirdo” to the allow list.
• 交わる - Added “to intervene” to the block list.
• 解散 - Made “dissolution” the primary meaning, added “breaking up” as an alternative meaning, added “dissolving”, “disbanding”, “break up”, “dissolve”, “disband”, “dispersal”, “disperse”, and “dispersing” to the allow list, updated the meaning explanation, and added two context sentences.
• 垂れる - Added “to leak” to the allow list, replaced the existing context sentence and added two additional context sentences.
• お陰で - Added “because of” as an alternative meaning, updated the meaning explanation, and added two context sentences.
• 騎馬 - Added “horseback riding” as the primary meaning, added “mounted” and “nomadic” as alternative meanings, added “cavalry” to the allow list, updated the meaning explanation, and added two context sentences.
• 志 - Made “ambition” the primary meaning, added “resolution”, “will”, “aspiration” and “aim” to the allow list, updated the meaning explanation, and added two context sentences.
• 純毛 - Added “pure wool” to the allow list.
• 更に - Added “further” as an alternative meaning, moved “moreover” and “anew” to the allow list, added “more and more”, “much”, “far”, “still”, “even”, “a lot” and “afresh” to the allow list, updated the meaning explanation, and added two context sentences.
• 拝見する - Added “to look at”, “to have a look at something”, “to see something” and “to look at something” to the allow list.
• 宣言 - Added “announcement”, “proclaim”, “declare”, “announce”, “proclaiming”, “declaring” and “announcing” to the allow list, and added two context sentences.
• 足りる - Added “to not be enough” to the block list.
• 掲載 - Added “する verb” as a word type, added “publish”, “publishing”, “printing”, “post” and “posting” to the allow list, updated the meaning explanation, and added two context sentences.
• 飼い主 - Added “owner” to the allow list.
• 情けない - Added “pathetic” as an alternative meaning and moved “pitiful” to the allow list.
• 升 - Corrected the context sentence translation.
• 同じ - Corrected the context sentence translation.
• 質 - Added “quantity” to the block list.
• 指導 - Added “leadership”, “direction”, “direct”, “guide”, “lead”, “instruction” and “instruct” to the allow list, and added two context sentences.
• 突く - Added “to thrust”, “to prick” and “to push” to the allow list, and added two context sentences.
• 一般的 - Added “general” as an alternative meaning, moved “normal” to the allow list, updated the meaning explanation, and added two context sentences.
• 奥 - Added “depths”, “recesses”, “deep” and “interior” to the allow list.
• 放つ - Added “to emit” as an alternative meaning, updated the meaning explanation, and moved “to let loose” to the allow list.
• 毒ガス - Added “poisonous gas” and “toxic gas” to the allow list.
• 整理する - Added “to tidy up” and “to tidy” to the allow list.
• 昼 - Added “lunch” as an alternative meaning and updated the meaning explanation.
• 未だ - Made いまだ the primary reading, updated the reading explanation, changed the pattern of use to 未だに, updated three common word combinations, and updated two context sentences.
• 南瓜 - Added なんきん as an alternative reading, updated the reading explanation, and added two context sentences.
• 先月 - Updated the reading explanation.
• 日記 - Updated the reading explanation.
• 近日 - Updated the reading explanation.
• 同日 - Updated the reading explanation.
• 何日 - Updated the reading explanation.
• 平日 - Updated the reading explanation.
• 先日 - Updated the reading explanation.
• 休日 - Updated the reading explanation.
• 日光 - Updated the reading explanation and added “Nikko” to the allow list.
• 来月 - Updated the reading explanation.
• 設ける - Added “to open”, “to organize”, “to establish something”, “to set something up”, “to open something” and “to organize something” to the allow list, updated the reading explanation, and added two context sentences.
• 示す - Added “to show something” and “to demonstrate” as alternative meanings, moved “to show” to the allow list, added “to indicate something” and “to demonstrate something” to the allow list, updated the meaning and reading explanations, and added two context sentences.
• 湿る - Updated the reading explanation.
• 熱心 - Added “diligence” to the allow list.
• 英文 - Added “English text” and “English sentence” to the allow list.
• 見返す - Added “to put someone to shame” to allow list.
• 軍 - Added “military” to the allow list.
• 有毒 - Added “poisoned” to the block list.
• 紀元前 - Added “Before The Common Era” as the primary meaning, moved “Before Common Era” to the allow list, updated the meaning explanation, and updated two context sentence translations.
• 紀元後 - Made “Common Era” the primary meaning, and updated the meaning explanation.
• 攻める - Added “to attack something”, “to attack someone”, “to assault something”, “to assault someone”, “to assail something” and “to assail someone” to the allow list, updated the reading explanation, and added one context sentence.
• 文字通り - Updated a context sentence translation.
• 先月 - and 先々月 - Switched the order so that 先月 is taught before 先々月 within Level 4.
• 竹 - and 竹の子 - Switched the order so that 竹 is taught before 竹の子 within Level 4.
• 心理 - and 心理学 - Switched the order so that 心理 is taught before 心理学 within Level 7.
• 怪獣 - Added “big monster” and “monster” to the allow list.
• 指摘する - Added “to identify something”, “to point out something”, “to point something out”, “to indicate” and “to indicate something” to the allow list.
• 両日 - Updated the reading explanation.
• 文化 - Updated the reading explanation.
• 文学 - Updated the reading explanation.
• 作文 - Updated the reading explanation.
• 文字 - Updated the reading explanation.
• 作者 - Updated the reading explanation.
• 作業 - Updated the reading explanation.
• 一文字 - Updated the reading explanation.
• 性 - Removed “suffix” from word types.
• 辺り - Added “neighbourhood” to the allow list.
• 代用 - Added “substitute” and “substituting” to the allow list.
• 勉強 - Added “studying”, “lesson”, “work”, “learn” and “learning” to the allow list.
• 勉強する - Added “to learn” and “to learn something” to the allow list.
• 心持ち - Updated the reading explanation.
• 気持ち - Updated the meaning and reading explanations.
• 波 - Updated the reading explanation.
• 並 - Updated the reading explanation.
• 以上 - Fixed a typo in the meaning explanation.
• 尽きる - Made “to be used up” the primary meaning, added “to run out” as an alternative meaning, moved “to exhaust” and “to use up” to the allow list, added “to end” to the allow list, updated the meaning explanation, and added two context sentences.
• 急騰 - Added “sharp jump”, “sudden jump” and “spike” to the allow list, updated the meaning explanation, and added two context sentences.
• 及ぶ - Updated the meaning explanation and added two context sentences.
• 及ぼす - Added “to cause” as an alternative meaning, moved “to reach to” to the allow list, added “to exert something” and “to cause something” to the allow list, updated the meaning and reading explanations, and added two context sentences.
• Common word combinations added to all Level 11-15 vocabulary.
• 歓楽街 - Added “pleasure district”, “entertainment quarter”, “entertainment district” and “red-light district” to the allow list, and added two context sentences.
• 福寿 - Added “happiness and long life”, “longevity and happiness”, “long life and happiness” and “long and happy life” to the allow list, and added two context sentences.
• 閉店 - Added “closing a store” and “closing down a store” as alternative meanings, added “shop closed”, “closed shop”, “closing a shop” and “closing down a shop” to the allow list, and added two context sentences.
• 消える - Added “to sprout” to the block list.
• 延ばす - Made “to prolong something” the primary meaning, made “to lengthen something” and “to extend something” alternative meanings, and moved “to prolong”, “to lengthen” and “to extend” to the allow list.
• 式 - Added “style” as an alternative meaning, and added “expression”, “formula”, “way” and “system” to the allow list.
• 晴れ - Added “formal”, “public” and “cleared of suspicion” as alternative meanings, moved “fine weather” to the allow list, added “clear”, “fine”, “cleared” and “ceremonial” to the allow list, and updated the meaning explanation.
• 香川県 - Added ‘Kanagawa Prefecture’ and ‘Kanagawa Ken’ to the block list.
• 七つ - Updated the reading explanation.
• 九つ - Updated the reading explanation.
• 俺たち - Added “us” as an alternative meaning, updated the meaning explanation, and added two context sentences.
• 名曲 - Updated the meaning explanation.
• 月見 - Added “moon gazing” to the allow list.
• 花見 - Added “flower viewing”, “flower gazing” and “sakura gazing” to the allow list.
• 志 - Fixed a typo in the context sentence.
• 妖しい - Fixed a typo in the context sentence translation.
• 男 - Updated the meaning explanation.
• 任務 - Added “mission” and “function” to the allow list, and added two context sentences.
• 無料 - Added “free of charge” to the allow list.
• 搭乗 - Added “embarking”, “embark”, “board” and “go aboard” to the allow list, and added two context sentences.
• 作用 - Made “effect” the primary meaning, and updated the reading explanation.
• 馬力 - Updated the reading explanation.
• 体力 - Updated the reading explanation.
• 小文字 - Updated the reading explanation.
• 大文字 - Updated the reading explanation.
• 工作 - Updated the reading explanation.
• 作家 - Updated the reading explanation.
• 入力 - Updated the reading explanation.
• 助力 - Updated the reading explanation.
• 全力 - Updated the reading explanation.
• 強力 - Updated the reading explanation.
• 電力 - Updated the reading explanation.
• 実力 - Updated the reading explanation.
• 逃亡者 - Moved “refugee” to the allow list.
• 五十音順 - Moved “in aiueo order” to the allow list, and added “lexicographic order”, “Japanese syllabary order” and “dictionary order” to the allow list.
• 群馬県 - Updated the reading explanation.
• 焼き鳥 - Added “grilled chicken” as the primary meaning, moved “roast chicken” to the alternative meanings, moved “cooked chicken” to the allow list, and updated the meaning explanation.
• 焼き肉 - Made “grilled meat” the primary meaning, moved “cooked meat” to the allow list, and updated the meaning explanation.