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N4 彼が来るのを待っています。 Kare ga kuru no o matteimasu. I am waiting for him to come. N4 彼が学生だったのは知っています。 Kare ga gakusei datta no wa shitteimasu. I know that he was a student. N4 日本の文化について勉強しています。 Nihon no bunka ni tsuite benkyou shiteimasu. I am studying about Japanese culture. N4 毎日漢字を練習するようにしています。 Mainichi kanji o renshuu suru you ni shiteimasu. I try to practice kanji every day. N4 来年日本へ行こうと思っています。 Rainen Nihon e ikou to omotteimasu. I am thinking of going to Japan next year. N4 新しい仕事を探そうと思っています。 Atarashii shigoto o sagasou to omotteimasu. I am thinking of looking for a new job. N4 旅行の準備をしています。 Ryokou no junbi o shiteimasu. I am preparing for the trip. N4 将来について考えています。 Shourai ni tsuite kangaeteimasu. I am thinking about the future. N4 最近健康に気をつけています。 Saikin kenkou ni ki o tsuketeimasu. Recently I am taking care of my health.

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