努力したものの結果は思ったほど良くなかった

N3 努力 doryoku great effort, exertion, endeavor N3 結果 kekka result, consequence, outcome

N3 努 do / tsuto.meru toil, diligent, as much as possible N4 力 ryoku, riki, rii / chikara power, strength, strong N1 結 ketsu, kechi / musu.bu, yu.u, yu.waeru tie, bind, contract N3 果 ka / ha.tasu, hata.su, -ha.tasu, ha.teru, -ha.teru, ha.te fruit, reward, carry out N4 思 shi / omo.u, omoera.ku, obo.su think, penser, pensar N3 良 ryou / yo.i, -yo.i, i.i, -i.i good, pleasing, skilled

N4 〜ほど hodo Indicates degree, extent, comparison, or intensity, attaches to verb, adjective, or noun, means as much as or to the point that N4 〜し shi Indicates multiple reasons or qualities, connects clauses or adjectives, means besides that, and also N5 〜の no Indicates possession, relation between nouns, nominal explanation, or turns a verb into a noun phrase N5 〜も mo Means also, adds another similar item, often replaces particles such as wa ga or o N5 〜か ka Marks a question, alternative, or uncertainty, appears at the sentence end or between options N5 〜は wa Marks the topic of the sentence, indicates what the sentence is about, can contrast with another element, organizes main information