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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Even if; No matter; Regardless of
No other than; Nothing else but; Apart from this, there is no ...; There is no alternative besides ...
As of; With; Effective from
Even so; Be that as it may; Admittedly..., but...; Nevertheless
unique to; characteristic of; only possible in; exclusive to; typical of
Even
Exist only because of; Owe everything to; Be possible/ meaningful only with
Just, Merely, Simply, Only
through; via; after passing through; through the experience of; following
From birth; innate; In a traditional or long-standing way; as it has always been; With tears; tearfully; While alive; in a living state; As always; in the usual/old-fashioned way
While doing something; in the meantime; Remaining; still as is; Since then; ever since; Continue to be; keep in that state
ultimate; extreme; utter; epitome; peak
For (A); In the case of (A); From (A)'s point of view; In the eyes of (A)
things like; and so on; and this and that; and whatnot
To the (bitter) end; Stubbornly; Persistently; Frustratingly insistently (in some contexts)
for the purpose of; in order to; to ensure; in order to make; with the aim of
When; While; In spite of (the circumstances); Regardless of (the circumstances)
as much as; as many as; at least
to be ~ and ~; to be ~ as well as ~; both ~ and ~
doing two actions at the same time; doing A while doing B; simultaneous or contrastive actions
Just; Only; Merely; Strictly