N5-N3 Misc. Grammar

Question 1

なくてはならない

Answer 1

must do; need to do ~

Question 2

てある

Answer 2

is/has been done (resulting state)

Question 3

だけで

Answer 3

just by; just by doing

Question 4

がり

Answer 4

personality (someone tends to; has a tendency to; has a sensitivity to ~)

Question 5

かい

Answer 5

turns a sentence into a yes/no question

Question 6

または

Answer 6

both; or; otherwise​; choice between [A] or [B]

Question 7

なかなか～ない

Answer 7

not easy to; struggling to; not able to ~

Question 8

おきに (e.g. 電車は5分おきに走っています)

Answer 8

repeated at intervals, every ~ (e.g. The trains run every five minutes)

Question 9

てやる

Answer 9

to do for; to do a favour (casual)

Question 10

と言ってもいい (e.g. それはよい買い物だったといってもいいでしょう)

Answer 10

you could say; one might say; I’d say ~ (e.g. I’d say it was a good buy)

Question 11

上げる (e.g. 彼女は小説を書き上げた)

Answer 11

to finish doing ~ (e.g. She finished writing her novel)

Question 12

あまり (e.g. 嬉しさのあまり、彼女は涙を流しました)

Answer 12

so much… that (e.g. She was so happy that she cried)

Question 13

あまりにも (e.g. 彼はあまりにも変わった)

Answer 13

too much; so much… that; excessively ~ (e.g. He changed a lot)

Question 14

ばかりで (e.g. 夏は暑いばかりで楽しくないですよ)

Answer 14

only; just ~ (negative description) (e.g. Summer is just hot all the time, it’s not enjoyable)

Question 15

ぶりに (e.g. 今日、やく2週間ぶりに雨が降った)

Answer 15

for the first time in (period of time) (e.g. Today, it rained for the first time in 2 weeks)

Question 16

だらけ

Answer 16

full of; covered with; a lot of (something undesirable)

Question 17

ふと

Answer 17

suddenly; accidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally ~

Question 18

気味 (e.g. 彼は人の名前を忘れ気味である)

Answer 18

-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ~ (e.g. He tends to forget people’s names)

Question 19

一度に

Answer 19

all at once

Question 20

一方だ (e.g. 最近、この町の人口は減る一方だ)

Answer 20

more and more; continue to ~ (e.g. Recently, this town’s population continues to decrease)

Question 21

か何か

Answer 21

or something ~

Question 22

かける (e.g. お風呂に入りかけたときに電話が鳴った)

Answer 22

half-; not yet finished; in the middle of~ (e.g. The phone rang when I was about to get in the bath)

Question 23

から〜にかけて

Answer 23

through; from [A] to [B]

Question 24

きり (e.g. 彼女に会ったのは１回きりです)

Answer 24

only; just; since; after ~ (e.g. I’ve only met her one time)

Question 25

切る (e.g. 長い小説を2日間で読み切った)

Answer 25

to do something completely to the end (e.g. I finished reading the long novel in two days)

Question 26

込む

Answer 26

to do something for a long time or to move something inside

Question 27

こと (e.g. 大声を出さないこと)

Answer 27

(must) do (e.g. Don’t speak with a loud voice)

Question 28

ことから

Answer 28

from the fact that ~

Question 29

ことはない

Answer 29

there is no need to; (something) never happens; there is no possibility that ~

Question 30

くせに

Answer 30

and yet; though; in spite of; despite ~

Question 31

めったに～ない

Answer 31

hardly; rarely; seldom

Question 32

も～ば～も (e.g. 本を読むのが好きな人もいれば、嫌いな人もいます)

Answer 32

and; also; as well; either/or; neither/nor (e.g. If there are people who like to read books, there will also be people who dislike it)

Question 33

向け

Answer 33

intended for; aimed at ~

Question 34

向き

Answer 34

suitable for ~

Question 35

なかなか

Answer 35

very; quite; pretty; rather; just not ~

Question 36

なるべく

Answer 36

as much as possible

Question 37

に反して (e.g. 予想に反して彼は成功した)

Answer 37

against; contrary to; in contrast to ~ (e.g. Contrary to my expectation, he succeeded)

Question 38

にかけて

Answer 38

over (a period); through; concerning; regarding ~

Question 39

にしたがって (e.g. 暗くなるにしたがって、だんだん寒くなってきました)

Answer 39

as; therefore; in accordance with; according to; consequently ~ (e.g. It began to get colder as it got darker)

Question 40

にしては

Answer 40

for; considering it’s (something or someone)

Question 41

につれて (e.g. 日本語が上手になるにつれて、日本での生活が楽しくなってきた)

Answer 41

as; in proportion to; with; as… then ~ (e.g. As I continued to improve my Japanese, life in Japan became more enjoyable)

Question 42

には

Answer 42

for the purpose of; in order to ~

Question 43

によって / による

Answer 43

by means of; due to; owing to; because of ~

Question 44

をはじめ (e.g. 日本のアニメはドラゴンボールをはじめ、面白いものが多い)

Answer 44

for example; starting with ~ (e.g. There are many interesting Japanese anime, like Dragon Ball and so on)

Question 45

を込めて

Answer 45

filled with; full of

Question 46

最中に

Answer 46

while; during; in the middle of ~

Question 47

さらに

Answer 47

furthermore; again; more and more ~

Question 48

せいぜい

Answer 48

at the most; at best; to the utmost

Question 49

しばらく

Answer 49

for a moment; for a while; for the time being

Question 50

そうもない /そうにない

Answer 50

very unlikely to; showing no signs of ~

Question 51

すでに

Answer 51

something has already been done/taken place; is already the case

Question 52

すなわち (e.g. 母の父、すなわちわたしの祖父は現在６３歳です)

Answer 52

in other words; namely ~ (e.g. My mother’s father, in other words my grandfather, is 63 years old)

Question 53

数量 + は (e.g. この映画は面白かったので、３回は見ました)

Answer 53

at least ~ (e.g. I watched this movie at least three times now because it was interesting)

Question 54

たものだ

Answer 54

used to do; would often do

Question 55

たとたん (e.g. 家を出たとたん、雨が降ってきた)

Answer 55

as soon as; just as ~ (e.g. It started raining after I left my house)

Question 56

たて

Answer 56

just done; freshly done; newly done

Question 57

たって (e.g. タクシーに乗ったって間に合わないよ)

Answer 57

even if; even though; no matter how ~ (e.g. Even if you take a taxi, you won’t make it in time)

Question 58

てばかりいる (e.g. 甘いものを食べてばかりいると、太りますよ)

Answer 58

only; nothing but ~ (e.g. If you keep only eating sweets, you’re going to gain weight)

Question 59

てごらん

Answer 59

(please) try to; (please) look

Question 60

てはじめて (e.g. 日本に来てはじめてラーメンを食べた)

Answer 60

not until; only after [x] did I (e.g. I had never eaten ramen before coming to Japan)

Question 61

てからでないと (e.g. 手続きしてからでないと、図書館の本は借りられない)

Answer 61

must first do; cannot do without first doing ~ (e.g. Unless you follow the procedures, you cannot borrow books from the library)

Question 62

て済む (e.g. 金で済む事ならいくらでも出す)

Answer 62

sufficient by; no problem to; resolve by ~ (e.g. If money can resolve this, I will give any amount)

Question 63

てはいけないから (e.g. バスに乗り遅れるといけないから、すぐ出発したほうがいい)

Answer 63

in order to not~; to prevent a negative situation (e.g. You’d better head out right away so you don’t miss the bus)

Question 64

ても始まらない (e.g. 待っていても始まらないので、もう帰りましょう)

Answer 64

even if you… it’s no use; there is no point to ~ (e.g. Waiting here isn’t gonna do any good, let’s just head home)

Question 65

ても構わない

Answer 65

it doesn’t matter if ~

Question 66

とみえる / とみえて (e.g. 彼は運が向いてきたと見える)

Answer 66

it seems that ~ (e.g. Luck seems to be heading his way)

Question 67

通す (e.g. やると決めたことは最後までやり通すべきだ)

Answer 67

to do until the end; to continually do; through ~ (e.g. When you decide to do something, you should see it through to the end)

Question 68

とても～ない (e.g. この本の漢字は難しいので私にはとても読めない)

Answer 68

cannot possibly be; hardly ~ (e.g. The kanji in this book is difficult so I can barely read it)

Question 69

ついでに

Answer 69

while, incidentally, at the same time, on the way ~

Question 70

上で

Answer 70

upon; after; when; for; in order to

Question 71

上に

Answer 71

as well; besides; in addition to; not only… but also ~

Question 72

は別として

Answer 72

aside from; apart from; except for; whether or not ~

Question 73

はもちろん (e.g. おすしは日本ではもちろん、海外でも人気がある食べ物だ)

Answer 73

not to mention; not only … but also ~ (e.g. Sushi is of course popular in Japan, but it is a popular food overseas as well)

Question 74

割に (e.g. このカメラは高いわりに、よく売れる)

Answer 74

considering ~; for ~; despite ~ (e.g. This camera sells unexpectedly well considering the high price)

Question 75

ずにはいられない (e.g. あの本を読まずにはいられない)

Answer 75

can’t help but feel; can’t help but do; must do ~ (e.g. I can’t help but to read that book)