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JLPT N3 Grammar
| JP | ENG |
|---|---|
| ばいい | Can, Should, It'd be good if |
| たらいい | It would be nice if, It would be good if, Should, I hope |
| 中 | During, While, Throughout, In the process of |
| の間に | While, During, Between, Period |
| うちに | While, During |
| ないうちに | Before it becomes, Before ~ occurs, Without |
| べき | Must, Should , Ought to |
| べきではない | Should not, Must not , Ought not to |
| って | As for, Speaking of, Casual は (Sentence topic marker) |
| なかなか | Very, Quite, Considerably |
| あまり | So much...that |
| なかなか~ない | Not really, Hardly, Not easily or readily, By no means, Far from |
| によると | According to |
| によって | By means of, According to, Depending on, Because of, Due to |
| 全く~ない | Not~at all |
| ことだ | Should, Ought |
| そうだ | I heard that, It is said that |
| すると | Having done..., If...is done..., (And/just) then, Thereupon, If so |
| そうすると | Having done that..., If that is done..., (And/just) then, Thereupon, If so |
| のはXの方だ | It is...that..., It is...who..., ...is the one that..., ...is the one who... |
| Noun+型 | Model, Type, Pattern, Kind, Shape, Size(d) |
| てごらん | (Please) try to, (Please) look |
| Particle + の | Combined particles |
| である | Formal or literary だ, Authoritative, Copula |
| ところが | Even so, However, Even though, But |
| ところで | By the way, Incidentally |
| ほど | The more, About, To the extent that, So much… that |
| ば〜ほど | The more…the more |
| ほど~ない | Is not as…as, Isn't... like..., Not to the extent of... |
| では | If so, Well (then), In that case |
| のに | In order to |
| ため(に) | For, For the sake of, In order to |
| ために | Due to, Because of, As a result of |
| という | Called, Named, Known as, As much as |
| ということだ | I heard that, Rumor has it that, It is said that, It means that |
| というのは | ~ Known as ~ is, ~ Called ~ is, ~ Means ~, Because |
| 的 | ~ly・~like・~al, Typical |
| もの | Because, Cause |
| ものだ | Supposed to, Should, That's the way it is |
| 最中に | In the middle of |
| 上で | After, Upon |
| おかげで | Thanks to, Because of |
| にもとづいて | Based on, In accordance with |
| 点 | Aspect, Respect, Point, Way, In terms of, In that, From the point of view |
| なぜなら〜から | Because, The reason is, That is because |
| こそ | For sure, For certain, Even more so, Underlined or bolded text |
| からこそ | Emphasized because, Precisely because |
| ばかり | Just, Only, Nothing but |
| ばかりだ | (Only) continue to, Keep on -ing, More and more |
| ばかりに | Simply because, Only because, Just because, Simply on account of |
| ことがある | Something is possible, Sometimes, Occasionally, There are times when |
| ことにする | To decide on, Have decided to |
| ことなの | (A) is (Description of A), (A) means that (Description of A) |
| ことになる | It will end up being, It is the result of, It has been decided that |
| ~は~で有名 | Is famous for |
| ことはない | There is no need to, Never happens |
| ~と言っても | Although ~ might say that ~ |
| といえば | Speaking of, If it were the case that |
| 合う | To or for one another, Mutually, With |
| に合わせて | In accordance with, Matching, Fitting, Suitable for, Adjust or tune to |
| について | Concerning, About, Regarding |
| ~(の)姿 | Figure, Shape, Appearance, Looks, Wearing, Dressed in, Presence |
| と言える | Would or could say that..., Can probably say that..., Fair to say that... |
| ちゃんと | Properly, Neatly, Orderly, Sufficiently, Decently |
| そのため(に) | For that reason, Because of that, To that end |
| その結果 | As a result |
| に比べて | Compared to, When compared to |
| どんなに〜ても | No matter how |
| いくら〜でも | No matter how (much) |
| 〜かは〜によって違う | Depends on, Changes depending on, Differ depending on |
| かなり | Quite, Considerably, Pretty, Fairly |
| あまりに | So much...that, (Way) too... |
| わけだ | For that reason, No wonder, As you'd expect, Naturally, Thus, This is why |
| わけではない | It doesn't mean that, It is not the case, It's not like |
| と同時に | At the same time as, The instant, The moment, As well as |
| ところだった ① | Almost, Nearly, About to, On the verge of |
| だって | I heard/was said, Because, But, Even or also, Even if or even though |
| んだって | I heard that, He or She said that |
| 関係がある | (Not) involved with, (Not) concerned with, (No) connection with, (No) relationship with, (Not) related to |
| に関する | Related to, About, Regarding |
| に対して | In contrast to, While, In regard to, Whereas |
| くらい ② | To the extent that, So…that, About the only thing that... |
| は~くらいです | About the only, To the extent that |
| さ - Interjec... | All right, There we go, Now, You see, Well (I don't know, let me see) |
| さ - Filler | Like, You know, You see, Listen, Uhh |
| さ - Casual よ | Casual よ |
| それぞれ | Each, Respectively |
| まま(に) | As is, While remaining, Left in a state |
| そこで | Accordingly, Now, Therefore, To that end |
| しかない | Have no choice but, Only, Just |
| てもかまわない | It doesn't matter if, I don't mind |
| ~ても~なくても | Whether ~ or not |
| わけがない | There is no way, There is no reason, It is impossible, Cannot be |
| としたら | If it were the case that, Assuming that... |
| として | As (i.e. in the role of), For |
| にしては | (Even) considering, (Even) for |
| にしても | Even though, Even if, Even when, Also |
| ~というのは事実だ | It is a fact that ~, There is no doubt that |
| から言うと | Speaking in terms of, From the point of view of |
| に取って | To, For, Concerning |
| ことから | From the fact that |
| というより | ...is more of a... than a..., Rather than saying that... |
| はもちろん | Not only but also, Let alone, Not to mention, Of course |
| をはじめ | Not only...but also..., Starting with |
| て初めて | For the first time, Not until, Only after, Only when, Only because |
| さえ | Even |
| さえ〜ば | If only…then, As long as..., Provided..., Only thing ... needs for ... is ... |
| たものだ | Used to |
| さて | Well, Well then |
| むしろ | Rather, Instead, Over |
| つまり | In short, To sum up, In other words |
| 即ち | In other words, That is, Namely |
| 却って | All the more, On the contrary, Conversely |
| まるで…ようだ | It is entirely as if, It is just as though |
| ような気がする | Have a feeling that |
| とても~ない | Not ~ at all, Cannot ~ at all |
| 別に〜ない | Not really, Not particularly, It's not like... |
| ばかりでなく | Not only…but also, As well as |
| ではなくて | Not A but B, Conjunctive |
| だけでなく(て)~も | Not only ~ but ~ also, Not just ~ but ~ also |
| だけしか | To emphasize '~only', Nothing but |
| は言うまでもない ① | It goes without saying (that), (It is) needless to say, I don't need to remind you |
| 決して〜ない | Never, By no means |
| わけにはいかない | Cannot afford to, No way, Impossible to do |
| 〜ようとしない | Not willing to, Not make an effort to, To not attempt or try to, Volitional + としない |
| もしかしたら | Perhaps, Maybe, Possibly |
| たとえ〜ても | Even if…is the case, Supposing that |
| ことに | Extremely, Especially, To my ... |
| ことか | How…, What..., God knows... |
| ~かというと ① | Why? Well..., Why? Because..., If you ask me why..., The reason why is..., It is because... |
| ~かというと ② | If you ask me..., If I had to say, If I were to say, If I were to choose one, I'd rather |
| で言うと | In, Of, According to |
| ~ずつ | One at a time, Per, Each, Gradually |
| ずっと ② | By far, Way, Far...er, Far...more |
| だらけ | Completely covered in, Full of |
| もっとも | Although, But, However, For all that, Provided that |
| 再び | Again, Once more, A second time |
| み | ~ness, Used to indicate conditions or nature |
| と同じくらい | About the same as, About as, No less |
| と同じで | Like, Similar to, Unlike, Dissimilar to |
| と並んで | In line with, Comparable with, Along with, Just like, As … as |
| に違いない | There is no doubt that, I'm sure |
| 当たり | Per~, A~, Apiece, Each |
| に当たる | Correspond to, Amounts to, Equals to, Is appropriate |
| に限る | Nothing better than, There's nothing like, Limited to |
| とは限らない | Not necessarily so, Is not always true, There is no guarantee that |
| めったに〜ない | Hardly, Rarely, Seldom |
| 割に | Although, Despite, Rather...for, Unexpectedly, Comparatively, Considering |
| Verb[volitio... | Try to, Attempt to, To be about to |
| Verb[volitio... | Tried to ~ but ~, Was about to ~ but ~, Was going to ~ but ~ |
| 言うまでもない ② | It goes without saying, It is needless to say, Of course, Obviously |
| そうもない | Very unlikely to, Does not seem that, Does not appear that |
| ないことはない | Is not impossible, It doesn't mean that it isn't |
| なんか | Such as, Things like, Emphasis |
| 又〜も | Moreover, Additionally, And also, In addition, Furthermore, Or |
| ついでに | While you are at it, On the occasion |
| と共に | Together with, At the same time, As well as |
| につれて | As…then, In proportion to, (Along) with |
| 直ちに | At once, Immediately, As soon as |
| たとたんに | The instant or moment, As soon as, Just as |
| おきに | Repeated at intervals, Every other, Every, At intervals of |
| たびに | Each time, Every time, Whenever |
| あるいは | Or, Possibly, Maybe, Perhaps, Or possibly |
| ながらも | But, Even while, Even though, Despite, Although |
| において | In, On, At, Regarding, In terms of |
| 第一 | Start, First (point), Foremost, To begin with |
| ますます | Increasingly, More and more, Decreasingly, Less and less, Keep -ing |
| 一方だ | More and more, Continue to, Keep on, -er and -er |
| 一方で | On the other hand, At the same time, While |
| 遂に | Finally, At last |
| すでに | Already, Too late |
| ずに | Without doing |
| ずにはいられない | Cannot help doing something, Cannot resist doing something |
| なし | Without, No |
| 考えられない | Unthinkable, Inconceivable, Unimaginable, Cannot think |
| 必ずしも | Not always, Not entirely, Not necessarily |
| 連用形 | Formal Conjunctive |
| 向き | Suitable for, Facing |
| 向け | Intended for, Aimed at |
| 上がる | Something is finished, To finish something, Something has come to an end, To do something completely, To do something through |
| 切る | To do something completely to the end, Utterly, Resolutely |
| 切れない | Being unable to finish or complete |
| きり | Only, Just, Since |
| かけ | Half-, Not yet finished, About to, Begin to |
| にかけて | Over (a period), From ~ until, Through |
| たて | Freshly ~ed, Just ~ed |
| 込む ① | To go into, To put into |
| 込む ② | Remain, To do thoroughly, Deeply, Intensely |
| ふりをする | To pretend, To act as if |
| できれば | If possible |
| でよければ | If it is alright, If you don't mind, If you would like, If possible |
| 次第 | As soon as |
| とおり | In that way, Exactly, Precisely, Just as |
| でもある | Be also, It also is |
| どうしても | Regardless of, No matter what |
| もしも~なら | If, Supposing |
| 同士 | Fellow, With each other, Mutually, Between, Among, Together, With |
| がたい | Hard to, Difficult to |
| まさか | I never dreamed, Never, No way, Don't tell me, You don't say |
| 前者は | The former ~ the latter, The first ~ the second |
| つい | Accidentally, Unconsciously, Against one's better judgement |
| せいで | Because of, Due to, Blame |
| くせに | Even though, And yet, Despite |
| がち | Apt to do, Tend to do, Prone to do |
| ぎみ | Looking, Feeling a little, Touch of, Tending to, Slightly |
| っぽい | -ish, -like, Characteristic of, Typical of, Tendency to |
| っぱなし | Leaving something in a certain state, Left as is, Keep on -ing |
| わざわざ | Expressly, Especially, Go out of one's way, Take the trouble to |
| 一体 | (What) the heck?, (Who) in the world?, (Where) on earth?, (How many) f*ing... |
| 折角 | With trouble, At great pains, Take the trouble, Might as well..., Rare/long-awaited occasion |
| っけ | What is…again?, Was it... that... ?, Did you say...? |
| 代わりに | Instead of, In place of, In exchange for |
| に代わって | In place of, On behalf of, To succeed |
| どころか | Far from, Anything but |
| という理由で | For (that) reason; on the grounds of (that), With the reasoning, Under the pretext of, Due to |
| ~は~となっている | It is (has been), Have/has become, Happen to be, Has been established |
| 左右する | Influence, Impact, Control |