N2 Grammar Part 2

Question 1

直ちに

Answer 1

at once; immediately; directly; in person; automatically ~

Question 2

たまえ (e.g. 分からない事があったら何でも聞きたまえ)

Answer 2

do~; order somebody to do something (e.g. Ask anything if you don’t understand)

Question 3

てばかりはいられない

Answer 3

can’t keep doing ~

Question 4

てでも (e.g. 何としてでも痩せたい)

Answer 4

even if I have to; by all means ~ (I’ll do whatever it takes to lose weight)

Question 5

ていては (e.g. そんなに甘いものばかり食べていては、太りますよ)

Answer 5

if one keeps doing ~ (e.g. If you only eat sweets, you will gain weight)

Question 6

てこそ (e.g. 日本で生活してこそ文化が分かるというものだ)

Answer 6

now that; since (something happened) (e.g. Only after living in Japan will you truly understand its culture)

Question 7

てまで (e.g. 頭を下げてまで金を借りたくない)

Answer 7

even; will go far so as to ~ (e.g. I wouldn’t lower myself to borrow money)

Question 8

てならない (e.g. あの二人はどうして離婚したのか、知りたくてならない)

Answer 8

can’t help but; dying to; extremely ~ (e.g. I really want to know why those got divorced)

Question 9

てたまらない

Answer 9

can’t help but; dying to; extremely ~

Question 10

ては / では (e.g. こんなに雨が降っては、買い物ができないな)

Answer 10

whenever; if; when~; repetitive action (e.g. I can’t go shopping if it keeps raining like this)

Question 11

てはいられない

Answer 11

can’t afford to; unable to ~

Question 12

てはならない

Answer 12

must not; cannot; should not ~

Question 13

ては～ては (e.g. 食べては寝て、寝ては食べの生活は必ず太る)

Answer 13

repetitive situations/actions (e.g. If you do nothing but sleep and eat, you will definitely gain weight)

Question 14

といった (e.g. とんかつや天ぷらといった揚げ物の料理が好きです)

Answer 14

like; such as ~ (e.g. I love fried foods like “tonkatsu” and “tempura”)

Question 15

というふうに (e.g. 彼女は信じられないというふうに頭を振った)

Answer 15

in such a way that ~ (e.g. She shook her head in disbelief)

Question 16

というものではない

Answer 16

there is no guarantee that…; not necessarily ~

Question 17

とっくに

Answer 17

long ago; already; a long time ago

Question 18

ところに

Answer 18

at the time; just as I was ~

Question 19

ところを見ると

Answer 19

judging from; seeing that ~

Question 19

やら～やら (e.g. 大学生は宿題やらアルバイトやらで忙しい)

Answer 19

such things as A and B; A and B and so on ~ (e.g. University students are quite busy with things like homework and part time jobs)

Question 19

はもとより (e.g. 私は車はもとより自転車もないんです)

Answer 19

also; let alone; from the beginning (e.g. I don’t have a bicycle, let alone a car)

Question 19

わずかに (e.g. 電車がわずかに遅れている)

Answer 19

slightly; only; barely; narrowly ~ (e.g. The train is running slightly late)

Question 20

はともかく

Answer 20

anyhow; anyway; regardless; in any case; whether or not ~

Question 20

上は (e.g. 約束した上は、どんなことがあっても守ります)

Answer 20

now that; since; as long as ~ (e.g. Since I’ve made a promise, I will keep it no matter what happens)

Question 20

として～ない (e.g. 僕は一日として学校を休んだことがない)

Answer 20

not at all; there is not even one (e.g. I have never missed school for even a single day)

Question 21

よほど / よっぽど (e.g. よほど前にあった事です)

Answer 21

very; greatly; much; to a large extent (e.g. It happened a long time ago)

Question 22

よりほかない (e.g. この仕事は君に信頼するよりほかはない)

Answer 22

to have no choice but ~ (e.g. I have no choice but to trust you with this job)

Question 23

ようでは (e.g. この問題が分からないようではN２には合格できないよ)

Answer 23

if ~ (bad result) (e.g. If you don’t understand this problem, then you won’t be able to pass the N2)

Question 24

ようではないか

Answer 24

let’s do (something); why don’t we ~

Question 25

ようか～まいか (e.g. 雨だ。買い物をしに行こうか、行くまいか)

Answer 25

whether or not; considering options (e.g. It’s raining.. Should I go to buy groceries or not?)

Question 26

要するに (e.g. 要するに、彼女は行きたくないって言ったでしょう)

Answer 26

in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply ~ (e.g. To sum up, she said she doesn’t want to go, right?)

Question 27

ざるを得ない (e.g. 彼は受験のため、サークル活動を休まざるを得なかった)

Answer 27

cannot help (doing); have no choice but to ~ (e.g. In order to prepare for exams, he had no choice but to quit his club activities)