By ProDev Teach | Updated: May 2025 📘 Meaning & Usage The expression ~を皮切りに is used to indicate the start of an action or event, often followed by a series…
By ProDev Teach | Updated: May 2025 📘 Meaning & Usage The expression ~を余儀なくされる means "to be forced to do something" or "compelled to do something" due to unavoidable circumstances.…
By ProDev Teach | Updated: May 2025 📘 Meaning & Usage The expression ~なくして or ~なくしては is used to say that without something, something else would not be possible. It…
By ProDev Teach | Updated: May 2025 📘 Meaning & Usage The grammar pattern ~に至って or ~に至り is used to indicate that something has reached a critical point or turning…
By ProDev Teach | Updated: May 2025 📘 Meaning & Usage The grammar pattern ~に値する means "to be worthy of" or "deserving of," and its negative form ~に値しない means "not…
By ProDev Teach | Last Updated: May 2025 📘 Meaning & Usage The expression ~に欠かせない is used to say that something is absolutely essential or indispensable to a certain activity,…
By ProDev Teach | Updated: May 2025 📘 Meaning & Usage The grammar pattern ~に限らない means "not limited to" or "not only." It is used to indicate that a certain…
By ProDev Teach | Updated: May 2025 🔍 Meaning & Usage The expression ~にかかわる is used to indicate that something is directly related to, has an influence on, or affects…
By ProDev Teach | Updated: May 2025 🔍 Meaning & Usage The grammar pattern ~にかたくない is used to express that something is not difficult to do (especially emotionally or mentally),…
By ProDev Teach | Updated: May 2025 🔍 Meaning & Usage The grammar pattern ~にかまけて is used to express that someone is so preoccupied or absorbed with something (often trivial…
By ProDev Teach | Updated: May 2025 🔍 Meaning & Usage The expression ~に鑑みて (にかんがみて) is a formal grammar pattern used to indicate that a decision, judgment, or action is…
By ProDev Teach | Updated: May 2025 🔍 Meaning & Usage The expression ~に越したことはない is used to say that something is the best or safest option, even if not absolutely…
By ProDev Teach | Updated: May 2025 🔍 Meaning & Usage The expressions ~にしては and ~にしても are used to describe a contrast between expectations and reality. ~にしては: Used when the…
By ProDev Teach | Last Updated: May 2025 🔍 Meaning & Usage The phrase ~にもほどがある is used to criticize something that has gone beyond a reasonable or acceptable limit. It…
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 🔍 Meaning & Usage The expression ~にあって is used to indicate that something happens or is done under a particular circumstance or situation.…
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 🔍 Meaning & Usage The expression ~にひきかえ is used to compare two people, things, or situations, showing a clear contrast between them. It…
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 🔍 Meaning & Usage The grammar pattern ~を禁じ得ない is used to express that the speaker cannot suppress or hold back a certain feeling…
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 🔍 Meaning & Usage The expression ~を余儀なくされる is a formal grammar pattern used to indicate that someone is forced or compelled to do…
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 🔍 Meaning & Usage The pattern ~を限りに indicates that from a specific time or occasion onward, something changes. It often marks the end…
By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025 🔍 Meaning & Usage The pattern ~とあって indicates a special or notable reason for the result that follows. It’s similar to saying “given…