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Keigo, the Complete Mess |
More basic information on Japanese polite and humble language. More... |
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Using nara なら |
Using なら with example sentences |
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（な）のに |
although, but |
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場合 |
condition, in the case of... |
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ばかり |
1) often, a lot, much, only doing... 2) about, around |
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はず |
must be, should be, supposed to |
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～っぱなし |
1) left as is; unchanged 2) continue an action |
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～ほうがいい |
this is better than that |
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まま |
same, doesn't change |
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～にくい |
difficult to...; hard to |
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～やすい |
easy to... |
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～ませんか |
won't you..., wouldn't you like to... |
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または |
or, choice between A or B |
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～ながら |
while doing A also doing B |
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どうも |
1) truly, really, very much 2) I'm not sure |
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という |
called, such as, that |
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出来る |
1) can, able to, ability to, 2) finished |
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つもり |
planning on, intend to |
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中 |
1) while, 2) throughout |
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ために |
for..., goal, cause, sake of |
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だろう |
perhaps, maybe, I wonder |
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たとえば |
For example |
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～過ぎる |
exceeding, too much, to overdo... |
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ずつ |
little by little; dividing by; each |
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けれど |
but, however |
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かもしれない |
it's possible that.., perhaps |
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おかげ |
thanks to, because of |
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あとで |
later, After this, after |
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Using 的 |
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For Upper Beginners: 1 Minute Japanese lesson on using 的 to make nouns into adjectives.
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敬称 Name Titles |
A look at the many name titles in Japanese |
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