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N1 grammar III — advanced JLPT N1 patterns with example sentences · JLPT N1
- 〜にして (only because one is / not until)この境地は、長年修行を積んだ者にして初めて到達できる。This state of mind can only be reached by one who has trained for many years.
- 〜にもまして (more than ever / even more than)今年は例年にもまして猛暑が厳しい。This year the intense heat is even more severe than in ordinary years.
- 〜であれ (no matter what / even if)どんな理由であれ、暴力は決して許されない。No matter what the reason, violence is never permissible.
- 〜ないまでも (even if not ... at least)毎日とは言わないまでも、週に一度は運動した方がいい。Even if not every day, you should at least exercise once a week.
- 〜ないものでもない (it's not impossible that / could possibly)条件次第では、その案を検討しないものでもない。Depending on the conditions, it's not as if we wouldn't consider that proposal.
- 〜たところで (even if / no matter how much)今さら謝ったところで、失った信用は戻らない。Even if you apologize now, the trust you lost won't come back.
- 〜とて (even / even if)専門家とて、未来を完全に予測できるわけではない。Even experts cannot perfectly predict the future.
- 〜あっての (only possible because of / which owes its existence to)お客様あっての商売だということを忘れてはならない。We must not forget that there is no business without customers.
- 〜ならでは(の) (distinctive of / only possible for)これは熟練の職人ならではの技だ。This is a skill that only a seasoned craftsman could possess.
- 〜をおいて (other than / apart from)この大役を任せられるのは、彼をおいて他にいない。There is no one other than him who can be entrusted with this important role.
- 〜をもって (by means of / as of / with)本日の営業をもって、当店は閉店いたします。As of the close of business today, our store will be shutting down.
- 〜にして (both ... and — appositive)彼は優れた学者にして、卓越した経営者でもある。He is both an outstanding scholar and an exceptional businessman.
- 〜が最後/たら最後 (once ... then inevitably)彼は一度話し始めたが最後、誰にも止められない。Once he starts talking, there's no stopping him.
- 〜ものなら (if you ever / if one could)戻れるものなら、あの頃に戻ってやり直したい。If I could go back, I'd want to return to those days and start over.
- 〜ようが/まいが (whether or not / regardless of whether)他人が何と言おうが、私は自分の信念を貫く。No matter what others say, I will hold firm to my own convictions.
- 〜が/であろうが〜が/であろうが (whether ... or ...)雨だろうが嵐だろうが、試合は予定通り行われる。Whether it rains or storms, the match will be held as scheduled.
- 〜にひきかえ (in contrast to / unlike)兄が社交的なのにひきかえ、弟はひどく内気だ。In contrast to the sociable older brother, the younger one is terribly shy.
- 〜にもほどがある (there is a limit to / goes too far)冗談にもほどがある。あの発言は明らかに失礼だ。There's a limit to joking around — that remark was clearly rude.
- 〜とばかりに (as if to say / as though)彼女は出て行けとばかりに、ドアを指さした。She pointed at the door as if to say, "Get out."
- 〜たる〜 (in the manner befitting / dignified as)堂々たる態度で、彼は壇上に立った。With an imposing, dignified manner, he stood on the stage.
- 〜きっての (the foremost / the very best in)彼はこの地方きっての名医として知られている。He is known as the finest doctor in this region.