Grammar
Vocabulary Table
| Japanese | Romaji | English | Tips |
|---|---|---|---|
| それに | soreni | morever / and also | |
| さらに | sarani | furthermore / even more | |
| だから | dakara | so | |
| から | kara | because (personal) | |
| ので | node | because (neutral) | |
| それで | sorede | therefore | sorederefore |
| でも | demo | but | |
| しかし | shikashi | however | |
| ほかには | hokani wa | besides | |
| それから | sorekara | after that / then | |
| そして | soshite | and then / then | |
| さいごに | saigo ni | finally | |
| ところで | tokoro de | by the way | |
| つまり | tsumari | in other words | tu te maries en d'autres termes, tu es amoureux |
| たとえば | tatoeba | for example | |
| たしかに | tashika ni | surely / indeed / certainly | |
| じつは | jitsu wa | actually | |
| かもしれない | kamoshirenai | maybe / possible / might | |
| ために | tame ni | for the sake of / in order to | [purpose] + tame ni, [action] |
| のせいで | no sei de | because of | |
| のおかげで | no okage de | thanks to | |
| によって | ni yotte | due to | |
| ように | you ni | so that / in order to | verb (plain) + you ni |
| ことにする | koto ni suru | habit / personal decision | verb (plain) + koto ni suru / shite iru |
| つもり | tsumori desu | intention | verb (plain) + tsumori + desu / deshita |
| よてい | yotei desu | scheduled plan | verb (dic) + yotei desu OR noun + no + yotei desu |
| とき | toki | when | noun + no + toki OR adj (+na) + toki |
| まえに | mae ni | before | don't use past tense before mae ni. noun + no + mae ni |
| あとで | ato de | after | -ta + ato de = after doing. noun + no + ato de |
| ながら | nagara | while | -masu stem + nagara, [main action] |
| あいだに | aida ni | during | |
| ぐらい | gurai | about / around | |
| すぎる | sugiru | too much | verb stem + sugiru conjugated |
| すぎて | sugite | so much that | verb stem + sugite, [result] |
| のに | noni | even though | verb + noni: even though [verb], [result] |
| ほうがいい | hō ga ii | better to / better not to | verb (-ta) + ho ga ii = better to | verb (-nai) + ho ga ii = better not |
| みたい | mitai | looks (personal) | Noun / Verb / Adj (plain form) + mitai |
| みる | te miru | try to (testing) | verb (-te) + miru = try to [verb] |
| ようとする | youto suru | attempt to (intention) | verb (vol) + to + suru conjugated |
| そう | sou | looks (neutral) | Adj / Verb-stem + sou |
| くれてありがとう | kurete arigatou | thanks for | verb (-te) + kurete arigatou = tahnks for [verbing] me (for me/to me) |
| そんなに | sonna ni | not that (c'est pas si...) | sonna ni + adj (neg) = not that [adj] |
| なんか | nanka | kind of / sort of | |
| いちども | ichidomo | never / not even once | ichidimo + verb = never [verbed] |
| いっぱんてきに | ippantekini | generally |