JLPT N2 Japanese Grammar
18 grammar points · Advanced · a–z order
〜もののAlthough / even though — formal concessive→〜ものだ / 〜ものではないShould (general truth) / one should not — moral or natural truth→〜ことだ / 〜ことではないShould / it's important to — advice or strong suggestion→〜ことからBecause / from the fact that — reason or basis→〜ことなくWithout (doing) — formal negative without→〜ながらもEven though / despite — formal concessive→〜かねないLiable to / could easily — negative possibility→〜かねるCannot / reluctant to — inability due to emotional reasons→〜つつあるIs currently (undergoing a change) — progressive formal→〜つつもAlthough / while (even though) — formal concessive→〜をめぐってOver / surrounding / about (a contested issue)→〜に至るまでUp to / down to / including even — exhaustive scope→〜に沿ってAlong / in accordance with→〜のもとで / 〜のもとにUnder (conditions / leadership / influence)→〜たところ (discovery)When I did / then I found that — discovery→〜た末 / 〜た末にAfter (doing something for a long time / with effort) — result after process→〜あげく / 〜あげくにAfter all / in the end (often negative result)→〜ばかりかNot only — emphatic addition→