Ngữ pháp JLPT N2
- na-adj root + 極まりない / 極まるextremely / in the extreme
- Plain form + ほどのことではない / ほどのものではないnot worth that much / not such a big deal
- V negative stem + ずともeven without / even if not
- X だの Y だのthings like X and Y (complaining / disparaging listing)
- Plain form + とみるsee as / regard as / judge to be
- Plain form + ようで / ようでいてseemingly X, but actually / looks X but
- Verb ます-stem / noun + さえ + conditionalif only / as long as (the minimal condition is met)
- だって (sentence-initial, casual)because / but / however (casual defensive)
- Plain form + といって / これといってnothing in particular / nothing notable
- Plain form + ようなら(ば)if it looks like / if it appears
- Plain form + ようではif it's like that / at this rate
- Noun + ずくめnothing but / entirely / all X
- Noun + まみれsmeared / covered with (often messy or unpleasant)
- Noun / i-adj stem / na-adj root + ぶるpretend to be / put on airs of
- Noun + めくhave a look / hint / feel of
- Plain form + ものがあるthere is something (about it) / is impressively
- X というか Yor rather / I mean
- Verb dict-form + ともなく / ともなしにunintentionally / without consciously
- Noun + からいうと / からいえば / からいってfrom X's viewpoint / speaking from X
- V ない-form + くもない / もないnot that I don't / it's not that X isn't
- Noun + にかかっているdepends on / hinges on
- Noun / plain form + というのはwhat is called / the fact is / the reason is
- V-た form / noun + の + 果てにat the very end of / after (extensive process)
- Verb ます-stem + そびれるmiss the chance to / fail to
- V ます-stem + やしない(emphatic) not at all / definitely not (casual)
- Verb ます-stem + まくるdo X a lot / do X extensively / keep doing
- Plain form + ということはwhat it means is / so (it follows that)
- Plain form + かというと / かといえばas for whether / if you ask whether
- Noun + ものとしてas / regarded as / assuming that
- V-て form + もいいくらいenough to / to the extent that (you could)
- Noun / plain form + あとはthe rest is / all that's left is
- Noun / V plain + だけならif only / if it's just X
- V ない + のみならずnot only does not / not just failing to
- Verb ます-stem + つつwhile doing / although (formal)
- Noun + にしたがって / V plain + にしたがってin accordance with / as (X progresses)
- Noun + に沿ってalong / in accordance with
- Plain form + もののalthough / even though (formal)
- Plain form + かのようにas if / as though
- V potential form + ものならif (it were) possible / if I could
- Noun + をもとにbased on / on the basis of
- Plain form + 上にin addition to / on top of (that)
- V plain + 上はnow that / since (formal, implies commitment)
- Plain form + 以上(は)since / now that / as long as
- しかも (sentence-initial)moreover / what's more / on top of that
- Verb ます-stem / plain form + ばかりの / ばかりだnothing but / only one way (to decline / increase)
- V plain / noun + の + 恐れがあるrisk of / fear that (may happen)
- V negative stem + ざるを得ないcannot help but / have no choice but to
- V-た form + かと思うと / かと思ったらno sooner had / just when (unexpected change)
- Plain form + ほどではないnot to the extent of / not as much as