N3 〜ことになる koto ni naru Indicates decision result rule or change determined externally, attaches to a verb, means it has been decided that N3 〜べき beki Indicates duty recommendation or moral obligation, attaches to a verb, means should do or it is proper to do N3 〜べきではない beki de wa nai Indicates moral prohibition or negative recommendation, attaches to a verb, means should not do N3 〜はずがない hazu ga nai Indicates logical impossibility based on expectation or evidence, attaches to verb adjective or noun, means cannot be that N3 〜に決まっている ni kimatte iru Indicates very strong certainty based on logic or conviction, attaches to verb adjective or noun, means definitely N3 〜にすぎない ni suginai Indicates limitation or minimization, attaches to noun verb or adjective, means only or nothing more than N3 〜とは限らない to wa kagiranai Indicates something is not necessarily always true, attaches to a sentence, means it does not always mean that N3 〜ようとする you to suru Indicates attempt intention or action about to begin, attaches to volitional verb, means try to do or be about to do N3 〜ようとしない you to shinai Indicates refusal or lack of attempt, attaches to volitional verb, means not try to do or refuse to act N3 〜ことなく koto naku Indicates absence of an action, attaches to a verb, written form meaning without doing N3 〜ことなくして koto naku shite Indicates indispensable condition, attaches to a verb, means without this it is not possible N3 〜わけだ wake da Indicates logical conclusion or natural explanation, attaches to verb adjective or noun, means no wonder or that explains why N3 〜ということだ to iu koto da Indicates explanation summary or reported information, attaches to a sentence, means it means that or I heard that N3 〜というわけだ to iu wake da Indicates explanatory conclusion from what was said, attaches to a sentence, means so that means or that is why N3 〜というものだ to iu mono da Indicates general judgment or evaluation based on common sense, attaches to a sentence, means that is exactly what it means or it is natural that N3 〜ものだ mono da Indicates general truth common habit advice or nostalgic memory, attaches to verb adjective or noun, means it is common that or I remember that N3 〜ものではない mono de wa nai Indicates negative advice or moral rule, attaches to a verb, means one should not do N3 〜に相違ない ni soui nai Indicates very strong formal certainty, attaches to verb adjective or noun, means undoubtedly or certainly N3 〜にほかならない ni hoka naranai Indicates emphatic identification of the true cause or nature, attaches to a noun, means nothing other than N3 〜に比べて ni kurabete Indicates direct comparison between two elements, attaches to a noun, means compared with N3 〜に応じて ni oujite Indicates adjustment according to situation level need or condition, attaches to a noun, means according to or depending on N3 〜わけではない wake de wa nai Indicates partial negation, corrects an exaggerated interpretation, attaches to verb adjective or noun, means it does not mean that N3 〜ないことはない nai koto wa nai Indicates moderate possibility, often in double negative form, means it is not that one cannot or it is not impossible N3 〜ないわけではない nai wake de wa nai Indicates partial affirmation through double negation, softens the statement, means it is not that it is not