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Japanese からこそ: Emphasizing the Exact Reason That Matters
からこそ singles out a reason as the very reason the conclusion follows.
4 min readJapanese にもかかわらず: Despite a Fact That Should Matter
にもかかわらず says an outcome occurred despite a fact that might have prevented it.
4 min readJapanese てからでないと: Why One Action Must Happen First
Use てからでないと when the second action cannot happen until the first is complete.
4 min readJapanese て初めて: Realizing Something Only After an Experience
て初めて links an experience to the understanding or possibility it created.
4 min readJapanese たとたんに: An Unexpected Event the Instant Another Ends
たとたんに describes a sudden change at the very moment another action finishes.
4 min readJapanese かと思ったら: When Events Reverse Your Expectation
かと思ったら helps narrate a change that overturns what you had just assumed.
4 min readJapanese かける: The Grammar of Almost and Half-Finished Actions
A verb stem plus かける shows an action started but was left incomplete.
4 min readJapanese っぱなし: Leaving Something On or Unfinished
っぱなし highlights a state left as it is, often with an implied problem.
4 min readJapanese て以来: A State Continuing Since a Turning Point
て以来 marks an event after which a situation has continued up to now or another reference time.
4 min readJapanese ぶりに: Doing Something for the First Time in a While
ぶりに says an action is happening again after a specified gap.
4 min readJapanese に際して: At the Time of an Important Occasion
に際して places a statement at the time of a significant event, in a formal register.
4 min readJapanese にあたって: Preparing to Start a Major Task
にあたって frames the action you take as you begin an important task or new stage.
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