Grammar

はさておき (wa sateoki) Meaning: setting aside How to use the: Noun + はさておき Explain: Temporarily not thinking, setting aside the problem Describe what is important to do first, temporarily put other things aside. Example sentences: 1, 留学の問題はさておき、今の彼には健康を取り戻すことが第一だ。 Ryūgaku no mondai wa sateoki, ima no kare ni wa kenkō o torimodosu …

ばこそ (ba koso) Meaning: only because How to use the: Verb-ばconditional + こそ いadj (-い) + ければこそ Noun/なadj + であればこそ Explain: This is a somewhat old way of saying that there is no other way to emphasize reason with meaning Often at the end of the sentence there appears the …

なりに/なりの (nari ni/nari no) Meaning: in one’s own way or style How to use the: Noun + なりに/なりの いadj + なりに/なりの Explain: The meaning description is incomplete but to the extent possible. Example sentences: 1, 嫌なら嫌なりの理由があるはずだ。 Iyanara iya nari no riyū ga aru hazuda. If hate, they probably had a …

なり～なり (nari~nari) Meaning: or How to use the: Verb-dictionary form + と(も)なると/と(も)なれば Noun + と(も)なると/と(も)なれば Explain: List the cases with the same meaning group, show the plan, the option to avoid pre-specifying the meaning [whatever is fine]. The sentence expresses the will, aspirations of the speaker, and what the content …

ともなく (tomonaku) Meaning: to do something without thinking about it; uncertainty; lack of intent How to use the: Verb-dictionary form + ともなく/ともなしに Example sentences: 1, どこからどもなく、沈丁花のいい香りが漂ってくる。 Doko karadomo naku, jinchōge no ī kaori ga tadayotte kuru. It is not clear where from nowhere flies to the smell of fragrant flowers …

とみるや (to miru ya) Meaning: at the sight of; upon seeing How to use the: Verb-casual + とみるや Explain: With the form [Aとみるや] expressing the meaning [if evaluating A then instant B], the action after evaluation takes place quickly. Example sentences: 1, 母が家を出たとみるや、ゲームをかした。 Haha ga ie o deta to miru …

とばかりに (to bakari ni) Meaning: as if; as though How to use the: Phrase + とばかりに Explain: Can not be given in words but will take action, attitude to speak up Use when speaking about the state of others, not for the speaker’s own. Example sentences: 1, 相手チームの調子が崩れた。彼らはこのときばかりに攻め込んだ。 Aite chīmu …

とて (tote) Meaning: even if, even though How to use the: Noun + とて Example sentences: 1, 私とて悔しい気持ちは皆と同じである。 Watashi tote kuyashī kimochi wa mina to onajidearu. I feel regrettable with everyone. 2, 新聞記事とて、決していつも正確とは言えません。 shinbun kiji tote, kesshite itsumo seikaku to wa iemasen. Newspaper articles are not always true. 3, いくら愚か者だとて、そのくらいのことはわきまえていてもよさそうなもだが。 …

ときたら (tokitara) Meaning: when it comes to…; concerning… How to use the: Noun + ときたら Explain: Use in spoken words, raise problems, your close characters to express discontent. The back of the sentence is not good to express dissatisfaction and criticism. Normal expressions do not express the will or aspirations …

と思いきや (to omoikiya) Meaning: I thought…; or so we thought; To think How to use the: Phrase 1 + と思いきや + Phrase 2 Explain: Often used with opposite results to what was expected, thought so but unexpectedly. Example sentences: 1, 今年の夏は猛暑が続くと思いきや、連日の雨で冷害の心配さえでてきた。 Kotoshi no natsu wa mōsho ga tsudzuku to omoikiya, …