JLPT N1 grammar: 30 points explained
The 30 JLPT N1 grammar points explained in English with examples.
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Means or a time limit, formal style ("with, as of").
〜を皮切りに
The start of a series ("starting with").
〜が早いか
Immediate succession ("no sooner … than").
〜なり
An immediate, unexpected reaction ("as soon as").
〜や否や
Simultaneity, written style ("the moment that").
〜んがため
A very determined purpose, literary style ("in order to").
〜べく
Purpose, formal style ("in order to").
〜まじき
Conduct unacceptable for a position ("unbecoming of").
〜ずにはおかない
An inevitable effect ("cannot fail to").
〜を禁じ得ない
An irrepressible feeling ("cannot help feeling").
〜極まりない
An extreme degree ("extremely, in the extreme").
〜にたえない
Unbearable to see or hear ("cannot bear to").
〜とあって
A special circumstance explaining a situation ("because it is, since it's").
〜ならでは
Something unique ("only found in, characteristic of").
〜をよそに
Ignoring others ("in disregard of, despite").
〜いかんによらず
Regardless of ("whatever, irrespective of").
〜ともなると
A situation at a higher level ("once one becomes, when it comes to").
〜たるもの
What a position demands ("anyone who is … must").
〜といえども
Strong concession ("even though, even if").
〜ながらに
A state that goes along or persists ("while, since").
〜きらいがある
An unfortunate tendency ("have a tendency to").
〜に至っては
The most extreme case in a series ("as for …, even").
〜すら
An extreme case ("even"), written style.
〜ともなしに
Doing something without intention ("without really meaning to").
〜てやまない
A constant feeling ("never cease to"), formal style.
〜に即して
In line with a reality or rule ("in accordance with").
〜をものともせず
Defying an obstacle ("in defiance of, undeterred by").
〜ずじまい
A missed chance ("end up never").
〜が最後
An unavoidable consequence once something is done ("once …, that's it").
〜にかこつけて
A pretext ("on the pretext of").
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