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JLPT N3 Grammar List
The JLPT N3 Grammar List lessons are arranged.
1. みたい (mitai) : Looks like ~/ seems to be…
2. あまり (amari) : so much… that
3. ば~ほど (ba~hodo) : the more… the more
4. ふと (futo) : suddenly; accidentally
5. ばいい (ba ii) : should; can
6. っけ (kke) : should; can; it’d be good if
7. こと (koto) : (must) do
8. によって (ni yotte) : by means of; due to
9. さえ ~ ば (sae ~ ba) : if only ~ then; as long as
10. ほど (hodo) : to the extent that
11. まま (mama) : as it is; still in the same state
12. としたら (to shitara) : if it were the case that…
13. きり (kiri) : only; since
14. ために (tame ni) : because of; as a result of
15. によると (ni yoru to) : according to
16. として (toshite) : as (i.e. in the role of)
17. ように (you ni) : in order to (e.g. meet goal)
18. たびに (tabi ni) : each time, every time
19. たとたん (ta totan) : the moment; the instant
20. うちに (uchi ni) : while; during
21. がち (gachi) : tend to; often
22. こそ (koso) : for sure (emphasize preceding word)
23. だらけ (darake) : full of; covered with
24. ついでに (tsuide ni) : while; incidentally
25. ということだ (to iu koto da) : I heard; it means that
26. というより (to iu yori) : rather than
27. といっても (to ittemo) : although I say
28. ながらも (nagara mo) : but; although
29. において (ni oite) : in; on; at
30. における (ni okeru) : in; on; at (place)
31. について (ni tsuite) : concerning; regarding
32. にかわって (ni kawatte) : instead of; on behalf of
33. につれて (ni tsurete) : as; in proportion to
34. にとって (ni totte) : to; for; concerning
35. べき (beki) : must; should
36. わけだ (wake da) : the fact is; for that reason
37. わけではない (wake dewa nai) : it doesn’t mean that
38. ことは～が (koto wa~ga) : although; but
39. にしたがって (ni shitagatte) : as; therefore; in accordance with
40. 中 (chuu/juu) : during; at some point
41. まるで (maru de) : as if; as though
42. にしても (ni shite mo) : even if; even though
43. なんか / なんて (nanka / nante) : things like; show modesty
44. 代わりに (kawari ni) : instead of, in exchange for
45. ところが (tokoro ga) : even so; however
46. ところで (tokoro de) : by the way
47. とおりに (toori ni) : in the same way as
48. 途中で/途中に (tochuu de / tochuu ni) : midway; on the way
49. わけにはいかない (wake niwa ikanai) : must not, cannot afford to
50. 向き (muki) : suitable for ~
51. ふりをする (furi o suru) : to pretend
52. 気味 (gimi) : -like; -looking; -looked
53. どんなに～ても (donna ni~temo) : no matter how (much)
54. がたい (gatai) : very difficult to; hard to ~
55. おかげで (okage de) : thanks to; owing to
56. ようとする (you to suru) : try to; attempt to
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