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Curriculum Coverage Table
807 of 1119 curriculum items have lesson pages. 312 items still need lessons.
Total1119Covered807Missing312
N5 · Covered 207/207
| Pattern | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| です | Polite Ending for Identity and Description | ✓ |
| だ | Casual Ending for Identity and Description | ✓ |
| ではありません | Polite Negation for Identity and Description | ✓ |
| じゃありません | Polite Spoken Negative for Identity and Description | ✓ |
| ではない | Written Negation for Nouns and na-adjectives | ✓ |
| じゃない | Negating Nouns and na-adjectives in Casual Speech | ✓ |
| でした | Describing Past States and Identities Politely | ✓ |
| だった | Describing Past States and Identities in Casual Japanese | ✓ |
| ではありませんでした | Politely Denying a Past State or Identity | ✓ |
| ではなかった | Describing Past Negative Facts in Written Japanese | ✓ |
| じゃなかった | Denying Past States in Casual Japanese | ✓ |
| ~は~ですか | Polite Questions for Nouns and Adjectives | ✓ |
| Ko-So-A-Do | Pointing to Things, Places, and Directions | ✓ |
| こんな | Describing Noun Types and Expressing Emotion | ✓ |
| そんな | Describing That Kind of Thing Near the Listener | ✓ |
| あんな | Describing Distant Objects and Shared Memories | ✓ |
| どんな | Asking for Characteristics and Descriptions | ✓ |
| いくつ | Asking for Quantities and Age in Japanese | ✓ |
| いくら | Asking for the Price or Total Cost | ✓ |
| いつ | Asking When an Event or Action Happens | ✓ |
| だれ | Asking About People and Ownership | ✓ |
| どなた | Polite Question Word for Asking Who Someone Is | ✓ |
| どう | Asking How and Asking for Opinions | ✓ |
| いかが | Polite Question Word for Offers and Opinions | ✓ |
| どのぐらい | Asking for Approximate Amounts, Durations, and Extents | ✓ |
| どれぐらい | Asking About Extent and Duration | ✓ |
| なに | Question Word for Unknown Objects and Actions | ✓ |
| なん | Question Word for Identity, Category, and Counters | ✓ |
| なぜ | Asking Why in Formal and Objective Contexts | ✓ |
| どうして | Asking Reasons in Everyday Conversation | ✓ |
| なんで | Asking Why in Casual Japanese | ✓ |
| は | Topic Marker and Contrast Particle | ✓ |
| が | Subject Marker for New Information and States | ✓ |
| を | Marking Direct Objects and Motion Routes | ✓ |
| で | Marking the Location and Means of Actions | ✓ |
| に | Marking Time, Location, Destination, and Recipient | ✓ |
| へ | Particle for Direction and Destination | ✓ |
| の | Possessive and Noun-Linking Particle | ✓ |
| も | The Particle for Also and Too | ✓ |
| か | Polite Question Marker and Choice Particle | ✓ |
| か~か | Presenting a Choice Between Two Alternatives | ✓ |
| と | Connecting Nouns, Accompaniment, and Quotations | ✓ |
| や | Incomplete Lists of Nouns | ✓ |
| など | Giving Examples and Incomplete Lists | ✓ |
| から | Starting Point and Subjective Reason | ✓ |
| まで | Marking the Endpoint of Time and Movement | ✓ |
| から~まで | Expressing Start and End Points | ✓ |
| より | Marking the Baseline in Comparisons | ✓ |
| だけ | The Particle for 'Only' and 'Just' | ✓ |
| しか~ない | Emphasizing Exclusivity and Insufficiency | ✓ |
| i-adjectives | Basic Conjugations for State and Description | ✓ |
| na-adjectives | Modifying Nouns and Making Statements | ✓ |
| ~くて | Connecting i-adjectives to Say 'And' or Give Reasons | ✓ |
| で | Connecting Nouns and na-adjectives | ✓ |
| ~く | Turning i-adjectives into Adverbs | ✓ |
| に | Turning na-adjectives into Adverbs | ✓ |
| くする | Intentional Change with i-adjectives | ✓ |
| にする | Deciding on Options and Changing States | ✓ |
| ~くなる | Expressing Natural Change with i-adjectives | ✓ |
| になる | Expressing Natural Change with Nouns and na-adjectives | ✓ |
| すぎる | Expressing Excess and Doing Something Too Much | ✓ |
| 辞書形 | The Casual Dictionary Form for Verbs | ✓ |
| ます形 | Polite Verb Conjugation for Everyday Conversations | ✓ |
| て形 | The Verb Te-Form Connector and Grammar Base | ✓ |
| た形 | Casual Past Verb Form | ✓ |
| ない形 | The Casual Negative Verb Form | ✓ |
| ます | Polite Non-Past Verb Ending for Habits and Future Actions | ✓ |
| ~ません | Polite Negative Verb Ending | ✓ |
| ~ました | Polite Past Tense for Verbs | ✓ |
| ~ませんでした | Polite Past Negative Verb Ending | ✓ |
| ~てください | Polite Requests and Instructions | ✓ |
| ~ないでください | Polite Negative Requests | ✓ |
| ~てもいいです | Polite Pattern for Permission and Acceptability | ✓ |
| ~てはいけません | Polite Prohibition | ✓ |
| ~ちゃいけない | Casual Spoken Prohibition | ✓ |
| ~じゃいけない | Casual Prohibition for Actions and States | ✓ |
| ~ている | Ongoing Actions, States, and Habits | ✓ |
| ~て | Connecting Sequential Actions | ✓ |
| ~てから | After Completing an Action | ✓ |
| ~たあとで | Doing Something After a Completed Action | ✓ |
| ~まえに | Expressing Before and Ago | ✓ |
| ~たり~たりする | Listing Representative Actions | ✓ |
| まだ~ていません | Have Not Done Yet | ✓ |
| ~たことがある | Expressing Past Experience | ✓ |
| ~ないで | Without Doing or Instead of Doing | ✓ |
| ~があります | Polite Verb Ending for Existence and Possession | ✓ |
| ~がいます | Stating the Presence of Living Things | ✓ |
| あります vs います | Choosing the Right Verb for Existence | ✓ |
| 場所にものがある | Stating the Existence of Inanimate Objects at a Location | ✓ |
| 場所に人がいる | Describing the Presence of People and Animals | ✓ |
| ものは場所にある | Stating the Location of Inanimate Objects | ✓ |
| 人は場所にいる | Stating the Location of People and Animals | ✓ |
| に | Marking Time, Location, Destination, and Recipient | ✓ |
| へ | Particle for Direction and Destination | ✓ |
| に | Marking Time, Location, Destination, and Recipient | ✓ |
| ~にいく | Going Somewhere to do Something | ✓ |
| ~にくる | Expressing the Purpose of Coming | ✓ |
| ~にかえる | Returning for a Purpose or to a Base | ✓ |
| ~ましょう | Polite Verb Ending for Proposing and Accepting Actions | ✓ |
| ~ましょうか | Polite Form for Offers and Suggestions | ✓ |
| ~ませんか | Polite Invitation to do Something | ✓ |
| ~たいです | Polite Ending for Expressing the Desire to Act | ✓ |
| ~たくないです | Polite Ending for Not Wanting to do an Action | ✓ |
| ~たかったです | Polite Past Ending for Desires | ✓ |
| ~たくなかったです | Polite Past Negative Desire for Verbs | ✓ |
| ~がほしい | Expressing Desire for Objects | ✓ |
| ~がほしくない | Expressing You do Not Want Something | ✓ |
| ~つもりです | Expressing Personal Intentions and Plans | ✓ |
| ~のが好きです | Saying You Like Doing an Action | ✓ |
| ~のがきらいです | Expressing Dislike for an Action | ✓ |
| ~のがじょうずです | Expressing Skill in an Action | ✓ |
| ~のがへたです | Expressing Poor Skill at an Action | ✓ |
| ~ことができる | Expressing Ability and Possibility | ✓ |
| ~のほうが~より | Comparing Two Things | ✓ |
| ~のなかで~がいちばん | Superlative Comparison for Three or More Items | ✓ |
| ~と~とどちらが~ですか | Asking to Compare Two Options | ✓ |
| ~で~がいちばん~ | Expressing the Most in a Category | ✓ |
| ~から | Giving a Direct Reason or Cause | ✓ |
| ~ので | Polite and Objective Reasons | ✓ |
| ~んです | Conversational Ending for Explanations and Context | ✓ |
| ~のだ | Explanatory Plain Ending for Context and Reasons | ✓ |
| ~でしょう | Polite Guess and Confirmation | ✓ |
| ~だろう | Casual Conjecture and Seeking Agreement | ✓ |
| でも | Starting a Sentence with 'But' or 'However' | ✓ |
| が | Subject Marker for New Information and States | ✓ |
| けど | Connecting Clauses and Softening Statements | ✓ |
| けれども | Polite Conjunctive Particle for Contrast and Softening | ✓ |
| だから | Casual Conjunction for Logical Results | ✓ |
| ですから | Polite Conjunction and Reason Marker | ✓ |
| ~をください | Polite Request for Nouns and Items | ✓ |
| どうやって | Asking How to Do Something | ✓ |
| ~ほうがいい | Giving Advice and Recommendations | ✓ |
| ~ないほうがいい | Negative Advice and Warnings | ✓ |
| ~なくちゃいけない | Casual Spoken Verb Ending for Personal Obligation | ✓ |
| ~ないといけない | Expressing Obligation and Necessity | ✓ |
| ~なきゃいけない | Casual Spoken Obligation | ✓ |
| ね | Sentence-Ending Particle for Agreement and Shared Feeling | ✓ |
| よ | Sentence-Ending Particle for New Information and Assertion | ✓ |
| よね | Confirming Information and Seeking Agreement | ✓ |
| かな | Casual Particle for Wondering and Soft Questions | ✓ |
| かしら | The Gentle I Wonder Particle | ✓ |
| A は B です | Basic Polite Identity and Classification for Nouns | ✓ |
| A も B です | Saying a Second Noun Shares the Same Identity | ✓ |
| A は B ですか | Polite Yes/No Questions for Noun Identity | ✓ |
| はい、そうです | Polite Yes for Nominal Questions | ✓ |
| いいえ、違います | Polite Fixed Reply That Denies a Wrong Claim | ✓ |
| いま何時ですか | Polite Question for the Current Clock Time | ✓ |
| 何時に | Asking and Stating the Clock Time of an Action | ✓ |
| 何曜日 | Asking Which Day of the Week | ✓ |
| 何月何日 | Asking for a Calendar Date as Month and Day | ✓ |
| A は場所です | Stating Location with a Place Predicate | ✓ |
| A は B 語で何ですか | Asking What Something Is Called in Another Language | ✓ |
| A はどうですか | Asking How Something Is or What You Think | ✓ |
| そうですか | Polite Response for Acknowledging New Information | ✓ |
| そうですね | Soft Agreement, Thinking Time, and Polite Pause | ✓ |
| あのう | Soft Opener for Attention and Hesitation | ✓ |
| へえ | Casual Reaction of Mild Surprise or Interest | ✓ |
| わかりました | Polite Reply for Understanding and Accepting Instructions | ✓ |
| じゃあ | Casual Transition for Next Steps and Closings | ✓ |
| これ/それ/あれは何ですか | Ask What This or That Is | ✓ |
| この/その/あの+ A | Pointing Near, Mid, and Far | ✓ |
| ここ/そこ/あそこ | Place Nouns for Near, Mid-Distance, and Far Locations | ✓ |
| こちら/そちら/あちら | Polite Direction, Place, Person, and Choice Words | ✓ |
| どこ/どちら | Asking About Place, Direction, and Which of Two | ✓ |
| どれ/どの+ A | Asking Which One Among Options | ✓ |
| こっち/そっち/あっち/どっち | Casual Direction, Side, and Which-of-Two Choice | ✓ |
| こう/そう/ああ/どう | Manner and State Adverbs for This Way, That Way, and How | ✓ |
| こんなに/そんなに/あんなに/どんなに | Degree Adverbs for How Much and How Strongly | ✓ |
| 場所で | Marking the Place Where an Action Happens | ✓ |
| 手段で | Marking Tools, Methods, and Means of Action | ✓ |
| 材料で | Marking Materials and Ingredients Used to Make Something | ✓ |
| 原因で | Marking a Simple Cause or Reason with で | ✓ |
| 時間に | Marking a Specific Point in Time | ✓ |
| 場所に | Marking Where Someone or Something Exists | ✓ |
| 目的地に | Destination Marker for Going, Coming, and Returning | ✓ |
| 相手に | Particle に for the Recipient or Target of an Action | ✓ |
| 目的に | Purpose Particle for Going and Coming | ✓ |
| 人と | Marking a Companion or Opponent in an Action | ✓ |
| A と B | Complete Noun Lists with And | ✓ |
| A や B | Open Sample Lists of Nouns | ✓ |
| 場所へ | Marking Direction of Motion Toward a Place | ✓ |
| A を | Marking the Direct Object of a Transitive Verb | ✓ |
| 場所を | Marking a Path or Space of Movement | ✓ |
| 出発点を | Marking the Place You Leave | ✓ |
| 疑問詞+が | Marking the Focused Unknown in Ordinary Questions | ✓ |
| 感覚+がする | Reporting Smells, Sounds, Tastes, and Feelings | ✓ |
| A の B | Linking Nouns for Possession, Attributes, and Type | ✓ |
| い・な + の | Noun Substitute after Adjectives | ✓ |
| もう | Already with Affirmatives, No Longer with Negatives | ✓ |
| まだ | Still with Affirmative Predicates, Not Yet with Negative Ones | ✓ |
| いつも | Frequency Adverb for Always and Everyday Habits | ✓ |
| よく | Often vs. Well by Context | ✓ |
| ときどき | How to Say Sometimes in Japanese | ✓ |
| たいてい | Frequency Adverb for Usual or General Cases | ✓ |
| ぜんぜん~ない | Strong Total Negation Meaning Not at All | ✓ |
| とても | High-Degree Adverb for Strengthening Qualities and States | ✓ |
| ちょっと | Soft Adverb for a Little, a Moment, and Careful Requests | ✓ |
| たくさん | Marking a Large Amount or Many Things | ✓ |
| 少し | Small Amount and Slight Degree Marker | ✓ |
| もう一度 | Marking One More Time for Actions and Requests | ✓ |
| ぜひ | Earnest Invitation and Strong Hope | ✓ |
| 数量+あります/います | Stating How Many Things or Living Beings Are Present | ✓ |
| 数量+も | Emphasizing a Large or Impressive Amount | ✓ |
| 数量+しか~ない | Exclusive Limited Quantity with a Required Negative Predicate | ✓ |
| 一つ/二つ/いくつ | General Counter for Everyday Things | ✓ |
| 一人/二人/何人 | Counting People and Asking How Many | ✓ |
| 一回/二回/何回 | Counting How Many Times an Action Happens | ✓ |
N4 · Covered 183/183
| Pattern | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| ~られる | Passive, Potential, and Honorific Verb Ending | ✓ |
| ~させる | Causative Verb Form for Making and Letting | ✓ |
| ~させられる | Causative-Passive Verb Ending for Being Forced | ✓ |
| ~てしまう | Verb Ending for Completion and Regret | ✓ |
| ~てある | Resulting State of an Intentional Action | ✓ |
| ~ておく | Doing Something in Advance or Leaving It as Is | ✓ |
| ~てみる | Trying an Action to See What It's Like | ✓ |
| ~ていく | Movement Away and Future Continuation | ✓ |
| ~てくる | Verb Ending for Approaching Movement, Change, and Returning | ✓ |
| ~よう | Casual Volitional Form for ichidan verbs and irregular verbs | ✓ |
| ~おう | Casual Volitional Form for godan verbs | ✓ |
| 命令形 | Direct, Forceful Commands and Orders | ✓ |
| ~な | How to Give Strong Negative Commands | ✓ |
| ~始める | Starting an Action or Process | ✓ |
| ~出す | Verb Ending for Sudden Starts and Outward Actions | ✓ |
| ~終わる | Expressing the Completion of an Action | ✓ |
| ~たら | Conditional and Temporal Sequence | ✓ |
| なら | Conditional Form for Context and Advice | ✓ |
| ~ば | Conditional Verb Form for Logical Conditions | ✓ |
| ~ければ | The Conditional Form for i-adjectives and Negative Sentences | ✓ |
| ~と | Conditional for Natural Consequences | ✓ |
| ~たらどうですか | Offering Gentle Advice and Suggestions | ✓ |
| ~といいです | Expressing Hopes, Wishes, and Gentle Advice | ✓ |
| ~ばいい | Suggesting Solutions and Expressing Wishes | ✓ |
| 場合は | Setting Up Conditional Scenarios and Instructions | ✓ |
| ~てあげる | Doing a Favor for Someone Else | ✓ |
| ~てくれる | Describing a Favor Done for You | ✓ |
| ~てもらう | Receiving a Beneficial Action | ✓ |
| ~てくださる | Honorific Actions Done for the Speaker | ✓ |
| ~ていただく | Receiving an Action Humbly | ✓ |
| ~てくれませんか | Polite Requests for Favors | ✓ |
| ~てもらえませんか | Polite Requests for a Favor | ✓ |
| ~ていただけませんか | Very Polite Request for a Favor | ✓ |
| ~をあげる | Giving an Object to Someone Else | ✓ |
| ~をくれる | Verb for Giving to the Speaker | ✓ |
| ~をもらう | Receiving an Item | ✓ |
| ~をやる | Giving to Plants, Animals, and Close Peers | ✓ |
| ~し | Listing Multiple Reasons, States, and Properties | ✓ |
| ~ながら | Doing Two Things at the Same Time | ✓ |
| ~あいだ | Continuous Action During a Time Period | ✓ |
| ~あいだに | Expressing an Action During a Timeframe | ✓ |
| ~うちに | Taking Action While a State Exists | ✓ |
| ~までに | Marking Deadlines and Time Limits | ✓ |
| ~ために | Expressing Purpose and Benefit | ✓ |
| ~ように | Expressing Purpose and Desired States | ✓ |
| ~ずに | Formal Written Form for Doing Something Without Another Action | ✓ |
| ~あとで | Describing What Happens After an Action | ✓ |
| ~とき | Expressing When an Action Happens | ✓ |
| ~のに | Conjunctive Particle for Surprise and Unexpected Results | ✓ |
| ~ても | Concessive Condition Ending for Even If and Even Though | ✓ |
| ~なくて | Negative Reasons and Contrasts | ✓ |
| ~て | Connecting Sequential Actions | ✓ |
| で | Connecting Nouns and na-adjectives | ✓ |
| ~ばかり | Nothing But, Always Doing, and Just Finished | ✓ |
| ~だけで | Expressing a Sufficient condition | ✓ |
| ~でも | Softening Suggestions and Extreme Examples | ✓ |
| ~じゃないか | Casual Ending for Discovery and Confirmation | ✓ |
| ~ではないか | Formal Strong Assertion and Realization | ✓ |
| ~かどうか | Embedding Yes/No Questions | ✓ |
| ~たがる | Expressing Someone Else's Desire to do Something | ✓ |
| ~てほしい | Expressing a Desire for Someone Else to Act | ✓ |
| ~ことにする | Expressing Personal Decisions and Habits | ✓ |
| ~ことになる | Expressing External Decisions and Logical Outcomes | ✓ |
| ~ようと思う | Expressing Personal Intention and Plans | ✓ |
| ~つもりだ | Expressing Intentions and Firm Beliefs | ✓ |
| ~予定だ | Stating Official Schedules and Fixed Plans | ✓ |
| ~ばよかった | Expressing Regret About the Past | ✓ |
| ~てよかった | Expressing Relief and Gladness | ✓ |
| ~そうだ | Saying How Things Look or Seem | ✓ |
| ~そうだ | Reporting Hearsay and Information | ✓ |
| ~はずです | Expressing Logical Expectation | ✓ |
| ~はずがない | Strong Denial and Logical Impossibility | ✓ |
| ~かもしれない | Expressing Possibility and Uncertainty | ✓ |
| ~みたい | Casual Expressions for Appearance and Resemblance | ✓ |
| ~ようだ | Expressing Inference and Observation | ✓ |
| ~ような | Noun Modifier for Similarity and Examples | ✓ |
| ~ように | Expressing Purpose and Desired States | ✓ |
| ~という | Naming, Defining, and Quoting Content | ✓ |
| ~やすい | Verb Ending for Easy Actions and Natural Tendencies | ✓ |
| ~にくい | Expressing Objective Difficulty | ✓ |
| ~づらい | Verb Ending for Psychological or Physical Difficulty | ✓ |
| ~なくてもいい | Expressing Lack of Obligation | ✓ |
| ~ことがある | Expressing That Something Sometimes Happens | ✓ |
| ~なさい | Firm Command for Subordinates and Children | ✓ |
| ~なければならない | Expressing Objective Obligation and Necessity | ✓ |
| ~なければいけない | Must and Personal Obligation | ✓ |
| ~なくてはいけない | Expressing Personal Obligation | ✓ |
| ~なくちゃいけない | Casual Spoken Verb Ending for Personal Obligation | ✓ |
| ~なきゃいけない | Casual Spoken Obligation | ✓ |
| ~てすみません | Polite Apology for Specific Actions and Reasons | ✓ |
| お~ください | Formal Honorific Requests | ✓ |
| ご~ください | Honorific Requests with Sino-Japanese Nouns | ✓ |
| ~に~回 | Expressing Frequency per Time Period | ✓ |
| ~も | Emphasizing a Surprisingly Large Amount | ✓ |
| ~ぐらい | Approximate Amount, Duration, and Extent | ✓ |
| ~くらい | Approximate Amount, Duration, and Extent | ✓ |
| ~ずつ | Equal Distribution and Incremental Progress | ✓ |
| ~ごとに | Repeating at Regular Intervals or Units | ✓ |
| ~など | Giving Examples and Saying 'And So On' | ✓ |
| ~とか~とか | Casual Non-Exhaustive Lists | ✓ |
| あまり~ない | Expressing Not Very or Not Much | ✓ |
| 自動詞と他動詞 | Choosing Intransitive and Transitive Verb Pairs | ✓ |
| 意志動詞 | Verbs Controlled by the Agent's Will | ✓ |
| 無意志動詞 | Non-Volitional Verbs Outside Direct Will Control | ✓ |
| 継続動詞 | Continuative Verbs for Ongoing Action with ている | ✓ |
| 瞬間動詞 | Instantaneous Verbs and Resultative ている | ✓ |
| 知っている | Resultative State of Knowing | ✓ |
| 見える | Spontaneous Visibility Without Deliberate Looking | ✓ |
| 聞こえる | Spontaneous Audibility Without Deliberate Listening | ✓ |
| できる | Independent Verb for Ability, Readiness, and Formation | ✓ |
| 可能形+が | Marking the Target of Ability with が | ✓ |
| 可能形+を | Object Marker When Ability Still Feels Like Action | ✓ |
| 直接受身 | Direct Passive When the Original Object Becomes the Subject | ✓ |
| 間接受身 | Indirect Passive for Impact on an Affected Person | ✓ |
| 迷惑受身 | Passive for Inconvenience, Harm, and Annoyance | ✓ |
| 受身+に | Marking the Agent in Passive Sentences | ✓ |
| 受身+によって | Formal Agent Marking in Passive Sentences | ✓ |
| 使役+に | Marking the Person Made or Allowed to Act | ✓ |
| 使役+を | Marking the Person Made to Act | ✓ |
| ~させてください | Polite Request to Let You Do Something | ✓ |
| ~させていただけませんか | Humble Polite Permission Request for Your Own Action | ✓ |
| 短縮使役受身 | Shortened Causative-Passive for Being Made to Act | ✓ |
| ~てる | Casual Spoken Contraction of Progressive and Resultative ている | ✓ |
| ~てた | Casual Spoken Past Progressive and Past State | ✓ |
| ~ちゃう | Casual Spoken Form for Completing or Ending Up Doing Something | ✓ |
| ~じゃう | Casual Spoken Contraction for Completion and Unintended Results | ✓ |
| ~ちゃった | Casual Past Ending for Finished or Accidental Actions | ✓ |
| ~とく | Casual Spoken Short Form of ておく for Preparation | ✓ |
| ~といた | Casual Past for Doing Something in Advance | ✓ |
| ~ているところ | Mid-Action Stage of an Ongoing Verb | ✓ |
| ~たところ | Just-Finished Stage After Completing an Action | ✓ |
| ~るところ | Just About to Start an Action | ✓ |
| ~ようとしている | About to Do or Trying to Do | ✓ |
| ~なおす | Redo an Action to Correct or Improve It | ✓ |
| ~つづける | Keep Doing an Action Without Stopping | ✓ |
| ~すぎ | Naming Excess and Overdoing as a Noun | ✓ |
| お/ご~ください | Elevated Polite Requests with Honorific Prefixes | ✓ |
| お/ご~になります | Honorific Pattern for Another Person's Action | ✓ |
| お/ご~します | Humble Form for Your Own Actions | ✓ |
| でございます | Elevated Polite Copula for Formal Identity and Description | ✓ |
| ございます | Elevated Polite Form of あります for Existence and Availability | ✓ |
| いらっしゃいます | Honorific Verb for Going, Coming, and Being Present | ✓ |
| なさいます | Honorific Form of する for a Respected Person's Action | ✓ |
| 召し上がります | Honorific Verb for Eating and Drinking | ✓ |
| おっしゃいます | Honorific Verb for What a Respected Person Says | ✓ |
| ご覧になります | Honorific Verb for Looking, Seeing, and Watching | ✓ |
| 申します | Humble Polite Form for Naming Yourself and Reporting Your Words | ✓ |
| 伺います | Humble Form for Visiting and Asking | ✓ |
| 拝見します | Humble Way to Say You Look at or Read Materials | ✓ |
| いただきます | Humble Language for Receiving, Eating, and Drinking | ✓ |
| まいります | Humble and Courteous Polite Form for Go and Come | ✓ |
| 普通形+と思う | Stating Thoughts and Opinions with a Plain-Form Clause | ✓ |
| 普通形+と言う | Reporting What Someone Said | ✓ |
| 命令形+と言われる | Reporting a Received Command | ✓ |
| 疑問詞+か | Indefinite Someone, Something, Somewhere, and Sometime | ✓ |
| 疑問詞+でも | Free Choice of Anyone, Anything, Anywhere, or Anytime | ✓ |
| 疑問詞+も~ない | Saying No One, Nothing, Nowhere, or Never | ✓ |
| 何か | Indefinite Something for Unspecified Things | ✓ |
| 誰か | Someone / Somebody for an Unspecified Person | ✓ |
| どこか | Saying Somewhere Without Naming the Place | ✓ |
| 何でも | Free-Choice Anything and Whatever | ✓ |
| 誰でも | Free-Choice Person Form for Anyone or Whoever | ✓ |
| どこでも | Free-Choice Place for Anywhere or Wherever | ✓ |
| 何も~ない | Total Negation for Nothing / Not Anything | ✓ |
| 誰も~ない | Total Person Negation for Nobody / No One | ✓ |
| どこにも~ない | Total Place Negation for Nowhere / Not Anywhere | ✓ |
| の | Possessive and Noun-Linking Particle | ✓ |
| こと | Noun-like Phrase for Facts, Concepts, and Rules | ✓ |
| の vs. こと | Choosing の or こと for Concrete Actions and Abstract Facts | ✓ |
| ~んですが | Soft Background Before Requests, Questions, and Gentle Limits | ✓ |
| もし | Front Marker for Conditions and Hypotheses | ✓ |
| たらいいですか | Polite Way to Ask What You Should Do | ✓ |
| それで | Connecting Prior Context to a Result or Next Step | ✓ |
| それに | Adding Another Point, Reason, or Detail | ✓ |
| それでも | Keeping Your Stance Even So | ✓ |
| すると | What Happens Next or In That Case | ✓ |
| そこで | Taking Action Because of the Situation | ✓ |
| なぜなら | Giving the Reason After a Claim | ✓ |
| だけど | Soft Conversational Contrast | ✓ |
| ~てもかまわない | Permission You Do Not Mind | ✓ |
| ~なくてもかまわない | Permission Not to Do | ✓ |
| ~てもよろしいです | Very Polite Permission | ✓ |
| ~なくてもよろしいです | Very Polite Need Not | ✓ |
N3 · Covered 117/205 · Missing 88
| Pattern | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| さえ | The Emphatic Particle for Even and Minimum Conditions | ✓ |
| こそ | The Particle for Absolute Emphasis | ✓ |
| ばかり | Expressing Nothing But and Constant Repetition | ✓ |
| ~ばかりでなく | Expressing Not Only, But Also for Broader Scope | ✓ |
| ~だけ | Particle for Maximum Extent and Limit | ✓ |
| ~だけでなく | Adding Information with Not Only | ✓ |
| なんか | Casual Marker for Examples, Modesty, and Disdain | ✓ |
| なんて | Casual Particle for Surprise, Disbelief, and Belittling | ✓ |
| として | Expressing Role, Capacity, or Function | ✓ |
| としては | Stating a Standpoint or Perspective | ✓ |
| としても | Assuming That and Even As | ✓ |
| によって | Depending On, Cause, Method, and Passive Agent | ✓ |
| による | Noun-Modifying Particle for Cause, Method, and Dependency | ✓ |
| に対して | Marking Targets and Contrasts | ✓ |
| に対する | Noun Modifier for Directed Actions and Attitudes | ✓ |
| に関して | Formal Expression for Regarding or Concerning | ✓ |
| に関する | Formal Noun Modifier for 'Regarding' or 'Concerning' | ✓ |
| について | Marking the Subject Matter or Topic | ✓ |
| についての | Noun Modifier for Specific Topics | ✓ |
| において | Formal Location, Time, and Context | ✓ |
| における | Formal Noun Modifier for Location, Time, and Domain | ✓ |
| をはじめ | Highlighting a Primary Representative Example | ✓ |
| をはじめとして | Highlighting a Primary Example | ✓ |
| ~的 | Suffix for Forming na-adjectives and Adverbs | ✓ |
| ~で有名だ | Famous For a Characteristic or Action | ✓ |
| ようにする | Making a Conscious Effort or Habit | ✓ |
| ようになる | Change in Ability, Habit, or State | ✓ |
| ~始める | Starting an Action or Process | ✓ |
| ~続ける | Verb Ending for Continuing an Action | ✓ |
| ~終わる | Expressing the Completion of an Action | ✓ |
| ~出す | Verb Ending for Sudden Starts and Outward Actions | ✓ |
| ~てばかりいる | Doing Nothing But an Action | ✓ |
| ~ず | Formal Negative Verb Ending for Without Doing | ✓ |
| ~まい | Formal Negative Intention and Deduction | ✓ |
| ~たものだ | Nostalgic Past Habits | ✓ |
| ~ことになる | Expressing External Decisions and Logical Outcomes | ✓ |
| ~ことにしている | Expressing a Personal Rule or Conscious Habit | ✓ |
| ~てはじめて | Expressing Realization After an Experience | ✓ |
| ~に慣れる | Becoming Accustomed To | ✓ |
| ないうちに | Taking Action Before a Situation Changes | ✓ |
| ~たばかり | Subjective Recent Completion | ✓ |
| ~たて | Freshly Done or Just Made | ✓ |
| ~たびに | Expressing Repeated Outcomes and Consequences | ✓ |
| ~とおりに | Doing Something Exactly as Instructed or Planned | ✓ |
| ~とともに | Formal Expression for Together, Simultaneous Events, and Proportional Change | ✓ |
| ~きり | Expressing an Unchanged State or a Strict Limit | ✓ |
| さえ~ば | When One Condition Is Enough for the Result | ✓ |
| ~としたら | Supposing That and Hypothetical Assumptions | ✓ |
| ~ば~ほど | Expressing Proportional Change and Degree | ✓ |
| ~につれて | Parallel Progression and Change | ✓ |
| ~にしたがって | Parallel Change and Following Rules | ✓ |
| ~まま | Leaving a State As It Is | ✓ |
| すでに | Formal Already for Completed Events and States | ✓ |
| ~最中に | Right in the Middle of an Activity | ✓ |
| ~途中で | In the Middle of Doing Something | ✓ |
| ~途中に | Existing on the Way or Mid-Process | ✓ |
| ~ところだ | Describing the Current Stage of an Action | ✓ |
| ~ところだった | Sentence Ending for Narrowly Avoided Actions | ✓ |
| ~ところへ | Motion into an Ongoing Situation | ✓ |
| ~ところに | Marking the Exact Moment of an Event | ✓ |
| ~ために | Expressing Purpose and Benefit | ✓ |
| ~ように | Expressing Purpose and Desired States | ✓ |
| おかげで | Expressing Thanks for Positive Outcomes | ✓ |
| せいで | Stating the Cause of a Negative Result | ✓ |
| せいか | Guessing the Cause of a Negative Outcome | ✓ |
| ~ばかりに | Regret Over a Single Cause | ✓ |
| あまり | Extreme State Causing an Unintended Result | ✓ |
| かえって | Adverb for Ironic or Unexpected Outcomes | ✓ |
| 代わりに | Substitution and Compensation | ✓ |
| ~おそれがある | Formal Risk or Danger of a Negative Outcome | ✓ |
| ~に伴って | Expressing Accompanying and Proportional Change | ✓ |
| ~上で | After Doing (Preparation) and When Doing | ✓ |
| らしい | Objective Inference, Hearsay, and Typicality | ✓ |
| ようだ | Expressing Inferences, Similes, and Examples | ✓ |
| がち | Prone to a Negative Tendency or State | ✓ |
| 気味 | Expressing a Slight Tendency or Mild State | ✓ |
| っぽい | Suffix for Strong Characteristics and Tendencies | ✓ |
| げ | Describing an Outward Appearance or Emotion | ✓ |
| ふり | Pretending and Putting on an Act | ✓ |
| そうもない | Verb Ending for High Unlikelihood | ✓ |
| はずがない | Strongly Denying a Possibility | ✓ |
| に違いない | Expressing Strong Certainty and Conviction | ✓ |
| どうやら | Adverb for Inference and Educated Guesses | ✓ |
| つもりで | Acting with Intention or Assumption | ✓ |
| ほど | Expressing Extreme Degree and Approximation | ✓ |
| ~ほど~ない | Negative Comparison Against a Standard | ✓ |
| ~ぐらい | Approximate Amount, Duration, and Extent | ✓ |
| ~くらい | Approximate Amount, Duration, and Extent | ✓ |
| ~すぎない | Suffix for Lack of Excess or Not Doing Too Much | ✓ |
| せいぜい | At Most, At Best, or To the Utmost | ✓ |
| だらけ | Full of or Covered in Something Undesirable | ✓ |
| ~ばかりだ | Continuous Negative Change | ✓ |
| 一方だ | Continuous Change in One Direction | ✓ |
| なかなか | Adverb for Unexpected Degree and Difficulty | ✓ |
| むしろ | Expressing 'Rather' or 'If Anything' | ✓ |
| ~に比べて | Comparing Things on a Shared Scale | ✓ |
| ~に応じて | Adapting to Conditions or Requests | ✓ |
| とても~ない | Expressing Complete Impossibility | ✓ |
| どうしても | Strong Determination, Inability, and Inevitability | ✓ |
| わざわざ | Adverb for Taking the Trouble to Do Something | ✓ |
| さらに | Formal Adverb for Furthermore and Even More | ✓ |
| まさか | Adverb for Strong Disbelief and Improbability | ✓ |
| つい | Adverb for Unintentional Actions and Lapses in Control | ✓ |
| たとえば | Introducing Examples and Hypotheticals | ✓ |
| いったい | Emphatic Adverb for Questions | ✓ |
| によると | Citing an Information Source | ✓ |
| ~ことはない | There Is No Need To | ✓ |
| ~ないことはない | Expressing Weak Affirmation or Reluctant Agreement | ✓ |
| ~わけではない | Partial Denial and Softening Statements | ✓ |
| ~わけだ | Expressing Logical Conclusions and Realizations | ✓ |
| ~わけがない | Logical Impossibility and Strong Denial | ✓ |
| ~ということだ | Stating Conclusions and Reporting Hearsay | ✓ |
| ところで | Conjunction for Changing the Topic | ✓ |
| ~にとって | From That Party's Standpoint | ✓ |
| ~にしては | - | |
| ~から見ると | - | |
| ~から見れば | - | |
| ~からいうと | - | |
| ~からいえば | - | |
| ~にかけて | - | |
| ~に代わって | - | |
| ~にかわり | - | |
| ~に関わる | - | |
| ~に応じた | - | |
| ~に沿った | - | |
| ~に基づく | - | |
| ~をきっかけに | Marking a Trigger for Change or New Action | ✓ |
| ~を中心にして | Framing a Noun as the Center of Activity or Organization | ✓ |
| ~をはじめ | Naming a Representative First Example in a Larger Group | ✓ |
| ~をはじめとする | - | |
| ~ついでに | - | |
| ~ところを見ると | - | |
| ~ところで | - | |
| ~ところが | - | |
| ~て以来 | - | |
| ~てからでないと | - | |
| ~てからでなければ | - | |
| ~と同時に | - | |
| ~一方で | - | |
| ~一方では | - | |
| ~最中だ | - | |
| ~ないうちに | - | |
| ~たび | - | |
| ~きっかけで | - | |
| ~につき | - | |
| ~たての A | - | |
| ~あまり | - | |
| ~ためか | - | |
| ~せいなのか | - | |
| ~おかげなのか | - | |
| ~ということから | - | |
| ~結果 | - | |
| ~末 | - | |
| ~わりに | - | |
| ~はともかく | - | |
| ~はもちろん | - | |
| ~はもとより | - | |
| ~とは | - | |
| ~というより | - | |
| たとえ~ても | - | |
| どんなに~ても | - | |
| いくら~ても | - | |
| ~ことは~が | - | |
| ~ないこともない | - | |
| ~ないものでもない | - | |
| ~よりほかない | - | |
| 実は | - | |
| 確かに | - | |
| 結局 | - | |
| 当然 | - | |
| なんとなく | - | |
| なんとか | - | |
| いずれ | - | |
| およそ | - | |
| かなり | - | |
| ずいぶん | - | |
| やや | - | |
| たまたま | - | |
| しばらく | - | |
| しだいに | - | |
| まもなく | - | |
| やがて | - | |
| ようやく | - | |
| ついに | - | |
| ほぼ | - | |
| ほとんど | - | |
| めったに~ない | - | |
| まったく~ない | - | |
| 必ずしも~ない | - | |
| もしかすると | - | |
| もしかしたら | - | |
| どうせ | - | |
| ちゃんと | - | |
| きちんと | - | |
| さっそく | - | |
| ~って | - | |
| ~だって | - | |
| ~っけ | - | |
| ~かなあ | - | |
| ~じゃない? | - | |
| ~でしょう? | - | |
| ~んじゃない | - | |
| ~っていうか | - | |
| ~とかいう | - | |
| ~か何か | - |
N2 · Covered 136/219 · Missing 83
| Pattern | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| それにしても | Conjunction for Surprising Contrasts | ✓ |
| ~くせに | Expressing Criticism and Blame | ✓ |
| ものの | Formal Conjunction for Unmet Expectations | ✓ |
| ~ものなら | Expressing Impossible Wishes and Challenges | ✓ |
| ~上に | Stacking Additional Good or Bad Points | ✓ |
| ~ばかりか | Emphasizing Not Only, but Even | ✓ |
| ~のみならず | Formal Addition and Expanded Scope | ✓ |
| ~だけに | Expressing a Natural Outcome Based on Circumstances | ✓ |
| ~だけあって | Expected Consequences and Praise | ✓ |
| ~だけのことはある | Expressing Worth, Value, and Justified Reputation | ✓ |
| ものですから | Polite Reason and Excuse | ✓ |
| および | Formal Connector for Nouns | ✓ |
| ~といっても | Qualifying a Statement or Expectation | ✓ |
| ~からといって | Denying an Expected Conclusion | ✓ |
| ~にもかかわらず | Formal Connector for Unexpected Outcomes | ✓ |
| 一方では | Emphasizing the Contrast Between Two Aspects | ✓ |
| 一方で | Formal Connector for Contrast and Parallel Trends | ✓ |
| 反面 | Contrasting Two Sides of the Same Subject | ✓ |
| いったん~ば | Expressing Irreversible Consequences | ✓ |
| かたわら | Formal Expression for Parallel Roles and Occupations | ✓ |
| ゆえに | Highly Formal Reason and Logical Conclusion | ✓ |
| ~ことから | Expressing Formal Reasons and Origins | ✓ |
| ~ことだから | Predicting Based on Character | ✓ |
| ~にしても | Expressing Judgment and Criticism Despite Conceded Facts | ✓ |
| なるべく | Expressing Best Effort and Softening Requests | ✓ |
| せっかく | Valuing Rare Opportunities and Special Effort | ✓ |
| なにしろ | Emphasizing a Reason, Excuse, or Extreme State | ✓ |
| やっぱり | Casual Adverb for Expectations and Final Decisions | ✓ |
| とうてい | Adverb for Absolute Impossibility | ✓ |
| さすがに | Adverb for Natural Outcomes and Extreme Limits | ✓ |
| ろくに | Adverb for Barely or Not Properly Done Actions | ✓ |
| たちまち | In an Instant (Rapid Change) | ✓ |
| まんいち | In the Unlikely Event That | ✓ |
| 別に~ない | Adverb for Not Particularly and Mild Denials | ✓ |
| いつのまにか | Adverb for Unnoticed Change | ✓ |
| なんといっても | Expressing the Undeniable Best or Most Important | ✓ |
| いよいよ | Finally, Increasingly, and Critical Moments | ✓ |
| あえて | Adverb for Daring and Deliberate Choices | ✓ |
| せめて | Expressing a Minimum Wish or Request | ✓ |
| たしか | Expressing Recalled Memory | ✓ |
| やむをえず | Formal Adverb for Unavoidable Actions | ✓ |
| よっぽど | The Casual Adverb for Extreme Degree and Strong Inference | ✓ |
| 思うように | Going as Expected or Envisioned | ✓ |
| いきなり | Adverb for Sudden and Unprompted Actions | ✓ |
| いわゆる | Introducing Conventional Labels and Catchphrases | ✓ |
| おそらく | Formal Adverb for Strong Probability | ✓ |
| ~にのぼる | Expressing a Large Total Amount or Number | ✓ |
| ~を~にまかせる | Entrusting a Task or Decision | ✓ |
| ~かねる | Formal Suffix for Inability and Polite Refusal | ✓ |
| ~かねない | Possibility of a Negative Outcome | ✓ |
| ~からなる | Formal Expression for Structural Composition | ✓ |
| ~にあたる | Corresponds to or is Equivalent to | ✓ |
| ~ないで済む | Verb Pattern for Avoiding Burdensome Actions | ✓ |
| ~つつある | Formal Pattern for Gradual Ongoing Change | ✓ |
| ~得る | Formal Suffix for Objective Possibility | ✓ |
| ~得ない | Formal Verb Ending for Objective Impossibility | ✓ |
| ~ようがない | Verb Ending for Lacking the Means or Method | ✓ |
| ~ようもない | Emphasizing the Absolute Lack of Means or Method | ✓ |
| ~がたい | Formal Suffix for Emotional and Psychological Difficulty | ✓ |
| ~きる | Doing Completely and Reaching Extremes | ✓ |
| ~かける | Verb Suffix for Half-Finished Actions and Near Misses | ✓ |
| ~に決まっている | Stating Absolute Certainty and Obvious Outcomes | ✓ |
| ~にすぎない | Downplaying Significance in Formal Japanese | ✓ |
| ごとし | Expressing Formal and Literary Comparisons | ✓ |
| ~を通じて | Throughout a Period or Through a Medium | ✓ |
| ~を通して | Through a Medium or Throughout a Period | ✓ |
| ~にいたるまで | Emphasizing an Extreme or Comprehensive Limit | ✓ |
| ~にかけては | Emphasizing Superiority or Excellence in a Specific Field | ✓ |
| 以外の | Modifying Nouns with Exceptions and Alternatives | ✓ |
| ~をめぐって | Formal Marker for Disputes and Debates | ✓ |
| ~に基づいて | Actions Based on Data, Laws, and Standards | ✓ |
| ~に限らず | Not Limited to a Specific Scope | ✓ |
| ~にかかわらず | Formal Pattern for Regardless of Circumstances | ✓ |
| ~に際して | Formal Occasion or Milestone | ✓ |
| ~にほかならない | Formal Assertion of Cause or Identity | ✓ |
| ~によれば | Stating the Source of Information | ✓ |
| ~に対して | Expressing Targets and Clear Contrasts | ✓ |
| ~に対する | Noun Modifier for Targets and Direction | ✓ |
| ~としては | Expressing a Stance or Perspective | ✓ |
| ~としても | Expressing Hypothetical Conditions and Perspectives | ✓ |
| ~にしたら | Imagining Someone Else's Perspective | ✓ |
| ~にすれば | Expressing Another Person's Perspective | ✓ |
| ~からすると | Judging From and Considering Perspectives | ✓ |
| ~からすれば | Judging from a Standpoint or Evidence | ✓ |
| ~からして | Judging the Whole From a Single Aspect | ✓ |
| ~にわたって | Spanning Across a Time, Area, or Range | ✓ |
| ~にわたり | Formal Expression for Spanning a Period or Area | ✓ |
| ~にわたる | Formal Noun Modifier for Spanning Time or Space | ✓ |
| ~を中心に | Centered On and Focusing On | ✓ |
| ~を中心として | Formal Expression for Centered On or Focused Around | ✓ |
| ~をもとに | Expressing the Foundation or Source Material | ✓ |
| ~に沿って | Following a Path or Guideline | ✓ |
| ~に応えて | Fulfilling Requests and Expectations | ✓ |
| ~に反して | Contrary to Expectations or Rules | ✓ |
| ~を問わず | Formal 'Regardless Of' for Rules and Notices | ✓ |
| ~といった | Giving Representative Examples | ✓ |
| ~を込めて | Doing with Emotion or Effort | ✓ |
| ~に加えて | Adding Extra Factors | ✓ |
| ~が気になる | Expressing Distraction, Curiosity, and Concern | ✓ |
| ~に気をつける | Expressing Caution and Paying Attention | ✓ |
| ~でいいです | Accepting an Option or Compromise | ✓ |
| ~てたまらない | Expressing an Unbearable Degree of Emotion or Sensation | ✓ |
| ~てならない | Expressing Unbearable Emotions and Thoughts | ✓ |
| さしつかえない | Formal Permission and Acceptability | ✓ |
| ~ではないだろうか | Expressing a Soft Assertion or Opinion | ✓ |
| ~ばいいのに | Expressing Wishes, Regrets, and Complaints | ✓ |
| ~しかない | Verb Pattern for Having No Choice | ✓ |
| ~た上で | After Completing a Preparatory Action | ✓ |
| ~よりしかたがない | Having No Choice But to Do Something | ✓ |
| ~というわけではない | Denying Assumptions and Partial Negation | ✓ |
| ~というものではない | Denying Absolute Conclusions | ✓ |
| ~というものでもない | Denying an Absolute Assumption | ✓ |
| ~に限る | Expressing the Absolute Best Choice | ✓ |
| ~ないわけにはいかない | Expressing Strong Social or Moral Obligation | ✓ |
| ~ざるを得ない | Formal Verb Ending for Having No Choice | ✓ |
| ~わけにはいかない | Cannot Do for Social or Moral Reasons | ✓ |
| ~ないことには | Expressing an Absolute Prerequisite | ✓ |
| ~末に | The Outcome of a Long Process | ✓ |
| ~次第だ | Expressing That Outcomes Depend on a Variable | ✓ |
| ~つつ | Formal Concurrent Action and Concession | ✓ |
| ~ような気がする | Expressing a Vague Feeling or Intuition | ✓ |
| ~に越したことはない | Expressing the Safest or Most Ideal Choice | ✓ |
| ~べき | Expectation and Moral Duty | ✓ |
| ~べきではない | Expressing Strong Negative Obligation | ✓ |
| ~限り | As Long As and As Far As | ✓ |
| ~ない限り | Setting a Negative Limit | ✓ |
| ~とは限らない | Expressing Exceptions and Partial Negation | ✓ |
| ~どころか | Far From or Let Alone | ✓ |
| ~どころではない | Not the Time or Situation For | ✓ |
| ~わけがない | Logical Impossibility and Strong Denial | ✓ |
| ~ないではいられない | Uncontrollable Urge | ✓ |
| ~ずにはいられない | Uncontrollable Emotional or Physical Urges | ✓ |
| ~てはいられない | Cannot Afford to Keep Doing | ✓ |
| ~ものか | Strong Emotional Denial | ✓ |
| ~ことになっている | Established Rules, Customs, and Schedules | ✓ |
| ~ことになっていた | Past Schedule or Decision | ✓ |
| ~あげく | - | |
| ~あげくに | - | |
| ~上は | - | |
| ~以上は | - | |
| ~から言って | - | |
| ~かと思うと | - | |
| ~かと思ったら | - | |
| ~かと思いきや | - | |
| ~といったら | - | |
| ~といえば | - | |
| ~というと | - | |
| ~ものだから | - | |
| ~ものですから | - | |
| ~際 | - | |
| ~際に | - | |
| ~にあたり | - | |
| ~にあたって | - | |
| ~に先立ち | - | |
| ~に先立って | - | |
| ~を前にして | - | |
| ~を控えて | - | |
| ~た途端 | - | |
| ~次第 | - | |
| ~次第で | - | |
| ~次第では | - | |
| ~に伴い | - | |
| ~に伴う | - | |
| ~にしたがい | - | |
| ~にしたがう | - | |
| ~に限って | - | |
| ~に限り | - | |
| ~に限ったことではない | - | |
| ~によっては | - | |
| ~により | - | |
| ~によると | - | |
| ~を除いて | - | |
| ~を除き | - | |
| ~抜きで | - | |
| ~抜きにして | - | |
| ~抜きには | - | |
| ~を抜きにしては | - | |
| ~を対象に | - | |
| ~を中心とした | - | |
| ~をもとにした | - | |
| ~のもとで | - | |
| ~のもとに | - | |
| ~てしょうがない | - | |
| ~てしかたがない | - | |
| ~ずに済む | - | |
| ~ほかない | - | |
| ~しかあるまい | - | |
| ~ものだ | - | |
| ~ものではない | - | |
| ~ようでは | - | |
| ~ようではないか | - | |
| ~においては | - | |
| ~における | - | |
| ~に関しては | - | |
| ~に関する | - | |
| ~に対しては | - | |
| ~に基づき | - | |
| ~に沿い | - | |
| ~に沿う | - | |
| ~に応じ | - | |
| ~に反し | - | |
| ~に反する | - | |
| ~に加え | - | |
| ~をめぐり | - | |
| ~をめぐる | - | |
| やたらに | - | |
| むやみに | - | |
| どうにか | - | |
| なんとかして | - | |
| 案外 | - | |
| あくまで | - | |
| おまけに | - | |
| まして | - | |
| ましてや | - | |
| 一応 | - | |
| いったん | - | |
| 現に | - | |
| 実に | - | |
| 単に | - |
N1 · Covered 131/195 · Missing 64
| Pattern | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| ~が早いか | As Soon As for Immediate Reactions | ✓ |
| ~や否や | Formal Pattern for Immediate Sequence | ✓ |
| ~なり | Immediate Sequence and Unexpected Reaction | ✓ |
| ~か~ないかのうちに | Almost Simultaneous Sequence of Events | ✓ |
| ~がてら | Taking the Opportunity While Doing Something Else | ✓ |
| ~かたわら | Doing a Secondary Activity Alongside a Main Role | ✓ |
| ~かたがた | Expressing a Dual Purpose in Formal Situations | ✓ |
| ~てからというもの | Emphasizing a Continuous Change After a Trigger Event | ✓ |
| ~を皮切りに | Starting a Series of Developments | ✓ |
| ~が最後 | The Point of No Return for Negative Consequences | ✓ |
| ~と思いきや | Expressing a Surprising Outcome Contrary to Expectations | ✓ |
| ~っぱなし | Leaving Things As Is or Continuous Action | ✓ |
| ~そばから | Immediate Repetitive Sequence | ✓ |
| ~たなり | Unchanged State Since an Action | ✓ |
| ~とあれば | Compelling Conditions and Exceptional Actions | ✓ |
| ~ともなると | Natural Consequences of an Advanced Stage | ✓ |
| ~にもなると | When Reaching a Specific Stage or Level | ✓ |
| ~たところで | Expressing Futility and Insignificant Results | ✓ |
| ~としたところで | Advanced Pattern for Dismissing a Hypothetical Assumption | ✓ |
| ~といえども | Formal 'Even If' for Extreme Cases | ✓ |
| ~ようが | Formal Concessive Conditional Ending | ✓ |
| ~うが | Concessive condition for godan verbs | ✓ |
| ~うと | Formal Concessive condition | ✓ |
| ~ようが~まいが | Formal Pattern for an Unaffected Outcome | ✓ |
| ~うが~まいが | Formal Whether or Not for godan verbs | ✓ |
| ~であれ | Formal Even If and No Matter What | ✓ |
| ~であれ~であれ | Formal Pattern for Contrasting Alternatives | ✓ |
| ~なくしては | The Indispensable condition for Success | ✓ |
| ~なしに | Formal Pattern for Actions Without Expected Conditions | ✓ |
| ~ことなしに | Formal Expression for Without Doing | ✓ |
| ~ないまでも | Even If Not to the Extent Of | ✓ |
| ~ではあるまいし | Expressing Criticism or Advice (It's Not As If) | ✓ |
| ~にあって | Formal Circumstance and Special Situations | ✓ |
| ~ようにも~ない | Expressing Circumstantial Impossibility | ✓ |
| ~てはかなわない | Expressing Intolerable Nuisance and Hardship | ✓ |
| ~にせよ | Formal 'Even If' for Judgments and Opinions | ✓ |
| ~にしろ | Concessive Ending for Judgments and Criticism | ✓ |
| ~にせよ~にせよ | Formal Pattern for Contrasting Conditions | ✓ |
| ~にしろ~にしろ | Stating a Consistent Conclusion for Contrasting Options | ✓ |
| ~にもせよ | Formal Concession for Judgments and Criticisms | ✓ |
| ~とあって | Expressing Consequences of Special Occasions | ✓ |
| ~ゆえ | Formal and Literary Reason or Cause | ✓ |
| ~がため(に) | Formal Cause and Strong Purpose | ✓ |
| ~ばこそ | Formal Emphatic Reason | ✓ |
| ~からこそ | Emphasizing the True Reason | ✓ |
| ~しまつだ | Expressing a Deplorable Final Outcome | ✓ |
| ~を余儀なくされる | Forced Due to Circumstances | ✓ |
| ~ないではすまない | Strong Obligation to Resolve a Situation | ✓ |
| ~ずにはすまない | Expressing Unavoidable Social Obligation | ✓ |
| ~かいもなく | Expressing Effort in Vain | ✓ |
| ~に至る | Reaching an Extreme or Final Stage | ✓ |
| ~に至って | Only After Reaching a Critical Stage | ✓ |
| ~に至っては | Emphasizing the Most Extreme Case | ✓ |
| ~ずにはおかない | Formal Pattern for Strong Determination and Inevitable Outcomes | ✓ |
| ~ないではおかない | Strong Determination and Inevitable Consequences | ✓ |
| ~ではすまされない | Too Serious to Be Settled with Just That | ✓ |
| ~あっての | Indispensable Foundation | ✓ |
| ~手前 | Advanced Expression for Saving Face and Social Obligation | ✓ |
| ~以上 | Expressing Strong Consequences and Determinations | ✓ |
| ~とはいえ | Formal Concession for Unexpected Realities | ✓ |
| ~とはいうものの | Acknowledging a Fact but Stating a Contrasting Reality | ✓ |
| ~ながらも | Formal Although for States and Conditions | ✓ |
| ~つつも | Formal Concession for Psychological Contradictions | ✓ |
| ~ながらに | Remaining in a Constant State | ✓ |
| ~ものを | Expressing Regret and Disappointment | ✓ |
| ~ところを | Acknowledging Circumstances in Apologies and Requests | ✓ |
| ~にひきかえ | Expressing Stark Contrast and Dramatic Difference | ✓ |
| ~割りに(は) | Expressing Unexpected Results Against a Standard | ✓ |
| ~だけまし | Highlighting a Silver Lining in a Bad Situation | ✓ |
| ~にもまして | Emphatic Comparison for Surpassing a Baseline | ✓ |
| ~ならいざしらず | Contrasting an Exception with an Unacceptable Reality | ✓ |
| ~をものともせず | In Defiance of Severe Hardship | ✓ |
| ~たりとも | Not Even the Smallest Amount | ✓ |
| ~(で)すら | Formal Emphasis Particle for Even | ✓ |
| ~ただ~のみ | Formal Emphatic Limitation | ✓ |
| ~をおして | Pushing Through Hardship or Opposition | ✓ |
| ~をよそに | Ignoring the Feelings or Expectations of Others | ✓ |
| ~はおろか | Formal Emphasis for Absolute Impossibility | ✓ |
| ~ごとき | Literary Similes and Expressions of Contempt or Humility | ✓ |
| ~ごとく | Highly Formal Like or As If | ✓ |
| ~ずくめ | Entirely Composed of One Element | ✓ |
| ~まみれ | Suffix for Being Covered in a Messy Substance | ✓ |
| ~だの | Listing Complaints, Excuses, and Criticisms | ✓ |
| ~やら~やら | Listing Examples of an Overwhelming or Chaotic State | ✓ |
| ~極まる | Formal Expression for Absolute Extremes | ✓ |
| ~極まりない | Formal Ending for Extreme Limits | ✓ |
| ~にたえない | Formal Unbearable Action and Overwhelming Emotion | ✓ |
| ~てやまない | Formal Expression of Deep, Continuous Emotion | ✓ |
| ~を禁じ得ない | Formal Expression for Uncontrollable Emotion | ✓ |
| ~を限りに | Marking a Final End or Physical Limit | ✓ |
| ~だに | Formal Particle for Extreme Emphasis and Limits | ✓ |
| ~んばかりに | Formal Expressions of Extreme Appearance | ✓ |
| ~たる | Formal Expectations for a Role or Position | ✓ |
| ~ならでは | Expressing Unique and Exclusive Qualities | ✓ |
| ~に足る | Worthy of Evaluation or Trust | ✓ |
| ~に即して | In Accordance With or Adapted To | ✓ |
| ~を踏まえて | Taking Into Account as a Basis for Action | ✓ |
| ~を経て | Reaching an Outcome After a Process, Time, or Location | ✓ |
| ~をもって | Formal Conclusion, Deadline, or Means | ✓ |
| ~いかん | Formal Suffix for Depending on an Outcome | ✓ |
| ~いかんでは | Formal Expression for Dependent Outcomes | ✓ |
| ~いかんによっては | Expressing Outcomes Contingent on Circumstances | ✓ |
| ~と相まって | Expressing Synergistic Combinations | ✓ |
| ~にかこつけて | Expressing a Pretext or Excuse | ✓ |
| ~きらいがある | Formal Expression for Undesirable Tendencies | ✓ |
| ~ても差し支えない | Formal Expression for Acceptability and No Hindrance | ✓ |
| ~に(は)あたらない | No Need for That Reaction | ✓ |
| ~にかたくない | Formal Expression for Easy to Imagine or Understand | ✓ |
| ~ともあろうものが | Expressing Disbelief at Unworthy Behavior | ✓ |
| ~までもない | Expressing That an Action is Completely Unnecessary | ✓ |
| ~べくもない | Formal Expression for Absolute Impossibility | ✓ |
| ~にして | Marker for Exact Stage, Status, or Milestone | ✓ |
| ~にしてみれば | Imagining Someone Else's Perspective | ✓ |
| ~ものがある | Expressing a Strong Impression or Underlying Quality | ✓ |
| ~にもほどがある | Criticizing Unacceptable Extremes | ✓ |
| ~べからず | Formal Prohibition for Signs and Notices | ✓ |
| ~べからざる | Must Not / Should Not (Formal Noun Modifier) | ✓ |
| ~まじき | Formal Modifier for Unacceptable and Unforgivable Acts | ✓ |
| ~べく | Formal Expression of Purpose and Intention | ✓ |
| ~べくして | Formal Pattern for Inevitable Results | ✓ |
| ~べし | Formal Written Form for Absolute Obligation and Duty | ✓ |
| ~めく | Expressing an Air or Signs of a State | ✓ |
| ~ときたら | Expressing Exasperation About a Topic | ✓ |
| ~とばかりに | Acting As If to Say | ✓ |
| ~ずじまい | Expressing Missed Opportunities and Unrealized Actions | ✓ |
| ~ともなく | Doing Something Absentmindedly or From an Unclear Origin | ✓ |
| ~ともなしに | Doing Something Unconsciously or Idly | ✓ |
| ~ぶる / ~ぶって / ~ぶった | Suffix for Putting on Fake Airs | ✓ |
| ~びる / ~びて / ~びた | Suffix for Natural Appearance and Characteristics | ✓ |
| ~っぷり | The Dynamic Style or Manner of an Action | ✓ |
| ~ぶり | Suffix for Style and Time Intervals | ✓ |
| ~といい~といい | - | |
| ~なり~なり | - | |
| ~なりに | - | |
| ~なりの | - | |
| ~にしたところで | - | |
| ~にしてからが | - | |
| ~ようと~まいと | - | |
| ~ようが~ようが | - | |
| ~ようとしたところで | - | |
| ~たら最後 | - | |
| ~ばそれまでだ | - | |
| ~とまでは言わないが | - | |
| ~限りだ | - | |
| ~の限り | - | |
| ~の極み | - | |
| ~の至り | - | |
| ~にたえる | - | |
| ~に忍びない | - | |
| ~に足りる | - | |
| ~に足らない | - | |
| ~には及ばない | - | |
| ~に及ばず | - | |
| ~にかかわる | - | |
| ~でなくてなんだろう | - | |
| ~と言わずして何だろう | - | |
| ~をもってすれば | - | |
| ~をもってしても | - | |
| ~をもちまして | - | |
| ~をおいて | - | |
| ~をおいてほかにない | - | |
| ~を顧みず | - | |
| ~も顧みず | - | |
| ~を押し切って | - | |
| ~を踏まえた | - | |
| ~に即した | - | |
| ~に則って | - | |
| ~に照らして | - | |
| ~に照らすと | - | |
| ~に準じて | - | |
| ~に準ずる | - | |
| ~に先駆けて | - | |
| ~に先駆ける | - | |
| ~を余儀なくさせる | - | |
| ~に至らしめる | - | |
| ~んがために | - | |
| ~がために | - | |
| ~も相まって | - | |
| ~始末で | - | |
| ~といわず~といわず | - | |
| ~もさることながら | - | |
| ~を尻目に | - | |
| ~そっちのけで | - | |
| ~ならいざ知らず | - | |
| ~はいざ知らず | - | |
| ~はともあれ | - | |
| ~はさておき | - | |
| ~だの~だの | - | |
| ~とやら | - | |
| ~までもなく | - | |
| ~は言うまでもない | - | |
| ~まいとして | - | |
| ~んばかりだ | - | |
| ~ものと思われる | - | |
| ~ものとする | - |
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| Pattern | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| ~倒れ | - | |
| ても~すぎることはない | - | |
| ~離れ | - | |
| 丸~ | - | |
| ろくでもない | - | |
| ろくに~ない | - | |
| ~風 | - | |
| ~果たす | - | |
| ~果てる | - | |
| 分には | - | |
| ~分 | - | |
| ~もの | - | |
| もろとも | - | |
| ど/どん~ | - | |
| に余念がない | - | |
| ~ざんまい | - | |
| ~を下らない | - | |
| ~ばり | - | |
| ~を重ねるごとに | - | |
| なればこそ | - | |
| 所以 | - | |
| なさんな | - | |
| とするか | - | |
| まさかの | - | |
| ~ともあろう | - | |
| ~じゃん | - | |
| ~じゃないの | - | |
| ~ってば | - | |
| ~ったら | - | |
| ~っつーか | - | |
| ~なんつって | - | |
| ~もん | - | |
| ~だもん | - | |
| ~ぞ | - | |
| ~ぜ | - | |
| ~わ | - | |
| ~わよ | - | |
| ~かい | - | |
| ~だい | - | |
| ~さ | - | |
| ~なあ | - | |
| ~かなぁ | - | |
| ~のよ | - | |
| ~のね | - | |
| ~んだよ | - | |
| ~んだって | - | |
| ~だっけ | - | |
| ~なんだっけ | - | |
| ~てんの | - | |
| ~てんだ | - | |
| ~んの | - | |
| ~ちゃ | - | |
| ~じゃ | - | |
| ~なきゃ | - | |
| ~なくちゃ | - | |
| ~なきゃだめ | - | |
| ~なくちゃだめ | - | |
| ~ちゃだめ | - | |
| ~じゃだめ | - | |
| ~ちゃって | - | |
| ~といて | - | |
| ~といてよ | - | |
| ~ときゃ | - | |
| ~っこない | - | |
| ~っきゃない | - | |
| ~み | - | |
| ~がる | - | |
| ~くさい | - | |
| ~じみる | - | |
| ~ぶる / ~ぶって / ~ぶった | Suffix for Putting on Fake Airs | ✓ |
| ~びる / ~びて / ~びた | Suffix for Natural Appearance and Characteristics | ✓ |
| 大~ | - | |
| 小~ | - | |
| 真っ~ | - | |
| 初~ | - | |
| 元~ | - | |
| 非~ | - | |
| 無~ | - | |
| 未~ | Prefix for Not-Yet and Incomplete Status | ✓ |
| 再~ | - | |
| 各~ | Prefix for Each or Respective Members of a Set | ✓ |
| そういえば | Soft Topic Pivot for Sudden Recall | ✓ |
| というか | Mid-Utterance Rephrasing for More Precise Wording | ✓ |
| というより | Reframing a Description as More Accurate | ✓ |
| つまり | Restating and Drawing Out the Point | ✓ |
| 要するに | Summarizing the Essential Point After Details | ✓ |
| ちなみに | Adding Related Side Information | ✓ |
| ところが | Unexpected Contrast After a Setup | ✓ |
| それはそうと | Soft Pivot to Set the Previous Topic Aside | ✓ |
| さて | Opening a New Topic or Next Stage | ✓ |
| では | Formal Transition for Well Then and Next Steps | ✓ |
| なんなら | Soft Offers and Escalated Options | ✓ |
| なんというか | Spoken Hedge for Searching for Words | ✓ |
| ぶっちゃけ | Casual Opener for Frank, Unfiltered Talk | ✓ |
| 正直 | Sentence-Initial Marker for Frank Comments | ✓ |
| いわば | Framing a So-to-Speak or Figurative Label | ✓ |
| あくまでも | Limiting Scope or Holding Firm to the End | ✓ |
| いずれにせよ | Formal Discourse Marker for a Conclusion That Holds Either Way | ✓ |
| いずれにしても | Bridging From Alternatives to a Practical Conclusion | ✓ |
| ともかく | Setting Side Issues Aside and Moving On | ✓ |
| ~やん | Casual Kansai Confirmation and Soft Assertion Ending | ✓ |
| ~やねん | Kansai Explanatory Ending for Clarifying Situations | ✓ |
| ~へん | Kansai Dialect Negative Verb Ending | ✓ |
| ~はる | Kansai Honorific Ending for Another Person's Action | ✓ |
| ~とる | Spoken Progressive and Resultative Form of ている | ✓ |
| ~とった | Dialectal Past Progressive and Resulting State | ✓ |
| ~んといて | Kansai Soft Don’t Do That Ending | ✓ |
| ~じゃけん | Dialectal Reason Linker for Casual Because/So Speech | ✓ |
| ~ばい | Soft Assertive Ending in Kyushu Dialect | ✓ |
| ~だべ | Dialect Final Particle for Soft Assertion and Confirmation | ✓ |