TODAY N1
ni shita tokoro de / to shita tokoro de
even if; even supposing that ~
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〜ている te-iru · ongoing action〜てから te-kara · after doing〜たり〜たり tari tari · things like…〜ば -ba · conditional if〜ても -te mo · even if〜のに no ni · despite / for〜ために tame ni · in order to〜ように you ni · so that / to become〜らしい rashii · seems / apparently〜そうだ sou da · looks like / I heard〜ながら nagara · while doing〜さえ sae · even / as long as〜だけでなく dake de naku · not only…but〜によって ni yotte · by / depending on〜に対して ni taishite · towards / regarding〜わけではない wake de wa nai · it doesn't mean that〜にしては ni shite wa · for / considering〜ことにする koto ni suru · decide to〜ことになる koto ni naru · it's been decided〜ばかり bakari · just / only / nothing but〜かねない kane nai · might / could〜てしまう te shimau · end up doing / unfortunately〜はずだ hazu da · supposed to / expected〜ている te-iru · ongoing action〜てから te-kara · after doing〜たり〜たり tari tari · things like…〜ば -ba · conditional if〜ても -te mo · even if〜のに no ni · despite / for〜ために tame ni · in order to〜ように you ni · so that / to become〜らしい rashii · seems / apparently〜そうだ sou da · looks like / I heard〜ながら nagara · while doing〜さえ sae · even / as long as〜だけでなく dake de naku · not only…but〜によって ni yotte · by / depending on〜に対して ni taishite · towards / regarding〜わけではない wake de wa nai · it doesn't mean that〜にしては ni shite wa · for / considering〜ことにする koto ni suru · decide to〜ことになる koto ni naru · it's been decided〜ばかり bakari · just / only / nothing but〜かねない kane nai · might / could〜てしまう te shimau · end up doing / unfortunately〜はずだ hazu da · supposed to / expected
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おかげで
okage de
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
N3
ば~ほど
ba~hodo
the more… the more
N3
ことはない
koto wa nai
there is no need to; no possibility that~
N3
わけがない
wake ga nai
there is no way that~
N3
ようがない
you ga nai
there is no way to; it’s impossible to~
N3
てもしょうがない
temo shou ga nai
there's no point to~; it's no use to~
N3
まさか
masaka
there's no way; that's impossible
N3
ている場合じゃない
teiru baai janai
this is no time to be doing~
N3
というのは
to iu nowa
this means~; because~; that is to say
N3
から〜にかけて
kara~ni kakete
through; from [A] to [B]
N3
を通じて /を通して
o tsuujite /o tooshite
through; via; throughout; by
N3
ことになっている
koto ni natteiru
to be expected to; it has been decided~
N3
に慣れる
ni nareru
to be used to something
N3
直す
naosu
to do something again; to do over
N3
切る
kiru
to do something completely to the end
N3
通す
toosu
to do until the end; to continually do
N3
上げる
ageru
to finish doing~
N3
わざわざ
wazawaza
to go to the trouble of
N3
ように見える
you ni mieru
to look; to seem; to appear~
N3
ふりをする
furi o suru
to pretend; to act as if~
N3
にとって
ni totte
to; for; concerning; regarding~
N3
と共に
to tomo ni
together with; at the same time as
N3
あまりにも
amari ni mo
too…; so much… that; excessively~
N3
に対して
ni taishite
towards; against; regarding~
N3
ようとする
you to suru
try to; attempt to; be about to~
N3
切れない
kirenai
unable to do; too much to finish
N3
上で
ue de
upon; after; when; for; in order to
N3
たものだ
ta mono da
used to do; would often do
N3
がたい
gatai
very difficult to; impossible to
N3
そうもない
sou mo nai
very unlikely to~; showing no signs of~
N3
際に
sai ni
when; at the time of; in the case of
N3
たびに
tabi ni
whenever; every time
N3
ついでに
tsuide ni
while, incidentally, at the same time
N3
うちに
uchi ni
while; before~
N3
最中に
saichuu ni
while; during; in the middle of
N3
つもりで
tsumori de
with the intention of doing~
N3
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