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N2 grammar
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- 1 もの / もんmono / mon because; reason/ excuse/dissatisfaction ✎
- 2 ては / ではtewa / dewa whenever; if; when~; repetitive action ✎
- 3 ともtomo even if; no matter; though~ ✎
- 4 ばかりbakari about, approximately ✎
- 5 まいmai will not; intend not to ✎
- 6 とか(で)toka (de) I heard that~ ✎
- 7 ことにkoto ni emphasize speaker's feelings ✎
- 8 ものだmono da describe feeling; express memories ✎
- 9 やがてyagate before long; soon; almost; eventually~ ✎
- 10 中を /中ではnaka o /naka dewa in; on; in the midst of; when; while~ ✎
- 11 もののmonono but; although; even though~ ✎
- 12 ことだkoto da should do~ (suggestions or advice) ✎
- 13 だってdatte because; but; after all; even; too ✎
- 14 なおnao still; yet; furthermore; in addition~ ✎
- 15 つつtsutsu while; even though; despite~ ✎
- 16 ところにtokoro ni at the time; just as I was~ ✎
- 17 ものか / もんかmono ka / mon ka as if; there's no way~ ✎
- 18 だけはdake wa to do all that one can ✎
- 19 しかもshikamo moreover; furthermore; what’s more~ ✎
- 20 次第shidai as soon as, dependent upon ✎
- 21 にしてもni shitemo regardless of whether ✎
- 22 いきなりikinari abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden ✎
- 23 得るeru / uru can; to be able to; is possible to~ ✎
- 24 限りkagiri as long as; while… is the case; as far as ✎
- 25 といったto itta like; such as~ ✎
- 26 ままにmama ni as, to do as~ ✎
- 27 その上sono ue besides; in addition; furthermore~ ✎
- 28 次第にshidai ni gradually; in sequence; in order ✎
- 29 いよいよiyoiyo at last; finally; beyond doubt ✎
- 30 あるいはaruiwa or; either; maybe; perhaps; possibly ✎
- 31 ばかりにbakari ni simply because; on account of ✎
- 32 につけni tsuke every time; whenever; as; whether ✎
- 33 ばかりだbakari da continue to (go in negative direction) ✎
- 34 再びfutatabi again; once more ✎
- 35 ということはto iu koto wa that is to say; in other words~ ✎
- 36 恐らくosoraku perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say~ ✎
- 37 だけにdake ni being the case; precisely because ✎
- 38 得ないenai unable to; cannot; it is not possible to~ ✎
- 39 もっともmotto mo but then; although; though~ ✎
- 40 にてnite in, at, with, by (formal particle) ✎
- 41 にせよ/ にしろni seyo/ ni shiro even if; regardless; whether... or ✎
- 42 としてもtoshitemo assuming; even if~ ✎
- 43 と同時にto douji ni at the same time as; while ✎
- 44 に過ぎないni suginai no more than; just; merely; only~ ✎
- 45 に相違ないni soui nai without a doubt; certain; sure ✎
- 46 ものがあるmono ga aru there is such a thing; to be the case ✎
- 47 たまえtamae do~; order somebody to do something ✎
- 48 かえってkaette on the contrary; rather; all the more ✎
- 49 何も~ないnani mo~nai nothing; (not) ~ at all ✎
- 50 かのようにka no you ni as if; just like ✎
- 51 少しも~ないsukoshi mo~nai not one bit; not even a little~ ✎
- 52 ものではないmono dewa nai shouldn’t do something; it’s impossible ✎
- 53 上はue wa now that; since; as long as~ ✎
- 54 ことかkoto ka how…!; what…! ✎
- 55 全く~ないmattaku~nai not at all~ ✎
- 56 つつあるtsutsu aru to be doing; in the process of doing~ ✎
- 57 の下でno moto de under; with~ ✎
- 58 それにしてもsore ni shitemo nevertheless; at any rate; even so ✎
- 59 以外igai with the exception of; excepting ✎
- 60 ものだからmono dakara so; therefore; the reason for something ✎
- 61 末にsue ni finally; after; following; at the end ✎
- 62 どうやらdou yara apparently; seems like; somehow ✎
- 63 せめてsemete at least; at most~ ✎
- 64 どうせdouse anyhow; in any case; at any rate ✎
- 65 のみならずnominarazu not only; besides; as well as~ ✎
- 66 以上にijou ni more than; not less than; beyond ✎
- 67 てはならないtewa naranai must not; cannot; should not~ ✎
- 68 一応ichiou more or less; pretty much; roughly ✎
- 69 よほど / よっぽどyohodo / yoppodo very; greatly; much; to a large extent ✎
- 70 及びoyobi and; as well as~ ✎
- 71 ねばならないneba naranai have to do; must; should~ ✎
- 72 やら~やらyara~yara such things as A and B; and so on~ ✎
- 73 ものならmono nara if [A] is possible, then [B] ✎
- 74 おまけにomake ni to make matters worse; what's more ✎
- 75 要するにyou suru ni in short; in a word; to sum up ✎
- 76 につきni tsuki due to; because of; per; each ✎
- 77 ふうにfuu ni this way; that way; in such a way; how ✎
- 78 せいかsei ka perhaps because~ ✎
- 79 から見るとkara miru to from the point of view of; judging from ✎
- 80 に向かってni mukatte to face; to go towards; to head to ✎
- 81 以上はijou wa because; since; seeing that ✎
- 82 直ちにtadachi ni at once; immediately; directly ✎
- 83 いわゆるiwayuru what is called; as it is called; so-called ✎
- 84 ことなくkoto naku without doing something even once ✎
- 85 それならsore nara if that’s the case; if so~ ✎
- 86 ばかりかbakari ka not only.. but also; as well as ✎
- 87 ては~てはtewa~tewa repetitive situations/actions ✎
- 88 そうするとsou suru to having done that; if that is done ✎
- 89 一方でippou de on one hand, on the other hand ✎
- 90 てでもte demo even if I have to; by all means~ ✎
- 91 どころかdokoro ka far from; anything but; let alone ✎
- 92 ちっとも~ないchitto mo~nai (not) at all; (not) in the least ✎
- 93 からしてkara shite judging from; based on; since; from ✎
- 94 逆にgyaku ni conversely; on the contrary ✎
- 95 に限ってni kagitte only; in particular~ ✎
- 96 せっかくsekkaku especially; (thank you for) troubling to ✎
- 97 ぬnu negative verb conjugation (traditional) ✎
- 98 上jou for the sake of; from the standpoint of ✎
- 99 げge looks like; seems like; appears to ✎
- 100 というものだto iu mono da something like; something called~ ✎
- 101 てまでte made even; will go far so as to~ ✎
- 102 はもとよりwa moto yori also; let alone; from the beginning ✎
- 103 て以来te irai since; henceforth~ ✎
- 104 ことだからkoto dakara because; since~ ✎
- 105 わずかにwazuka ni slightly; only; barely; narrowly~ ✎
- 106 に応じてni oujite depending on; in accordance with ✎
- 107 あげくageku to end up; in the end; finally; after all ✎
- 108 ようではyou dewa if~ (bad result) ✎
- 109 少なくともsukunaku tomo at least~ ✎
- 110 次第でshidai de depending on; so~ ✎
- 111 かねるkaneru unable to do something; can’t do~ ✎
- 112 そう言えばsou ieba come to think of it~ ✎
- 113 ていてはte ite wa if one keeps doing~ ✎
- 114 ざるを得ないzaru o enai cannot help (doing); have no choice but ✎
- 115 ところだったtokoro datta was just about to do something ✎
- 116 の上ではno ue de wa according to; from the viewpoint of~ ✎
- 117 にあたってni atatte at the time; on the occasion of~ ✎
- 118 からにはkara niwa now that; since; so long as; because ✎
- 119 てこそte koso now that; since (something happened) ✎
- 120 てならないte naranai can't help but; dying to; extremely~ ✎
- 121 を除いてo nozoite except; with the exception of ✎
- 122 一気にikki ni in one go; without stopping; all at once ✎
- 123 とっくにtokku ni long ago; already; a long time ago ✎
- 124 まだしもmadashimo rather; better ✎
- 125 ないではいられないnai dewa irarenai can’t help but feel; can’t help but do ✎
- 126 はともかくwa tomokaku anyhow; anyway; regardless ✎
- 127 てはいられないtewa irarenai can’t afford to; unable to~ ✎
- 128 にわたってni watatte throughout; over a period of ✎
- 129 にしたらni shitara from one’s perspective ✎
- 130 にしろ~にしろni shiro~ni shiro whether… or~ ✎
- 131 に限るni kagiru is best; nothing is better than~ ✎
- 132 てたまらないte tamaranai can't help but; dying to; extremely~ ✎
- 133 抜くnuku from beginning to end; completely ✎
- 134 からこそkara koso precisely because ✎
- 135 かねないkanenai (someone) might do something ✎
- 136 どころではないdokoro dewa nai not the time for; far from ✎
- 137 を問わずo towazu regardless of; irrespective of; no matter ✎
- 138 に限らずni kagirazu not just; not only.. but also~ ✎
- 139 ところを見るとtokoro o miru to judging from; seeing that~ ✎
- 140 もかまわずmo kamawazu without caring; without worrying ✎
- 141 というふうにto iu fuu ni in such a way that~ ✎
- 142 からと言ってkara to itte just because; even if; even though~ ✎
- 143 に加えてni kuwaete in addition ✎
- 144 かと思ったらka to omottara just when; no sooner than ✎
- 145 ろくに~ないroku ni~nai not well; not enough; improperly ✎
- 146 果たしてhatashite as was expected; sure enough; really ✎
- 147 から言うとkara iu to in terms of; from the point of view of ✎
- 148 だけあってdake atte being the case; precisely because ✎
- 149 ずに済むzu ni sumu get by without doing~ ✎
- 150 に沿ってni sotte along with; in accordance with ✎
- 151 に際してni saishite on the occasion of; at the time of ✎
- 152 でしかないde shika nai merely; nothing but; no more than ✎
- 153 に決まっているni kimatte iru certainly; I’m sure/certain that ✎
- 154 恐れがあるosore ga aru it is feared that; to be in danger of ✎
- 155 をめぐってo megutte concerning; in regard to~ ✎
- 156 もう少しでmou sukoshi de almost; nearly, close to~ ✎
- 157 それなのにsore na noni and yet; despite this; but even so~ ✎
- 158 に応えてni kotaete in response to ✎
- 159 お~願うo~negau please do; could you please~ ✎
- 160 っこないkkonai no chance of; definitely not possible ✎
- 161 からするとkara suru to judging from; considering ✎
- 162 反面hanmen while, although; on the other hand ✎
- 163 にも関わらずnimo kakawarazu despite; in spite of; nevertheless ✎
- 164 に伴ってni tomonatte as; due to; with; along with; following ✎
- 165 と考えられるto kangaerareru one can think that; it is conceivable that ✎
- 166 抜きにしてnuki ni shite without; leaving out; cutting out~ ✎
- 167 のももっともだno mo motto mo da no wonder; …is only natural ✎
- 168 に関わるni kakawaru to relate to; to have to do with ✎
- 169 なくはないnaku wa nai it’s not that; I may (double negative) ✎
- 170 甲斐があるkai ga aru it’s worth one’s efforts to do something ✎
- 171 だけのことはあるdake no koto wa aru as expected of; not for nothing ✎
- 172 に基づいてni motozuite based on; on the basis of ✎
- 173 ようではないかyou dewa nai ka let’s do (something); why don’t we~ ✎
- 174 というものではないto iu mono dewa nai there is no guarantee that~ ✎
- 175 幸いなことにsaiwai na koto ni fortunately; luckily; thankfully~ ✎
- 176 に先立ちni sakidachi before; prior to ✎
- 177 ことにはならないkoto niwa naranai just because… doesn’t mean~ ✎
- 178 をもとにo moto ni based on; derived from; building on ✎
- 179 を契機にo keiki ni as a good opportunity/chance to ✎
- 180 ないことには~ないnai koto niwa~nai unless you~ ✎
- 181 ようか~まいかyou ka~mai ka whether or not; considering options ✎
- 182 よりほかないyori hoka nai to have no choice but~ ✎
- 183 より [2]yori from~ (a time, place, or person) ✎
- 184 て当然だte touzen da natural; as a matter of course ✎
- 185 てばかりはいられないte bakari wa irarenai can’t keep doing~ ✎
- 186 に越したことはないni koshita koto wa nai it’s best that, nothing better than ✎
- 187 に関わらずni kakawarazu in spite of; regardless of~ ✎
- 188 にほかならないni hoka naranai nothing but; none other than~ ✎
- 189 なくて済むnakute sumu get by without doing~ ✎
- 190 も当然だmo touzen da it’s only natural; no wonder ✎
- 191 くせしてkuse shite although~; despite the fact that~ ✎
- 192 か~ないかのうちにka~nai ka no uchi ni just as; right after; as soon as ✎
- 193 がきっかけでga kikkake de as a result of; taking advantage of ✎
- 194 だけましだdake mashi da it’s better than; should feel grateful for ✎
- 195 ちなみにchinamini by the way; incidentally ✎
Order is measured, not assigned: each pattern is counted against the site’s book corpus, with a 〜 treated as a slot so あまり〜ない is matched as one discontinuous pattern rather than as the word ない. A few entries name a category rather than a form — “i-adjectives”, 受身形 — and have nothing countable, so they sit mid-level instead of being sorted to the bottom.