JLPT N1 Grammar List

JLPT N1 Grammar List
This is the list of the Japanese grammar rules needed to study for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test N1.

1. なしに (nashi ni) : without

2. ともなると (tomo naru to) : when

3. とあれば (to areba) : if; if it is the case that

4. まみれ (mamire) : covered in

5. が最後 (ga saigo) : once something occurs; something else happens

6. をもって (o motte) : by means of; at the time

7. を皮切りに (wo kawakiri ni) : starting with; beginning of

8. がてら (gatera) : on the same occasion; at the same time

9. なり (nari) : as soon as

10. ならでは (naradeha) : uniquely; special to

11. とあって (to atte) : because of

12. べく (beku) : in order to; for the purpose of

13. かたがた (katagata) : while; at the same time

14. たところで (ta tokoro de) : even if …

15. であれ～であれ (de are~de are) : whether [A] or [B]

16. にたえない (ni taenai) : Unbearable; can’t do

17. ところを (tokoro o) : although (it is a certain time/condition)

18. とはいえ (towaie) : nonetheless; though; although

19. ごとき/ごとく (gotoki/gotoku) : like; as if; the same as

20. ずくめ (zukume) : entirely; completely

21.  たりとも (tari tomo) : (not) even; (not) any

22.  べからず (bekarazu) : must not; should not

23.  に難くない (ni katakunai) : it’s not hard to; easy to do

24.  まじき (majiki) : should not; must not

25.  ないまでも (nai made mo) : not to say

26.  をよそに (o yoso ni) : despite; without regards to

27.  と相まって (to aimatte) : together with; along with

28.  あえて (aete) : dare to; daringly

29.  ものを (mono o) : I wish; if only; although

30. かいもなく (kai mo naku) : despite; even though

31. てやまない (te yamanai) : always; never stop; can’t help but

32. かれ～かれ (kare~kare) : sooner or later; more or less

33. いかんにかかわらず/ いかんによらず (ikan ni kakawarazu/ ikan ni yorazu) : regardless of

34. いかに (ikani) : how; in what way

35. あっての (atte no) : which owes everything to

36. はおろか (wa oroka) : let alone; not to mention

37. にひきかえ (ni hikikae) : compared to; in contrast to

38. にもまして (ni momashite) : more than…; above…

39. ながらに/ ながらの (nagara ni/nagara no) : while; during

40. つ～つ (tsu~tsu) : and ~

41. ためしがない (tameshi ga nai) : is never the case; has never happened

42. だに (dani) : even

43. そばから (soba kara) : as soon as; right after​ ~

44. ずじまい (zu jimai) : ended up not doing ~

45. じみた (jimita) : to look like

46. ではあるまいし (dewa arumai shi) : it’s not like; it isn’t as if ~

47. ことなしに (koto nashi ni) : without doing something

48. ゆえに (yue ni) : therefore; consequently

49. を経て (o hete) : through; after; via

50. といい～といい (to ii~to ii) : both … and; or

51. とて (tote) : even; even if/though ~

52. ときたら (tokitara) : when it comes to; concerning ~

53. といわず～といわず (to iwazu~to iwazu) : both; not only A or B

54. といったらない (to ittara nai) : extremely

55. といえども (to ie domo) : even if; even though

56. というか～というか (to iu ka~to iu ka) : or rather

57. とばかりに (to bakari ni) : as if to say; as though~

58. こととて (kototote) : because; since ~

59. てみせる (te miseru) : I’ll definitely; I’ll definitely do

60. とみるや (to miru ya) : at the sight of

61. べくもない (beku mo nai) : cannot possibly be ~

62. ばそれまでだ (ba sore made da) : if… then it’s over

63. はさておき (wa sateoki) : setting aside ~

64. ばこそ (ba koso) : only because ~

65. なりに/ なりの (nari ni/nari no) : suitable

66. なり～なり (nari~nari) : [A] or [B] or something

67. ともなく / ともなしに (tomo naku / tomo nashi ni) : somehow

68. までもない (made mo nai) : it’s not necessary to

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