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JLPT N2 Grammar List
1. でしかない (de shika nai) : merely; nothing but; no more than
2. かねない (kanenai) : (someone) might do something; something might happen
3. ろくに～ない (roku ni~nai) : not doing something properly
4. せめて (semete) : at least; at most
5. ものだから (mono dakara) : because; the reason
6. ものの (mono no) : but; although; even though
7. それにしても (sore ni shite mo) : nevertheless; at any rate; even so
8. かねる (kaneru) : unable to do something; can’t do something
9. てたまらない (te tamaranai) : very; extremely; can’t help but do
10. たあげく (ta ageku) : to end up; in the end; finally; after all
11. に沿って (ni sotte) : along with; in accordance with
12. にしろ/にせよ (ni shiro/ni seyo) : even though; even if; whether… or
13. か～ないかのうちに (ka~nai ka no uchi ni) : right after; as soon as
14. からして (kara shite) : judging from; based on; since; from; even
15. からすると/からすれば (kara suru to/kara sureba) : judging from; considering; by the look of
16. からには (kara niwa) : now that; since; so long as; because
17. からといって (kara to itte) : just because
18. げ (ge) : seeming; giving the appearance of
19. てこそ (te koso) : now that; since (something has happened)
20. ことから (koto kara) : from the fact that…
21. どころではない (dokoro dewa nai) : not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but ~
22. をこめて (o komete) : filled with
23. をきっかけに (o kikkake ni) : with… as a start; as a result of; taking advantage of
24. まい (mai) : will not; will probably not; intend not to; must not ~
25. のもとで (no moto de) : under
26. にもかかわらず (nimo kakawarazu) : despite; in spite of; nevertheless; although
27. にほかならない (ni hoka naranai) : nothing but; none other than
28. につき (ni tsuki) : due to; because of; per; each
29. ことになっている (koto ni natteiru) : to be expected to
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