These are the content changes we made in September 2024.
Kanji
- 神 - Added “spirit” to the alternative meanings, added “mysterious” to the allow list, updated the meaning mnemonic, and updated the reading mnemonic and hint.
- 観 - Added 勧 and 歓 to the visually similar list.
- 明 - Added あきら to the warning list.
- 所 - Added “facility” as the alternative meaning, added “institute” and “institution” to the allow list, and updated the reading mnemonic.
- 難 - Updated the reading mnemonic and hint.
- 涼 - Removed りょう from the warning list.
- 誘 - Added “lure” as the alternative meaning, added “induce,” “invitation,” “entice,” “tempt,” and “temptation” to the allow list, added “ask” to the warning list, updated the meaning mnemonic and hint, and updated the reading mnemonic and hint.
- 漏 - Added 濡 to the visually similar list.
- 雷 - Updated the meaning hint, reading mnemonic, and reading hint.
- 培 - Updated meaning mnemonic.
- 風 - Updated meaning mnemonic and hint, updated reading mnemonic and hint.
- 塩 - Updated the meaning mnemonic and hint, updated the reading mnemonic and hint.
- 陽 - Added “position” to the block list.
Vocabulary
- 多い - Added “a lot” and “a lot of” to the allow list.
- 代金 - Updated the meaning explanation.
- 弱虫 - Added “wimp” to the allow list.
- 料金 - Added “charge,” “rate,” and “price” to the alternative meanings, moved “bills,” “fees,” and “bill” to the allow list, added “fare,” “toll,” “charges,” and “charge” to the allow list, and updated the meaning explanation.
- 夫妻 - Updated one context sentence translation.
- 在留する - Added “to detain” to the block list.
- 営業 - Added “running a business” to the allow list and updated the meaning explanation.
- 価格 - Added “market value,” “product pricing,” and “price” to the allow list, and updated the meaning explanation.
- 物価 - Updated the meaning explanation.
- 築く - Moved up from Level 20 to Level 24 so that the on’yomi reading can be taught first on level 22 before introducing the kun’yomi. (Note: This was supposed to be moved along with other 築 vocab during the last round of movements, so apologies for not giving advance notice this time)
- 値段 - Added “price tag” and “pricing” to the allow list and updated the meaning explanation.
- 精神 - Moved “soul” to the allow list, added “mental,” “mentality,” “mindset,” “willpower,” and “will,” to the allow list, added “consciousness,” “essence,” and “core principle” to the warning list, and updated the meaning explanation.
- 潔い - Added “honourable” to the allow list.
- 幼い - Moved “very young” to the primary meaning, moved “childish” to the alternative meaning, moved “immature” to the allow list, added “small,” “little,” and “young” to the allow list, updated the meaning explanation, updated the reading explanation, and added common word combinations.
- 精神病 - Added “psychological disorder,” “psychiatric disorder,” and “mental health condition” to the allow list, and updated the meaning explanation.
- 精神的 - Moved “mental” to the primary meaning, moved “spiritual” to the alternative meanings, and updated the meaning explanation.
- 免除 - Moved “exception,” “except,” and “excepting” to the warning list.
- 価 - Added “worth” to the allow list and updated the meaning explanation.
- 右 - Added “の adjective” as a word type.
- 東方 - Added “westward” to the block list.
- 最後 - Added “the last time” to the allow list, moved “latest” and “most recent” to the warning list, and added “recent” to the warning list, and added one context sentence.
- 研究所 - Updated the meaning explanation and updated the reading explanation.
- 入所 - Updated the meaning explanation.
- 高級 - Added “high-end” and “high end” to the allow list.
- 便所 - Moved “restroom” to the primary meaning, moved “toilet” to the alternative meaning, added “washroom” and “WC” to the allow list, added びんしょ to the warning list, and updated the meaning explanation.
- 詩 - Added うた to the warning list.
- 閉店 - Added “close a store,” “close down a store,” “close a shop,” and “close down a shop” to the allow list, added “open a store,” “open a shop,” “opening a store,” and “opening a shop” to the block list.
- 警察 - Added “notice” to the block list.
- 出席 - Added “absence” to the block list.
- 閉まる - Moved “to close” to the primary meaning, moved “to shut” to the alternative meaning, moved “to be closed” and “to be shut” to the allow list, and updated the meaning explanation.
- 自覚 - Updated one context sentence translation.
- 論理 - Updated one context sentence translation.
- 最後尾 - Updated one context sentence translation.
- 高等学校 - Updated one context sentence.
- 給与 - Updated the warning message for “allowance.”
- 絶つ - Moved “to abstain from” to the warning list.
- 刑務所 - Updated the meaning explanation.
- 出所 - Updated the meaning explanation.
- 冬至 - Added “summer solstice” to the block list.
- 老舗 - Moved ろうほ to the warning list, and updated the reading explanation.
- 所轄 - Added “district,” “territory,” and “local” to the warning list, and updated the meaning explanation.
- 糸 - Updated one common word combination, added two common word combinations.
- 赤ちゃん - Added “infant” to the allow list.
- 比例 - Moved “being proportional” to the primary meaning, moved “proportion” to the alternative meaning, moved “ratio” to the allow list, added “be in proportion to,” “be in proportion,” “being in proportion,” “correspond,” “correspond in,” “corresponding,” “corresponding in,” and “proportionality” to the allow list, updated the meaning explanation, and added common word combinations.
- 悪化 - Updated one context sentence translation.
- 伝説 - Added “legendary story” as an alternative meaning, added “folklore,” “myth,” and “legendary stories” to accepted meanings, added “history” to the warning list, updated meaning mnemonic.
- 比率 - Moved “ratio” to the primary meaning, moved “percentage” to the alternative meaning, added “proportion” as the alternative meaning, updated the meaning explanation, and added common word combinations.
- 犯人 - Updated primary meaning to “culprit,” moved “criminal” to alternative meaning, updated meaning mnemonic and one context sentence.
- 繋ぐ - Added “to disconnect” to the block list.
- 義務 - Updated one context sentence and its translation.
- 伝統 - Added “history” to the warning list, updated meaning mnemonic.
- 割合 - Updated the meaning explanation, updated the translation of one context sentence, and added one context sentence.
- 略語 - Added “abbreviated form” to the allow list, and added “acronym” to the warning list.
- 焦る - Added “to burn” to the block list.
- 処遇 - Updated a context sentence translation.
- 大作 - Added “major work” as the primary meaning, added “blockbuster” as an alternative meaning, moved “monumental work” and “masterwork” to the allow list, added “blockbuster movie” and “blockbuster film” to the allow list, updated the meaning mnemonic.
- 全米 - Updated one context sentence.
- 対比 - Updated one context sentence.
- 部屋 - Updated reading mnemonic.
- 仮名 - Updated meaning mnemonic, updated reading mnemonic.
- 一例 - Added “one example” to the allow list.
- 相変わらず - Updated one context sentence translation.
- 得意 - Added “special” to the block list.
- 減らす - Added “to reduce something” to the allow list.
- いい加減にしろ - Updated one context sentence translation.
- 済む - Updated one context sentence translation.
- 大敵 - Updated one context sentence and its translation.
- 先輩 - Updated one context sentence translation.
- 事故 - Moved “incident” to the warning list.
- 故意 - Updated the meaning explanation.
- 故障 - Updated the meaning explanation.
- 略語 - Updated one context sentence.
- 省略 - Added “abbreviating,” “omit,” “omitting,” and “leaving out” to the allow list.
- 黒板 - Added “chalkboard” and “greenboard” to the allow list, and added “board” to the warning list.
- 官僚 - Added “government official” to the allow list.
- 寿司 - Updated meaning mnemonic and reading mnemonic.
- 生き甲斐 - Added “worth living for” to the warning list, updated the meaning mnemonic.
- 孤独 - Added “solitary” to the block list.