Third and final batch of N1 L5 is here: 8 new grammar points
Verb[ない]もの(だろう)か - (why) can’t, isn’t there, wish that, if only
Verb[て] + みせる - I will definitely, I will certainly, just watch, whatever it takes, I swear, for sure
相まって -combined with, coupled with, together with
に足りない - to not be worthy, to not be enough, to not be sufficient, to lack
べからず - to not be worthy, to not be enough, to not be sufficient, to lack
ないんばかりに - as if, as if it were about to, about to
に則って・に則り - according to, in accordance with, based on, in line with
Adj限りだ - extremely, really, very, as … as one can be
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February 4, 2021
Verb[volitional] + にも～ない - cannot… even if one wants/tries, would like but cannot, wants/tries but cannot
い-Adj[く] + もなんともない - not… or anything, not at all, not, by no means, definitely not, nothing like that
に至っても - even when
Verb + だに - just, even just, even merely
～なり～なり - or, either or
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February 22nd, 2021
Second batch of N1 L5 is here. Sorry for the wait. We decided to do two larger batches rather than 3 smaller ones for the remainder of L5.
Verb[ない](もの)でもない - kind of, might, slightly, it’s not (impossible) that, somewhat, in some respects
もさることながら - it is a fact that、 but, even more than, it goes without saying, not only but also
ものと思っていた - was under the, impression that, (always) the thought used to think
でなくてなんだろう - if … is not … then what is?
はさておき・はさておいて - leaving/putting) aside, apart
折には - when, occasion, opportunity,
time
を・も兼ねて - and also, also (partly) to, also (partly) for (the purpose of), at the same time, to double as, when … also, while … as well, and as
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