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JLPT N1 Grammar: ～あっての | Thanks to…, Because of…
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 ???? Meaning & Usage The phrase ～あっての is used to express that something exists or is possible only because of something else. It…
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JLPT N1 Grammar: ～ばこそ | Precisely Because…
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 ???? Meaning & Usage The expression ～ばこそ is used to emphasize that something happened or is done precisely because of a certain reason.…
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JLPT N1 Grammar: ～びる | To Look Like, To Seem Like
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 ???? Meaning & Usage The suffix ～びる is used with certain nouns to indicate that something “looks like” or “has the appearance of”…
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JLPT N1 Grammar: ～ぶり | Manner, Way of Doing, After a Long Time
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 ???? Meaning & Usage The expression ～ぶり has two main meanings in Japanese grammar: To describe the manner, state, or appearance of something.…
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JLPT N1 Grammar: ～まみれ | Covered with, Full of
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 ???? Meaning & Usage The expression ～まみれ means "covered with" or "full of," often referring to something messy, dirty, or unpleasant. It is…
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JLPT N1 Grammar: ～べく | In Order to, For the Purpose of
By ProDev Teach | Last updated: May 2025 ???? Meaning & Usage The structure ～べく is a formal grammatical pattern used to express purpose or intention. It can be translated…
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JLPT N1 Grammar: ～んがために | In Order to…
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 ???? Meaning & Usage The structure ～んがために is a formal and literary expression meaning "in order to..." or "for the purpose of...". It…
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JLPT N1 Grammar: ～を皮切りに | Starting From…
By ProDev Teach | Updated: May 2025 ???? Meaning & Usage The expression ～を皮切りに is used to indicate the start of an action or event, often followed by a series…
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JLPT N1 Grammar: ～を余儀なくされる | Be Forced to Do Something
By ProDev Teach | Updated: May 2025 ???? Meaning & Usage The expression ～を余儀なくされる means "to be forced to do something" or "compelled to do something" due to unavoidable circumstances.…
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JLPT N1 Grammar: ～なくして／なくしては | Without…, It Would Not Be Possible
By ProDev Teach | Updated: May 2025 ???? Meaning & Usage The expression ～なくして or ～なくしては is used to say that without something, something else would not be possible. It…
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JLPT N1 Grammar: ～に至って / ～に至り | To the Point That…
By ProDev Teach | Updated: May 2025 ???? Meaning & Usage The grammar pattern ～に至って or ～に至り is used to indicate that something has reached a critical point or turning…
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JLPT N1 Grammar: ～に値する / ～に値しない | To Be Worthy / Not Worthy
By ProDev Teach | Updated: May 2025 ???? Meaning & Usage The grammar pattern ～に値する means "to be worthy of" or "deserving of," and its negative form ～に値しない means "not…
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JLPT N1 Grammar: ～に欠かせない | Indispensable / Cannot Do Without
By ProDev Teach | Last Updated: May 2025 ???? Meaning & Usage The expression ～に欠かせない is used to say that something is absolutely essential or indispensable to a certain activity,…
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JLPT N1 Grammar: ～に限らない | Not Limited to / Not Only
By ProDev Teach | Updated: May 2025 ???? Meaning & Usage The grammar pattern ～に限らない means "not limited to" or "not only." It is used to indicate that a certain…
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JLPT N1 Grammar: ～にかかわる | “Concerning / Affecting”
By ProDev Teach | Updated: May 2025 ???? Meaning & Usage The expression ～にかかわる is used to indicate that something is directly related to, has an influence on, or affects…
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JLPT N1 Grammar: ～にかたくない | “Not Difficult to Imagine”
By ProDev Teach | Updated: May 2025 ???? Meaning & Usage The grammar pattern ～にかたくない is used to express that something is not difficult to do (especially emotionally or mentally),…
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JLPT N1 Grammar: ～にかまけて | “Being Too Absorbed In…”
By ProDev Teach | Updated: May 2025 ???? Meaning & Usage The grammar pattern ～にかまけて is used to express that someone is so preoccupied or absorbed with something (often trivial…
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JLPT N1 Grammar: ～に鑑みて | “In View Of… / In Light Of…”
By ProDev Teach | Updated: May 2025 ???? Meaning & Usage The expression ～に鑑みて (にかんがみて) is a formal grammar pattern used to indicate that a decision, judgment, or action is…
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JLPT N1 Grammar: ～に越したことはない | “Nothing is Better Than…”
By ProDev Teach | Updated: May 2025 ???? Meaning & Usage The expression ～に越したことはない is used to say that something is the best or safest option, even if not absolutely…
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JLPT N1 Grammar: ～にしては／にしても | “Even Though…, For Being…”
By ProDev Teach | Updated: May 2025 ???? Meaning & Usage The expressions ～にしては and ～にしても are used to describe a contrast between expectations and reality. ～にしては: Used when the…