119 patterns sorted by frequency. Click any pattern for meaning, usage, and FAQs.
- あまりtoo much
- いくら～てもno matter how
- うちにwhile, before, during
- おかげでthanks to, because of
- かけhalf-; not yet finished; in the middle of
- から言うとin terms of; from the point of view of
- がたいhard to, difficult to
- がちapt to do, tend to do
- きりonly, just
- ぎみ-like, -looking
- くせにeven though, and yet, in spite of
- くらいto the extent that, so… that
- こそfor sure (emphasize preceding word)
- こと(must) do
- ことかhow…!; what…!
- ことからfrom the fact that…
- ことがあるthere are times when; (something) happens on occasions
- ことだshould (used when giving suggesions or advice)
- ことにunusually, especially, particularly
- ことにするto decide to
- ことになるit has been decided that…, it has been arranged so that…
- ことはないthere is no need to; never happens
- さえeven
- さえ～ばif only ~ then
- しかないhave no choice but
- ずにwithout doing
- ずにはいられないcan’t help but feel, can’t help but do
- せいでbecause of
- そうもないvery unlikely to
- その結果as a result
- たとえ～てもeven if… is the case
- たとたんjust (now, at the moment), as soon as
- たびにeach time, every time, whenever (something happens), on the occasion of
- ためにfor, for the sake of, in order to
- たらいい/といいit would be nice if, I hope, should
- だらけcovered all over in, full of
- っけwhat is… again?
- っぱなしleaving (something) on, leaving (something) still in use
- っぽい-ish, -like
- ついでにwhile (you) are at it; on the occasion; taking the opportunity
- つまりin other words; that is to say
- てごらん(please) try to, (please) look
- てはじめてnot until, only after… did I
- てもかまわないit doesn’t matter if…
- というcalled, named; as much as; all, every
- ということだI’ve heard that…; rumour has it that…; it appears as if…
- というとif it were the case that…, then certainly; if one were to speak of… then certainly
- というのはmeans; is; because; that is to say
- というよりrather than
- といってもalthough I say; although one might say; although called
- とおりin the way…, the same as…
- ところがeven so, however, even though
- ところでby the way
- としたら / とすればif it were the case that…, if we assume…
- としてas (i.e. in the role of)
- とは限らないnot necessarily so; is not always true
- と共にtogether with
- どころかfar from, anything but, let alone, much less
- どんなに～てもno matter how
- ないことはないcan; …is not impossible
- ながらもbut, although, despite
- なぜならbecause; the reason is; if you want to know why
- なんか / なんてsuch as, things like
- において/ におけるin, on, at (place); as for, regarding
- にかけてover (a period), through, concerning
- にかわってinstead of, on behalf of
- にしてはfor; considering it’s (something or someone)
- にしてもeven if
- についてconcerning, regarding
- につれてas… then…
- にとってto, for, concerning, as far as … is concerned
- によって / によるby means of, due to
- によると / によればaccording to
- に対してin contrast to; while; in regard to
- に比べてcompared to
- に違いないI’m sure, no doubt that, without a doubt
- に関する / に関してrelated to, in relation to
- の間にwhile, during
- はずだit must be, it should be
- ばいいshould, can, it’d be good if
- ばかりonly, nothing but
- ばかりだcontinue to (similar to 一方だ)
- ばかりでなくnot only… but also, as well as
- ばかりにbecause, on account of => negative result
- ばよかったshould have, it would have been better if…
- ば～ほどthe more… the more
- ふりをするto pretend, to act as if
- べきmust do, should do
- べきではないmust not do, should not do
- べつに～ないnot really, not particularly
- ほどto the extent that, so much… that; the more
- ほど～ないis not as… as
- ままas it is
- まるでas if; as though; just like
- めったに～ないhardly, rarely, seldom
- もしかしたらperhaps; maybe; perchance; by any chance
- ものbecause; indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction
- ものだused to do something; should do something; of course
- ようとしないnot try to, not try to make an effort to
- ようとするtry to, be about to
- ような気がするhave a feeling that…, think that…
- ようにin order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; hoping or wishing for something
- ようにするto try to, to make sure that
- わけがないthere is no way that…
- わけにはいかないmust not, can’t afford to
- わりにalthough, rather, unexpectedly
- をはじめfor example, starting with
- んだってI hear that…
- 一方だmore and more, continue to
- 一方でon one hand, on the other hand
- 上でafter
- 代わりにinstead of, in exchange for
- 切るto do something completely to the end
- 切れないbeing too many or too much to finish or complete
- 向きsuitable for
- 向けintended for; aimed at; oriented towards
- 最中にin the middle of
- 次第as soon as, dependent upon
- 決して～ないnever; by no means; not in the least; in no way
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