JLPT Grammar
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Explore Japanese grammar patterns by JLPT level. Each entry includes practical explanations, usage, and example sentences for effective study.
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There is nothing better than...; It is best to...; It would be best to...
To sum up; In summary; In short
not until after (doing); unless after completing (something), cannot; it is only after doing ~ that ... is possible
It's not that …; Kind of; Might; Slightly; Somewhat; In some respects
unless you do X, Y cannot happen; without doing X, there is no possibility of Y; if not for X, then Y won't occur
unable to help doing something; cannot resist doing something; cannot contain oneself from doing
must; have to; should; be obligated to
Please do!; Order someone to do something; Beg to do something (imperative); Ask someone to do something with authority
among; out of; from the group
While; As ...; during the time that; Even while doing ...
Even while ~ing; Even though ~ing; Despite ~ing; Although ~ing
on the occasion of; at the time of
When; At the time of; In case of; On the occasion of
when; on the occasion of; at the time; as ... happens
Lead to; As a good opportunity to; As a result of; As a trigger
in the process of doing; to be in the middle of doing; gradually doing; continuing to do
At the time of ~; just as ~; When ~; while ~; timing around ~; Unexpected event or action occurring at that moment; Toward; to a place (in directional use with ~へ)
Right after; As soon as; Just when; Barely
On the way to; As you go; while going toward
If you keep doing something, you’ll get a negative result; As long as you are doing something in that way, the situation will be unfavorable; If something is being done that way, the consequence is not good
Was just about to do something; Was in the middle of doing something; Almost happened but didn't