Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning For that purpose / Because of that 🎯 Primary Function To connect a preceding sentence or phrase (representing a reason, cause, or purpose) with the following sentence (representing a result, effect, or action taken to achieve the purpose). 📋 Grammar Structure [Previous sentence/clause (cause/reason/purpose)]。 そのために、[Following sentence/clause […]

Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning A short while; a moment; for some time; for a while; temporarily. 🎯 Primary Function To indicate a duration of time, which can be short or relatively long depending on the context. 📋 Grammar Structure しばらく + Verb / Noun + particle 🎭 Usage Contexts 🏢

Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning “At most,” “to the utmost,” “at best.” 🎯 Primary Function To indicate an upper limit or maximum extent, often with a nuance of the speaker’s low expectation or slight dissatisfaction regarding that limit. 📋 Grammar Structure せいぜい + [Noun/Quantity] + (助詞 particle) / せいぜい + [Verb

Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning Means “at the time of,” “when,” or “on the occasion of.” 🎯 Primary Function Functions as a more formal or official equivalent of 「とき」. 📋 Grammar Structure Verb (plain form) + 際に Noun + の + 際に Demonstrative (e.g., この, その) + 際に 🎭 Usage Contexts

Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning “If only…”, “As long as…”, “Provided that…” 🎯 Primary Function To express that a certain result will be achieved or a certain situation will occur if *only* a single minimum condition is met. It strongly emphasizes the preceding condition as being the *sole* requirement. 📋 Grammar

Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning “even”; “if only / as long as” (when used with conditional forms) 🎯 Primary Function Emphasizes an unexpected or extreme example to highlight a situation, or sets a minimum essential condition. 📋 Grammar Structure Noun + さえ ます-stem + さえ て-form + さえ 辞書形 + さえ

Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning Indicates that someone or something has the characteristics, appearance, or tendency of something else. 🎯 Primary Function To express a subjective impression or judgment about the nature, quality, or behavior of someone or something. 📋 Grammar Structure Noun + っぽい い-adjective stem + っぽい *Note: There

Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning “Left as is” or “continuously doing something (often with negative nuance)” 🎯 Primary Function Indicates a state that has been left unchanged after an action was performed, often implying neglect, carelessness, or an undesirable outcome. It can also indicate a continuous action. 📋 Grammar Structure Verb

Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning Expresses the idea of “through,” “via,” “by means of,” or “throughout” a period of time or a process. 🎯 Primary Function To indicate the medium, channel, or duration through which an action is performed or a state exists. 📋 Grammar Structure Noun + を通じて (wo tsuujite)

Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning To put, include, or load (feelings, effort, spirit, etc.) into an action or object. 🎯 Primary Function Used to express that an action is performed or an object is created/given with a specific internal state (feeling, effort, sincerity, wish, etc.) fully infused into it. 📋 Grammar

Japanese Grammar Template Meaning & Usage ✨ Basic Meaning 「～を始めとして／～を始め」means “starting with (Noun)”, “headed by (Noun)”, or “including (Noun) among others”. 🎯 Primary Function To introduce a prominent or representative example from a larger group or list, implying that many other similar items are also included. It highlights the mentioned item as a leading example.