L3

Question 1

V-dict/Nの 他にも/～他には

Answer 1

も：in addition to ～

は：except for/other than ～ (use this like しか)

Question 2

N1と同じぐらい / N1と同じぐらいのN2

Answer 2

about the same as N1/

about the same N1 as N2

Question 3

N + 型（がた）

Answer 3

~pattern/style/model/design

Question 4

それに

Answer 4

moreover/furthermore/in addition

Question 5

～（の）なら

Answer 5

speaker makes comment on what s/he SUPPOSE is true (if it’s ～, [I] would/could… )
when の is used, speaker had heard the situation from someone (if ～is true…)

Question 6

Nとして

Answer 6

N indicates the occupation/role of someone or the function/characteristic of something

as N
e.g: 私はモデルとして働いています。
I am working as a model.

Question 7

V-present ことになっている

V-present ことになった

Answer 7

なっている：It’s been decided that～
(decision made and is still in effect)

なった：It was/has been decided that ～/ it turns out ～　
(decision made by someone/something, NOT the speaker)

Question 8

～をしている/～をしたN

Answer 8

～describes the characteristic of N
e.g: 
象は長い鼻をしている。
Elephants HAVE long noses.
短い鼻をした象が珍しいだ。
It is rare to HAVE a short-nosed elephant.

Question 9

V-てくる / V-ていく

Answer 9

くる：action directed toward speaker/action from the past continuing in the present

いく：action directed away from speaker/action from present continuing into the future

Question 10

～ように(頼む/言う)

Answer 10

quoting someone indirectly

to ask/tell someone to ～

Question 11

V-present ようにする

Answer 11

makes an effort to ～

must be a conscious effort, but may fail to do it sometimes
vs
Vことにする：one’s decision to do an action habitually/one-off

Question 12

なるべく

Answer 12

as much as possible/ as～as possible

e.g:
なるべく辞書を使わない、この記事を読んでください。
As much as possible, please try to read this article without using the dictionary.

ダイエットをしているので、甘いものはなるべく食べないようにしている。
I am trying to refrain from eating as much sweet things as possible as I am on a diet.

Question 13

～ ようとした (が/けれど/ら)

Answer 13

が/けれど：tried to～but/was going to～but

たら：when～was going to～