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Grammar Expressions in the JLPT N3

Understand Japanese used in everyday situations to a certain degree. Read written materials with specific contents, listen conversations in everyday situations

どういうことか

dou iu koto ka
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what does it mean?what do you mean?

どういうことかというと

dou iu koto ka to iu to
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to explainto clarifywhat I'm trying to say iswhat I mean isto put it simply

ないうちに

nai uchi ni
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before it becomesbefore it occurswithout

こそ

koso
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for surefor certainprecisely becauseonly becauseemphasisprecisely for thisonly if

べき

beki
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you shouldyou should doyou should notyou should not do

なかなか

naka naka
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quiteratherveryconsiderablyprettyfairlyreasonably

なかなか~ない

naka naka nai
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hardlynot easilynot reallyfar from

ばよかった

ba yokatta
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should haveit would have been better to

たらよかった

tara yokatta
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should haveit would be better

zu
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withoutwithout doingnegativeclassicnot

ようとしない

you to shinai
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not make an effort tonot willing tonot try tonot intend tonot want to do something

てごらんなさい

Te goran nasai
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try to do!take a look!

てごらん

Te goran
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please try to doplease doplease look

おかげさまです

o kage sama desu
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thanks tothank goodnessthank Godthank heaven

おかげで

o kage de
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thanks tobecause of

ために

tameni
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in order todue tofor the sake ofbecause ofas a result of

どんなに~ても

Donna ni ... te mo
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No matter howNo matter how muchNo matter how hard

かというと

ka to iu to
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becauseIf I have to sayIf I have to chooseif you ask meif I were to sayI'd rather

かといえば

ka to ieba
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if you ask meif I had to sayif I were to choose

どちらかというと

dochira ka to iu to
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if I had to choose oneif anything

それとも

soretomo
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eitheror

ふりをする

furi o suru
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pretendact as if

むしろ

mushiro
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rather thanratheroverinstead

ことにする

koto ni suru
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decide tomake it sopretendhave decided to

とおり

toori
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just like thatas I thoughtin that wayI agreeexactly

なし

nashi
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withoutnotmissingdoes not existnot existing

なさそう

nasa sō
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does not look does not seem likeseem unlikely to

によって

niyotte
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based ondepending onby means ofbydue to

ということ

to iu koto
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I heard thatrumour has it thatit appears as ifso that means that is to say

ほど

hodo
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to the point thatto the extent thatso much somore or lessnothing likeabout

おいで

oide
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comegobecome here

ばかり

bakari
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just donejustjust becausenot only ... but alsokeep onnothing but

上げる

ageru
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at the limitcompletecompletelyfinish

わけだ

wakeda
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conclusiongiven thatexplanationlogicthe fact is thatthis is whyfor this reasonnaturally

せいで

seide
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because ofdue tobecauseblame

くせに

kuseni
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even thoughdespitedespite the fact thatalthougheven if

それというのも

soretoiunomo
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the fact is thatthe reason is thatwhybecause of

間に

aida ni
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duringin the middle ofperioduntilall the timewhile

ことになる

kotoninaru
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has been decided