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N4 私にとって家族は大切です Watashi ni totte kazoku wa taisetsu desu Family is important to me N4 彼は医者として働いています Kare wa isha to shite hataraiteimasu He works as a doctor N4 明日は台風が来るということだ Ashita wa taifuu ga kuru to iu koto da It means that a typhoon is coming tomorrow N3 説明を聞いたからといってすぐ理解できるわけではない Setsumei o kiita kara to itte sugu rikai dekiru wake de wa nai Just because I heard the explanation does not mean I understood immediately N3 努力すれば必ず成功するとは限らないが意味はあると思う Doryoku sureba kanarazu seikou suru to wa kagiranai ga imi wa aru to omou Even with effort success is not guaranteed but it still has meaning N3 ドアが閉まろうとしているから急いだほうがいい Doa ga shimaro u to shite iru kara isoida hou ga ii The door is about to close so you should hurry N4 子供のころは夏になるとよく川で遊んだものだ Kodomo no koro wa natsu ni naru to yoku kawa de asonda mono da When I was a child I used to play in the river in summer N3 この建物では写真を撮ってはいけないことになっている Kono tatemono de wa shashin o totte wa ikenai koto ni natte iru In this building it is prohibited to take photos N3 経験を積んでいけば自然に自信もついていくと思う Keiken o tsunde ikeba shizen ni jishin mo tsuite iku to omou As you gain experience confidence will grow naturally

N3 〜に比べて ni kurabete Indicates direct comparison between two elements, attaches to a noun, means compared with 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 〜ことがある koto ga aru Indicates past experience or occasional occurrence, attaches to a verb, means have done before or sometimes happens N3 〜ことに気づく koto ni kizuku Indicates noticing or realizing a fact, attaches to a clause nominalized with koto, means realize that N3 〜ことに決める koto ni kimeru Indicates deciding to do something, attaches to a verb with koto, emphasizes personal decision or conscious choice N4 〜てから te kara Indicates clear time sequence, attaches to the te-form verb, means after doing something N4 〜でしょう deshou Indicates polite assumption or likely confirmation, attaches to a sentence, means probably or right N4 〜だろう darou Indicates informal assumption or prediction, attaches to a sentence, means probably or I think that N4 〜ておく te oku Indicates an action done in advance as preparation, attaches to the te-form verb, means do beforehand