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N4 彼はまるで全部知っているかのように話していた Kare wa marude zenbu shitte iru ka no you ni hanashite ita He spoke as if he knew everything N3 彼が静かなことから何か考えていると分かった Kare ga shizuka na koto kara nanika kangaete iru to wakatta Noticed he thinking because quiet N4 雨が降っていたものの試合は続けられた Ame ga futte ita mono no shiai wa tsuzukerareta Despite rain game continued N3 彼が成功するに違いないと感じている Kare ga seikou suru ni chigainai to kanjite iru Feel he succeed surely N5 彼は毎日練習しているから上手になるに違いない Kare wa mainichi renshuu shite iru kara jouzu ni naru ni chigai nai Since he practices every day he will surely get better N3 行けないことはないが今日は少し疲れている Ikenai koto wa nai ga kyou wa sukoshi tsukarete iru It is not impossible for me to go but I am a little tired today N4 彼は何か心配しているように見える Kare wa nanika shinpai shite iru you ni mieru He looks like he is worried about something N4 外で誰かが話しているように聞こえる Soto de dareka ga hanashite iru you ni kikoeru It sounds like someone is talking outside N5 雨が降っているので今日は家にいます Ame ga futte iru node kyou wa ie ni imasu Since it is raining I will stay home today

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 〜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 N4 〜ようにする you ni suru Indicates conscious effort to build a habit or avoid something, attaches to a verb, means try to do or make sure to N4 〜ことにする koto ni suru Indicates a voluntary decision made by the speaker or group, attaches to a verb, means decide to do N4 〜という to iu Indicates name, definition, quotation, or explanation, attaches to a word or sentence, means called, said that, or that is N4 〜といえば to ieba Indicates association of ideas, introduces a related topic, attaches to word or sentence, means speaking of N5 〜ている te iru Indicates ongoing action, continuous state, repeated habit, or resulting condition depending on context N5 〜と思う to omou Indicates speaker thought opinion or assumption, connects clause with mental expression