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〜を皮切りに | N1 Grammar
Learn 〜を皮切りに, an N1 Japanese grammar point, with structure and example sentence.
〜ともなると | N1 Grammar
Learn 〜ともなると, an N1 Japanese grammar point, with structure and example sentence.
〜をおいて他にない | N1 Grammar
Learn 〜をおいて他にない, an N1 Japanese grammar point, with structure and example sentence.
〜ゆえに | N1 Grammar
Learn 〜ゆえに, an N1 Japanese grammar point, with structure and example sentence.
〜まいとする
〜まいとする — Try not to do something; attempt to refrain from doing something (expresses conscious effort to avoid an action)
〜ずにはいられない
〜ずにはいられない — Cannot help but be (a certain state); unable to refrain from being (expresses an uncontrollable state of being)
〜ようか〜まいか
〜ようか〜まいか — Whether to do something or not; debating whether to do something (expresses hesitation or indecision)
〜まい
〜まい — Will not do something; intend not to do something (expresses strong negative intention or negative conjecture)
〜ずにはいられない
〜ずにはいられない — Cannot help but do something; unable to refrain from doing something (expresses an uncontrollable urge or emotion)
〜がちの + Noun
〜がちの + Noun — A noun that is prone to...; a noun that tends to... (used to modify a noun with a tendency)
〜てたまらない (with adjectives of feeling)
〜てたまらない (with adjectives of feeling) — Extremely... (emotion); so... I can't stand it (emphasizes a strong internal feeling)
〜気味
〜気味 — A little...; slightly...; somewhat... (indicates a slight tendency or symptom)
〜がち
〜がち — Tend to...; prone to...; often... (describes a frequent tendency, often negative)
〜てたまらない
〜てたまらない — Can't stand...; unbearably...; extremely... (expresses an uncontrollable strong feeling or physical sensation)