JLPT N1 Japanese Grammar
20 grammar points · Mastery · a–z order
〜や否やNo sooner / as soon as — immediate sequence→〜が早いかNo sooner than / the moment — instantaneous sequence→〜そばからAs soon as / no sooner — repetitive or futile cycle→〜なり (simultaneous)As soon as / the moment — immediate change of state→〜を皮切りにStarting with / kick off by — first in a series→〜をもってBy means of / with / as of — formal instrument or boundary→〜にかたくないNot hard to (imagine/understand) — easy to infer→〜ならではUnique to / only (someone) can — distinctive quality→〜あってのThanks to / which wouldn't exist without — interdependence→〜なくしてWithout — expresses conditionality or impossibility→〜をおいてExcept for / other than — exclusive emphasis→〜すらEven — extreme example→〜だにEven — minimal degree (in negative/conditional contexts)→〜ごとし / 〜如く / 〜如きLike / as if — simile (classical/literary)→〜ながらに / 〜ながらのIn a state of / while maintaining — continuous state→〜じみるSeem like / look like — pejorative or critical resemblance→〜っぽい-ish / tending to / showing signs of — tendency or quality→〜がてらWhile / on the way — doing two things at once (with main purpose)→〜かたがたPartly / while (doing) — formal dual purpose→〜こととてBecause / given that — formal reason→