N2 Grammar
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USA Understanding 〜ことだから (~koto dakara): A Streetwise JLPT N2 Grammar Guide
This pattern is like an airtight alibi, a solid prediction based on a person’s known reputation. Read More
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Understanding 〜げ (~ge): A Streetwise JLPT N2 Grammar Guide
It’s the visual, the appearance, the tell-tale sign that something’s up. Read More
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Understanding 〜てこのかた (~te konokata): A Streetwise JLPT N2 Grammar Guide
It marks a specific event in the past, and everything that has happened since then is a direct result of… Read More
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Understanding ～ないとも限らない (~nai tomo kagiranai): A Streetwise JLPT N2 Grammar Guide
You’re sayin’, “Hey, don’t be so sure, homie. Read More
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Understanding ～てはいられな (~tewa irarenai): A Streetwise JLPT N2 Grammar Guide
It means “can’t afford to” or “can’t stand around and.” Read More
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Understanding 〜ようものなら (~you mono nara): A Streetwise JLPT N2 Grammar Guide
It’s a heavy-hittin’, high-stakes conditional. Read More
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Understanding ～に相違ない (~ni soui nai): A Streetwise JLPT N2 Grammar Guide
It means, “without a doubt” or “there is no mistake”. Read More
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Understanding 〜だけまし (~dake mashi): A Streetwise JLPT N2 Grammar Guide
It’s got that “it could’ve been worse” vibe. Read More
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Understanding 〜ばかりか (~bakarika): A Streetwise JLPT N2 Grammar Guide
It’s for when you wanna say somethin’ is not just one thing, but it’s also somethin’ else, and that “somethin’… Read More
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Understanding 〜ぬ (~nu): A Streetwise JLPT N2 Grammar Guide
It’s the old school, gangster way of sayin’ 〜ない. Read More
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Understanding ～ぶる (~buru): A Streetwise JLPT N2 Grammar Guide
It’s a way to call out that bluff, that fraud. It’s the ultimate call-out for a buster. Read More
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Understanding ～折に (~orini): A Streetwise JLPT N2 Grammar Guide
It’s not just “when,” it’s more like “on the occasion of” or “at the time of.” It’s formal, it’s slick,… Read More
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Understanding 〜ことに (~kotoni): A Streetwise JLPT N2 Grammar Guide
It’s like you’re sayin’, “I gotta admit, it’s pretty wild that…” or “I’m surprised to find out that…” Read More
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Understanding ～つつある (~tsutsu aru): A Streetwise JLPT N2 Grammar Guide
It’s for when you’re talkin’ ’bout some serious moves, some big changes, or a plan that’s been put into motion… Read More
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Understanding Vるまい (verb mai): A Streetwise JLPT N2 Grammar Guide
It’s not just a soft “no.” It’s a hard “nah.” You feel me? Read More
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Understanding ～につれて (~ni tsurete): A Streetwise JLPT N3 Grammar Guide
It’s like a dope beat and a killer rhyme—they drop together, you feel me? Read More
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Understanding ～だけあって (~dakeatte): A Streetwise JLPT N2 Grammar Guide
they both got that flavor of “because of X, Y happens.” Read More
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Understanding ～だけのことはある (~dake no koto wa aru): A Streetwise JLPT N2 Grammar Guide
It’s a way of sayin’ the outcome is justified by the effort or the resources invested. Read More
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Understanding をはじめ (wo hajime): A Streetwise JLPT N2 Grammar Guide
It lets people know who’s at the top of the food chain in that specific list Read More
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Understanding 〜につき (~nitsuki): A Streetwise JLPT N2 Grammar Guide
This is for when the message needs to be clean, clear, and on the record Read More
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Understanding っきり (kkiri): A Streetwise JLPT N2 Grammar Guide
It’s an action followed by a forever-silence. Read More
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Understanding 〜たきり〜ない (~takiri ~nai): A Streetwise JLPT N2 Grammar Guide
It’s all about that one action that happened, but then everything just stopped right there. Read More
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Understanding ～気味 (~ぎみ): A Streetwise JLPT N2 Grammar Guide
It’s like a hunch or a slight vibe. Read More
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Understanding ようになっている (you ni natteiru): A Streetwise JLPT N3 Grammar Guide
“It’s Just How It Is, Feel Me?” Read More
