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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Instead of; In place of; In exchange for
In place of; On behalf of; To succeed
Far from; On the contrary; Not only... but (also); If anything, ...
For that reason; on that account; due to that reason; With that reasoning; On the grounds of that
It is (has been); Has become; Happen to be; Has been established
Influence; Impact; Control
to be able to; can; possible to do
Unable to; Cannot; Cannot possibly
Can't help doing; Have no choice but to...
to not ~; un~; archaic negative form of ず used in literary Japanese
With the intention of doing; Instead of...; Act as if or pretend; Believing that...; Thinking that...
anyhow; at any rate; in any case; I have no doubt that; probably
At least; Even if not more, at minimum
apparently; it seems; seemingly; from what I can tell
Something or other; Some kind of thing; For some reason; somehow
to have no choice but to; no other way than; have to; there is nothing but to ...
Surely.; Certainly.; Indeed.
Just in case; Just to be sure
more or less; for the time being; tentatively; roughly
Without a doubt; Certainly; Surely; Not mistaken
Just in case; In the worst-case scenario; In the unlikely event; By any chance