まだ始めたばかりなのにかなり上達していて驚いた

N5 まだ mada still / yet N5 始め hajime beginning, start N5 上 ue on / above

N4 始 shi / haji.meru, -haji.meru, haji.maru commence, begin, commencer N5 上 jou, shou, shan / ue, -ue, uwa-, kami, a.geru, -a.geru, a.garu, -a.garu, a.gari, -a.gari, nobo.ru, nobo.ri, nobo.seru, nobo.su, tatematsu.ru above, up, au-dessus N3 達 tatsu, da / -tachi accomplished, reach, arrive N1 驚 kyou / odoro.ku, odoro.kasu wonder, be surprised, frightened

N4 〜始める hajimeru Indicates the beginning of an action or process, attaches to the verb stem, means start doing N4 〜ばかり bakari Indicates repetition, excess, or focus on only one thing, attaches to noun or verb, means only or keep doing N4 〜のに noni Indicates unexpected contrast, connects two opposing ideas, means although, despite, even though N5 〜ている te iru Indicates ongoing action, continuous state, repeated habit, or resulting condition depending on context N5 〜まだ mada Indicates something has not changed yet, equivalent to still or yet, used with positive or negative forms N4 〜し shi Indicates multiple reasons or qualities, connects clauses or adjectives, means besides that, and also N4 〜ば ba Indicates a hypothetical condition, attaches to verb or adjective, means if it happens then N5 〜に ni Indicates destination, target, arrival point, specific time, or person receiving an action N5 〜の no Indicates possession, relation between nouns, nominal explanation, or turns a verb into a noun phrase