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Question		Answer
要するに start learning		In short
なお start learning		And (adds more to the sentence, but doesn't necessarily have to be related)
もっとも start learning		Except
ただし start learning		Except (to add conditions and exceptions to previous sentence)
ただ start learning		But (to add a condition or question to previous sentence)
したがって start learning		That's why, So
どうしてかというと start learning		That's because, The reason is
すなわち start learning		In other words, Namely
そこで start learning		So, As such (when wanting to develop the conversation)
それでも start learning		Despite this, Nevertheless
それなのに start learning		And yet, But
をきっかけに start learning		Because of, Since (something acts as justification for certain action)
をもとに start learning		Through, Based on, From
ば∼というものでもない start learning		Just because... doesn't mean, Not necessarily the case that
恐れがある start learning		おそれがある There is a risk that
をこめて start learning		With [emotions]
を中心に start learning		Mainly, Especially
ものか start learning		Not at all, Definitely not (attaches to non-negative)
というものだ start learning		Is generally the case that
ものではない start learning		Should not
ものだ start learning		Is meant to be (generally the case)
にしろ（∼にしろ） start learning		Regardless of whether
を問わず start learning		Regardless of
に関わらず start learning		Regardless of
も構わず start learning		もかまわず Without caring
をはじめ（として） start learning		(Lists main example first)
にほかならない start learning		Nothing other than, Nothing but
（より）ほかない start learning		All one can do
とは限らない start learning		Always the chance of (something unexpected) happening
に違いない start learning		Must have, Bound to have
にかけては start learning		When it comes to
から∼にかけて start learning		From... to
てからでないと start learning		Unless one does... cannot
からといって start learning		Just because
から見ると start learning		From the perspective of
からして start learning		Judging from
からすると start learning		Judging from
から言うと start learning		From the perspective of
からには start learning		Since
以上 start learning		Now that, Since, Because
に応じて start learning		におうじて According to [ability, necessity, etc.]
そうにない start learning		Unlikely that
かのように/かのようだ start learning		As if
ようがない start learning		No way to
のみならず∼も start learning		Not only... but also
ばかりに start learning		Because (emphasises the reason why something bad happened)
ばかりか∼も start learning		Not only... but also
だけに/だけあって start learning		Since, Because
も同然だ/も同然のN start learning		Virtually...
のはもっともだ start learning		Naturally, No wonder
ないことには∼ない start learning		Unless... won't/will not
ことなく start learning		Without...
にわたって start learning		Across, Throughout, Over [time, area]
に過ぎない start learning		Nothing more than
V(-ます) + 次第 start learning		Once, As soon as
次第で/次第だ start learning		Depending on
上で start learning		Once
V + 一方だ start learning		(Indicates change)
反面 start learning		On the other hand
に反して start learning		Contrary to
たところ start learning		When (action happened)
あげく start learning		In the end (after long time, after lots of effort)
末 start learning		すえ After having done
わけにはいかない start learning		No way, Can't afford to, Impossible to
あまり start learning		So... (emphasises great extent of action or state)
ことに start learning		What... is
に従って start learning		にしたがって According to, As...
につれて start learning		As...
に伴って start learning		にともなって Because of, As...
としても/にしても start learning		Even
としたら/とすれば start learning		If
にしたら/にすれば start learning		For
ばかりだ start learning		Just, Keeps...
N+ さえ∼ば/V-ます + さえ∼すれば start learning		Just by
に限り start learning		Just for, Specially for
に限らず∼も start learning		Not only... but also
限り start learning		As long as, Within
うちに start learning		Whilst (certain state exists)
V-ます + がい start learning		Worth
かいがあって start learning		Worth
てばかりはいられない start learning		Can't keep (always) just...
ないではいられない start learning		Can't help but
ないこともない start learning		... is possible
ないことはない start learning		Not the case that can't
てかなわない start learning		Can't stand [situation]
てたまらない start learning		Can't stand [emotion]
はまだしも start learning		... is permissible, but not
はもとより∼も start learning		Of course... but also/let alone
がち start learning		Tend to, Often the case

Japanese Grammar Structures

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