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JLPT N1 Grammar List
1. まみれ (mamire) : covered in
2. とあれば (to areba) : if; if it is the case that
3. ともなると (tomo naru to) : when
4. なしに (nashi ni) : without
5. が最後 (ga saigo) : once something occurs; something else happens
6. にたえない (ni taenai) : Unbearable; can’t do
7. たところで (ta tokoro de) : even if …
8. かたがた (katagata) : while; at the same time; for the purpose of
9. べく (beku) : in order to; for the purpose of
10. とあって (to atte) : because of
11. ならでは (naradeha) : uniquely; special to
12. なり (nari) : as soon as
13. ごとき/ ごとく (gotoki/gotoku) : like; as if; the same as
14. がてら (gatera) : on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally
15. を皮切りに (wo kawakiri ni) : starting with; beginning of
16. べからず (bekarazu) : must not; should not; do not
17. に難くない (ni katakunai) : it’s not hard to; easy to do
18. まじき (majiki) : should not; must not
19. ないまでも (nai made mo) : not to say; although it does not reach the level of
20. をよそに (o yoso ni) : despite; without regards to
21. と相まって (to aimatte) : together with; along with
22. あえて (aete) : dare to; daringly; deliberately
23. ものを (mono o) : I wish; if only; although; even though
24. とはいえ (towaie) : nonetheless; though; although; be that as it may
25. ところを (tokoro o) : although (it is a certain time/condition)
26. てやまない (te yamanai) : always; never stop; can’t help but
27. かれ～かれ (kare~kare) : sooner or later; more or less
28. いかに (ikani) : how; in what way; how much
29. あっての (atte no) : which can exist solely due to the presence of
30. はおろか (wa oroka) : let alone; not to mention
31. にひきかえ (ni hikikae) : compared to; in contrast to; unlike
32. にもまして (ni momashite) : more than…; above…
33. ながらに/ ながらの (nagara ni/nagara no) : while; during; without change
34. ずくめ (zukume) : entirely; completely
35. たりとも (tari tomo) : (not) even; (not) any
36. ためしがない (tameshi ga nai) : is never the case; has never happened
37. だに (dani) : even
38. そばから (soba kara) : as soon as; right after ~
39. ずじまい (zu jimai) : ended up not doing ~
40. じみた (jimita) : to look like
41. ではあるまいし (dewa arumai shi) : it’s not like; it isn’t as if ~
42. ことなしに (koto nashi ni) : without doing something
43. ゆえに (yue ni) : therefore; consequently; because of; due to ~
44. を経て (o hete) : through; after; via
45. かいもなく (kai mo naku) : despite; even though ~
46. といったらない (to ittara nai) : extremely; very; nothing more … than this
47. といえども (to ie domo) : even if; even though
48. というか～というか (to iu ka~to iu ka) : or rather; or perhaps I should say
49. とばかりに (to bakari ni) : as if to say; as though~
50. こととて (kototote) : because; since ~
51. てみせる (te miseru) : I’ll definitely; I’ll definitely do
52. つ～つ (tsu~tsu) : and ~ (indicates two contrasting actions)
53. をもって (o motte) : by means of
