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N4 仕事が忙しいのに、毎日日本語を勉強しているのはすごいね Shigoto ga isogashii noni, mainichi nihongo o benkyou shite iru no wa sugoi ne Even though work is busy, studying Japanese every day is impressive N4 この漢字は形が似ているから、よく間違えられるらしい Kono kanji wa katachi ga nite iru kara, yoku machigaerareru rashii Apparently this kanji is often mistaken because the shape is similar N4 できるだけ自然な日本語で話すようにしているんだ Dekiru dake shizen na nihongo de hanasu you ni shite iru nda I try to speak Japanese as naturally as possible N4 説明を聞いているうちに、だんだん分かってきた Setsumei o kiite iru uchi ni, dandan wakatte kita While listening to the explanation, I gradually began to understand N4 最初は難しく感じても、続けていれば少しずつ慣れてくるよ Saisho wa muzukashiku kanjite mo, tsudzukete ireba sukoshi zutsu narete kuru yo Even if it feels difficult at first, you will gradually get used to it if you continue N4 分からない単語があったらすぐ辞書で調べるようにしている Wakaranai tango ga attara sugu jisho de shiraberu you ni shite iru When I find unknown words I try to check them immediately in a dictionary N4 電車が遅れていたのに意外と早く着いて助かったよ Densha ga okurete ita noni igai to hayaku tsuite tasukatta yo Even though the train was late I arrived earlier than expected and it helped N4 できるだけ毎日声に出して読む練習を続けることにしている Dekiru dake mainichi koe ni dashite yomu renshuu o tsudzukeru koto ni shite iru I decided to keep practicing reading aloud every day N4 今まで使っていた方法より新しい方法のほうが分かりやすいと思う Ima made tsukatte ita houhou yori atarashii houhou no hou ga wakariyasui to omou I think the new method is easier to understand than the old one

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