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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

N4 〜にとって ni totte Indicates viewpoint, evaluation, or importance for someone, attaches to a noun, means for or from the viewpoint of N4 〜として to shite Indicates role, function, position, or capacity in which someone acts, attaches to a noun, means as or in the capacity of N4 〜たところ ta tokoro Indicates a result discovered after trying or doing something, attaches to past verb, means when I did I found that N4 〜てからでないと te kara de nai to Indicates a required prior condition, attaches to the te-form verb, means unless doing it first it will not be possible 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 N4 〜とすると to suru to Indicates hypothesis based on an imagined condition, attaches to a sentence, means if that is the case or assuming that N4 〜としても to shite mo Indicates hypothetical concession, attaches to sentence or verb, means even if it is or even if it happens