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Japanese Grammar Lessons
| Title | Teaser | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Using nara なら | Using なら with example sentences | ||
| (な)のに | although, but | ||
| 場合 | condition, in the case of... | ||
| ばかり | 1) often, a lot, much, only doing... 2) about, around | ||
| はず | must be, should be, supposed to | ||
| ~っぱなし | 1) left as is; unchanged 2) continue an action | ||
| ~ほうがいい | this is better than that | ||
| まま | same, doesn't change | ||
| ~にくい | difficult to...; hard to | ||
| ~やすい | easy to... | ||
| ~ませんか | won't you..., wouldn't you like to... | ||
| または | or, choice between A or B | ||
| ~ながら | while doing A also doing B | ||
| どうも | 1) truly, really, very much 2) I'm not sure | ||
| という | called, such as, that | ||
| 出来る | 1) can, able to, ability to, 2) finished | ||
| つもり | planning on, intend to | ||
| 中 | 1) while, 2) throughout | ||
| ために | for..., goal, cause, sake of | ||
| だろう | perhaps, maybe, I wonder | ||
| たとえば | For example | ||
| ~過ぎる | exceeding, too much, to overdo... | ||
| ずつ | little by little; dividing by; each | ||
| けれど | but, however | ||
| かもしれない | it's possible that.., perhaps | ||
| おかげ | thanks to, because of | ||
| あとで | later, After this, after | ||
| Using 的 |
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| 敬称 Name Titles | A look at the many name titles in Japanese | ||
| Keigo, the Complete Mess | More basic information on Japanese polite and humble language |




