Bunpro N3 [Grammar]

Lesson 1

Possibilities and Time Frames

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ばいい

Can, Should, It'd be good if

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たらいい・といい

It would be nice if, It would be good if, Should, I hope

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中（ちゅう）

During, While, Throughout, In the process of

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の間（あいだ）に

While, During, Between, Period

内（うち）に

ない内（うち）に

Before it becomes, Before ~ occurs, Without

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べき

Must, Should , Ought to

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べきではない

Should not, Must not , Ought not to

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って

As for, Speaking of, Casual は (Sentence topic marker)

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中々（なかなか）

Very, Quite, Considerably

余（あま）り

中々（なかなか）～ない

Not really, Hardly, Not easily or readily, By no means, Far from

によると

による

By means of, According to, Depending on, Because of, Due to

全（まった）く～ない

事（こと）だ

そうだ

I heard that, It is said that

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すると

Having done..., If...is done..., (And/just) then, Thereupon, If so

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そうすると

Having done that..., If that is done..., (And/just) then, Thereupon, If so

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のは～の方（ほう）だ

It is...that..., It is...who..., ...is the one that..., ...is the one who...

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(Noun) + 型（がた）

Model, Type, Pattern, Kind, Shape, Size(d)

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てご覧（らん）

(Please) try to, (Please) look

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させてもらう

To have the honor of doing, To take the liberty of doing, To do (polite, formal)

Lesson 2

Extents and Reasons

(Particle) + の

である

Formal or literary だ, Authoritative, Copula

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ところが

Even so, However, Even though, But

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ところで

By the way, Incidentally

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程（ほど）

The more, About, To the extent that, So much… that

ば～程（ほど）

程（ほど）～ない

Is not as…as, Isn't... like..., Not to the extent of...

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それでは

If so, Well (then), In that case

のに

為（ため）に

For, For the sake of, In order to

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為（ため）に

Due to, Because of, As a result of

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と言（い）う

Called, Named, Known as, As much as

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と言（い）う事（こと）だ

I heard that, Rumor has it that, It is said that, It means that

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と言（い）うのは

~ Known as ~ is, ~ Called ~ is, ~ Means ~, Because

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的（てき）

~ly・~like・~al, Typical

もの・もん

ものだ

Supposed to, Should, That's the way it is

最中（さいちゅう）に

上（うえ）で

お陰（かげ）で

Thanks to, Because of

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に基（もと）づいて

Based on, In accordance with

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点（てん）

Aspect, Respect, Point, Way, In terms of, In that, From the point of view

Lesson 3

Limitations and Results

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なぜなら + から

Because, The reason is, That is because

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こそ

For sure, For certain, Even more so, Underlined or bolded text

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からこそ

Emphasized because, Precisely because

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ばかり

Just, Only, Nothing but

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ばかりだ

(Only) continue to, Keep on -ing, More and more

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ばかりに

Simply because, Only because, Just because, Simply on account of

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事（こと）がある

Something is possible, Sometimes, Occasionally, There are times when

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事（こと）にする

To decide on, Have decided to

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事（こと）なの

(A) is (Description of A), (A) means that (Description of A)

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事（こと）になる

It will end up being, It is the result of, It has been decided that

は～で有名（ゆうめい）

事（こと）はない

There is no need to, Never happens

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と言（い）っても

Although ~ might say that ~

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といえば

Speaking of, If it were the case that

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合（あ）う

To do for one another, Mutually, With

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に合（あ）わせて

In accordance with, Matching, Fitting, Suitable for, Adjust or tune to

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について

Concerning, About, Regarding

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の姿（すがた）

Figure, Shape, Appearance, Looks, Wearing, Dressed in, Presence

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と言（い）える

Would or could say that..., Can probably say that..., Fair to say that...

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ちゃんと

Properly, Neatly, Orderly, Sufficiently, Decently

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その為（ため）に

For that reason, Because of that, To that end

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その結果（けっか）

As a result

Lesson 4

Amounts and Comparisons

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に比（くら）べて

Compared to, When compared to

どんなに～ても

いくら～でも

かは〜によって違（ちが）う

Depends on, Changes depending on, Differ depending on

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かなり

Quite, Considerably, Pretty, Fairly

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余（あま）りに

So much...that, (Way) too...

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訳（わけ）だ

For that reason, No wonder, As you'd expect, Naturally, Thus, This is why

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訳（わけ）ではない

It doesn't mean that, It is not the case, It's not like

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と同時（どうじ）に

At the same time as, The instant, The moment, As well as

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ところだった ①

Almost, Nearly, About to, On the verge of

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だって

I heard/was said, Because, But, Even or also, Even if or even though

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んだって

I heard that, He or She said that

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関係（かんけい）がある

(Not) involved with, (Not) concerned with, (No) connection with, (No) relationship with, (Not) related to

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に関（かん）して

Related to, About, Regarding

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に対（たい）して

In contrast to, While, In regard to, Whereas

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くらい ②

To the extent that, So…that, About the only thing that...

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は～くらいです

About the only, To the extent that

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さ (Interjection)

All right, There we go, Now, You see, Well (I don't know, let me see)

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さ (Filler)

Like, You know, You see, Listen, Uhh

さ (Casual よ)

それぞれ

Lesson 5

Suppositions and Statements

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ままに (As Is)

As is, While remaining, Left in a state

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そこで

Accordingly, Now, Therefore, To that end

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しかない

Have no choice but, Only, Just

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～ても構（かま）わない

It doesn't matter if, I don't mind

～ても～なくても

んじゃない

Don't, Mustn't, Shouldn't have

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訳（わけ）がない

There is no way, There is no reason, It is impossible, Cannot be

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とすると

If it were the case that, Assuming that...

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として

As (i.e. in the role of), For

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にしては

(Even) considering, (Even) for

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にしても

Even though, Even if, Even when, Also

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と言（い）うのは事実（じじつ）だ

It is a fact that ~, There is no doubt that

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から言（い）うと

Speaking in terms of, From the point of view of

にとって

事（こと）から

と言（い）うより

...is more of a... than a..., Rather than saying that...

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はもちろん

Not only but also, Let alone, Not to mention, Of course

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を始（はじ）め

Not only...but also..., Starting with

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～て初（はじ）めて

For the first time, Not until, Only after, Only when, Only because

さえ

さえ～ば

If only…then, As long as..., Provided..., Only thing ... needs for ... is ...

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～たものだ

Used to

Lesson 6

Topic Changes and Counter Statements

さて

むしろ

Rather, Instead, Over

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つまり

In short, To sum up, In other words

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即（すなわ）ち

In other words, That is, Namely

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却（かえ）って

All the more, On the contrary, Conversely

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まるで～様（よう）だ

It is entirely as if, It is just as though

様（よう）な気（き）がする

とても～ない

Not ~ at all, Cannot ~ at all

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別（べつ）に～ない

Not really, Not particularly, It's not like...

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ばかりでなく

Not only…but also, As well as

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ではなくて

Not A but B, Conjunctive

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だけでなくて～も

Not only ~ but ~ also, Not just ~ but ~ also

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だけしか～ない

To emphasize '~only', Nothing but

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は言（い）うまでもない ①

It goes without saying (that), (It is) needless to say, I don't need to remind you

決（けっ）して〜ない

訳（わけ）には行（い）かない

Cannot afford to, No way, Impossible to do

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う・よう + としない

Not willing to, Not make an effort to, To not attempt or try to, Volitional + としない

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もしかしたら

Perhaps, Maybe, Possibly

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たとえ〜ても

Even if…is the case, Supposing that

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ことに

Extremely, Especially, To my ...

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事（こと）か

How…, What..., God knows...

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かと言（い）うと ①

Why? Well..., Why? Because..., If you ask me why..., The reason why is..., It is because...

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かと言（い）うと ②

If you ask me..., If I had to say, If I were to say, If I were to choose one, I'd rather

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で言（い）うと

In, Of, According to

Lesson 7

Precision and Frequency

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ずつ

One at a time, Per, Each, Gradually

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ずっと ②

By far, Way, Far...er, Far...more

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だらけ

Completely covered in, Full of

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尤（もっと）も

Although, But, However, For all that, Provided that

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再（ふたた）び

Again, Once more, A second time

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味（み）

~ness, Used to indicate conditions or nature

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と同（おな）じくらい

About the same as, About as, No less

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とおなじで・とちがって

Like, Similar to, Unlike, Dissimilar to

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と並（なら）んで

In line with, Comparable with, Along with, Just like, As … as

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に違（ちが）いない

There is no doubt that, I'm sure

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当（あ）たり

Per~, A~, Apiece, Each

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に当（あ）たる

Correspond to, Amounts to, Equals to, Is appropriate

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に限（かぎ）る

Nothing better than, There's nothing like, Limited to

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とは限（かぎ）らない

Not necessarily so, Is not always true, There is no guarantee that

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滅多（めった）に〜ない

Hardly, Rarely, Seldom

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割（わり）に

Although, Despite, Rather...for, Unexpectedly, Comparatively, Considering

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う・よう + とする

Try to, Attempt to, To be about to

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う・よう + としたが

Tried to ~ but ~, Was about to ~ but ~, Was going to ~ but ~

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言（い）うまでもない ②

It goes without saying, It is needless to say, Of course, Obviously

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そうもない

Very unlikely to, Does not seem that, Does not appear that

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ない事（こと）はない

Is not impossible, It doesn't mean that it isn't

Lesson 8

Co-occurring and Increasing Actions

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なんて

Such as, Things like, Emphasis

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又（また）〜も

Moreover, Additionally, And also, In addition, Furthermore, Or

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序（つい）でに

While you are at it, On the occasion

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と共（とも）に

Together with, At the same time, As well as

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に連（つ）れて

As…then, In proportion to, (Along) with

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直（ただ）ちに

At once, Immediately, As soon as

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た途端（とたん）に

The instant or moment, As soon as, Just as

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置（お）きに

Repeated at intervals, Every other, Every, At intervals of

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度（たび）に

Each time, Every time, Whenever

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或（あ）るいは

Or, Possibly, Maybe, Perhaps, Or possibly

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ながらも

But, Even while, Even though, Despite, Although

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に於（お）いて

In, On, At, Regarding, In terms of

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第一（だいいち）

Start, First (point), Foremost, To begin with

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益々（ますます）

Increasingly, More and more, Decreasingly, Less and less, Keep -ing

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一方（いっぽう）だ

More and more, Continue to, Keep on, -er and -er

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一方（いっぽう）で

On the other hand, At the same time, While

遂（つい）に

既（すで）に

ずに

ずには居（い）られない

Cannot help doing something, Cannot resist doing something

無（な）し

考（かんが）えられない

Unthinkable, Inconceivable, Unimaginable, Cannot think

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あり

Possibility, To have, With

Lesson 9

Do it this Way, Did it that Way

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必（かなら）ずしも

Not always, Not entirely, Not necessarily

連用形（れんようけい）

向（む）き

向（む）け

Intended for, Aimed at

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上（あ）がる

Something is finished, To finish something, Something has come to an end, To do something completely, To do something through

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切（き）る

To do something completely to the end, Utterly, Resolutely

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切（き）れない

Being unable to finish or complete

きり

掛（か）け

Half-, Not yet finished, About to, Begin to

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に掛（か）けて

Over (a period), From ~ until, Through

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立（た）て

Freshly ~ed, Just ~ed

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込（こ）む ①

To go into, To put into

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込（こ）む ②

Remain, To do thoroughly, Deeply, Intensely

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振（ふ）りをする

To pretend, To act as if

できれば

で良（よ）ければ

If it is alright, If you don't mind, If you would like, If possible

次第（しだい）

通（とお）り

In that way, Exactly, Precisely, Just as

でもある

どうしても

Regardless of, No matter what

もしも～なら

同士（どうし）

Fellow, With each other, Mutually, Between, Among, Together, With

Lesson 10

Labelling and Blame

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がたい

Hard to, Difficult to

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まさか

I never dreamed, Never, No way, Don't tell me, You don't say

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前者（ぜんしゃ）は～後者（こうしゃ）は

The former ~ the latter, The first ~ the second

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つい

Accidentally, Unconsciously, Against one's better judgement

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せいで

Because of, Due to, Blame

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癖（くせ）に

Even though, And yet, Despite

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がち

Apt to do, Tend to do, Prone to do

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気味（ぎみ）

Looking, Feeling a little, Touch of, Tending to, Slightly

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っぽい

-ish, -like, Characteristic of, Typical of, Tendency to

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っぱなし

Leaving something in a certain state, Left as is, Keep on -ing

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わざわざ

Expressly, Especially, Go out of one's way, Take the trouble to

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一体（いったい）

(What) the heck?, (Who) in the world?, (Where) on earth?, (How many) f*ing...

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折角（せっかく）

With trouble, At great pains, Take the trouble, Might as well..., Rare/long-awaited occasion

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っけ

What is…again?, Was it... that... ?, Did you say...?

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代（か）わりに

Instead of, In place of, In exchange for

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に代（か）わって

In place of, On behalf of, To succeed

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どころか

Far from, Anything but

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と言（い）う理由（りゆう）で

For (that) reason; on the grounds of (that), With the reasoning, Under the pretext of, Due to

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は～となっている

It is (has been), Have/has become, Happen to be, Has been established

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左右（さゆう）する

Influence, Impact, Control