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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JLPT levels
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How…; What…; God knows...; I wonder... with emotion; I never expected... with strong feeling
Why? Well...; If you ask me why...; The reason is...; It is because...; To be honest, when asked whether...
If you ask me...; If I had to say; If I were to say; If I were to choose one, I’d rather
in terms of; speaking of; to put it in terms of; as for ...; according to
one at a time; per; each; gradually
by far; much more; far more; for a long time; continuously
Completely covered in; Full of; Riddled with
However; Nevertheless; To be fair; That said; Provided that
Again; Once more; A second time
the quality of being ~; the state or character of ~; ness; essence of ~
about the same as; about as; no less
similar to; like; in the same way as; unlike; different from; not like
in line with; comparable with; along with; just like; as … as
There is no doubt that; I'm sure that; It must be the case that
per; per person; per item; apiece; each
to correspond to; to amount to; to be equivalent to; to be appropriate for
Nothing better than; There's nothing like; Limited to
Not necessarily so; Is not always true; There is no guarantee that
hardly ever; rarely; seldom
Considering, given the circumstances; Surprisingly, more/less than expected; Rather; comparatively
to try to do something; to attempt to do something; to be about to do something