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文法: Grammar a Day - Level 1 [ にひきかえ (nihikikae) ]
にひきかえ (nihikikae) - in contrast with; compared to--- Examples ---私の古い車にひきかえかれのはとても早いです。In contrast to my old car, his is really fast. 去年はトマト50個収穫できたのよ。それにひ...
文法: Grammar a Day - Level 2 [ ながら (nagara) ]
ながら (nagara) - Vm, despite while, although--- Examples ---私はその薬が危険だと知りながら飲みつつけていた。While knowing that medicine is dangerous I continued to take it. 二人はほほえみながらハリーを見...
文法: Grammar a Day - Level 2 [ げ (ge) ]
げ (ge) - Ab, seems (〜そう)--- Notes ---When using this grammar with an adjective or verb, you can only use thosethat express emotions or feelings of the heart. For example,うれしげ、悲しげ、楽しげ、不安げ、自信ありげ.FOR...
文法: Grammar a Day - Level 2 [ くらい、ぐらい (kurai, gurai) ]
くらい、ぐらい (kurai, gurai) - to the extent that; so ~ that ~almost ~; at least; the only ~; rather than ~--- Notes ---This grammar does exist on another page, but I believe the old page did notinclude enough of the other possible meanings i...
文法: Grammar a Day - Level 2 [ か〜ないかのうちに (kanaikanouchini) ]
か〜ないかのうちに (kanaikanouchini) - just as, at that instant--- Notes ---This grammar also gives the sense that X was not sure if action A had orhadn't occurred/started/finished before the subsequent action B commenced.(note copied from ...
文法: Grammar a Day - Level 2 [ 〜さえ〜ば (sae-ba) ]
〜さえ〜ば (sae-ba) - If ~ just If ~ only--- Notes ---さえ is often used in a pattern like:noun-sae verb-ba = resultnoun-only verb-if = resultひまさえ あれば 幸せですfree time only if I had = I would be happyif only i had som...

