Ngữ pháp JLPT N2
- Plain form + からにはnow that / since (with strong obligation)
- Plain form + のみならずnot only X but also Y (literary)
- Plain form + とはいえalthough / that said / even so
- Plain form + とはいうもののthat said / although one says
- Noun + にしてみれば / にしてみたらfrom X's perspective / from X's point of view
- Plain form + からといってjust because / even though (one says)
- Noun + の + ことだからknowing X / given that it's X
- V-て form + からというものever since / since that time
- Verb ます-stem + つつあるin the process of / gradually becoming
- Plain form + だけましだat least X (is better than nothing) / could be worse
- Verb dict-form + や否やas soon as / the moment that (literary)
- V dict + か + V ない + かのうちにno sooner (had X) than Y / barely had one Xed when Y
- Verb plain / V-た form + そばからas soon as / immediately after (with repeated undoing)
- Noun / plain form + じゃあるまいしit's not as if / since it's not like
- Plain form / phrase + とばかりにas if to say / seemingly saying
- Noun / plain form + とあればif it's (a case of) / if it's for
- V ない-form + までもeven if not quite X / not necessarily X, but at least
- Noun + のもとで / のもとにunder (the guidance / condition / auspices of)
- Verb ます-stem + そうにない / そうもないdoesn't look like / there's no sign of
- V negative stem + ずじまいended up not (doing) / didn't manage to
- Verb-た form + ところでeven if / no matter if (futile effort)
- なにしろ (sentence-initial)after all / you see / it's because
- なにせ (sentence-initial)after all / the thing is
- V-た form / noun + の + あげく(に)in the end / after all / finally (negative result)
- Plain form + 反面on the other hand / while (one side)
- Noun + から見ると / から見れば / から見てfrom the viewpoint of / from X's perspective
- Plain form + ということだI hear that / it means that
- V-た form / noun + の + 結果as a result of / after
- Noun + 次第で / 次第ではdepending on / according to
- Noun + に至るreach / arrive at / come to
- Noun + に至るまでeven to / all the way to / as far as
- V plain / noun + の + 際(に)on the occasion of / at the time of (formal)
- Noun + を経てafter going through / via / through (a process)
- Noun + を踏まえてbased on / taking into account / in view of
- Noun + をよそにignoring / in disregard of
- Noun + 通り / どおりjust as / according to / exactly like
- Noun + いかん / いかんで / いかんによってdepending on / according to (formal)
- Verb ます-stem + 得る / 得ないis possible / can / is capable of
- Plain form + とあってbecause it's / given that it's (special situation)
- V-て form + からでないと / からでなければnot until after / unless you first
- V ない-form + ことにはunless / without doing (X, can't do Y)
- Plain form + とみえるit seems that / appears to
- Plain form + とすれば / とすると / としたらsupposing / assuming / if it's the case that
- Noun + はおろかlet alone / not to mention
- Noun / plain form + にすぎないis nothing more than / merely
- Plain form + (っ)たってeven if (casual)
- Plain form / noun + の + こととてsince / because (formal, explanatory)
- Noun + あっての + nounonly possible thanks to / made possible by
- Noun + に照らしてin light of / in accordance with
- i-adj / na-adj + 限りだfeel extremely / the limit of (an emotion)