JLPT N2 · Upper Intermediate

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Intermediate 77

を通して Through/Via 12 ex.
に基づいて/基づく Based on 7 ex.
に当たって/当たり On the occasion of 6 ex.
限り As far as/As long as 13 ex.
に過ぎない Nothing but/Merely 12 ex.
に限って Only/Particularly 6 ex.
に限らず Not limited to 4 ex.
ざるを得ない Cannot help but/Have no choice but to 5 ex.
わけにはいかない Cannot help but 10 ex.
かえって Contrary to expectation 6 ex.
結果 As a result 8 ex.
につき Per/Due to 5 ex.
かねる Cannot/Hard to 13 ex.
だからと言って However it doesn't mean that 7 ex.
どんなに（こと）か How very ~! 9 ex.
一方で（は）他方で（は） On the one hand / on the other 7 ex.
上 From the viewpoint of / in terms of 15 ex.
からに至るまで Starting with ~ ending with 6 ex.
ことによる Be due to the fact that 6 ex.
まい Will not / probably won't 11 ex.
面 From the aspect of / standpoint of 7 ex.
なりなり ~ or ~ (for example) 9 ex.
に反して/反する Against / contrary to 10 ex.
において/おける At / on / in / during 10 ex.
点（で） Point / regard / in terms of 11 ex.
と言っても Even though one says ~ 8 ex.
というより（は） Rather than ~ 13 ex.
となると When it comes to ~ 9 ex.
途端（に） The moment / as soon as 8 ex.
得る　（うる・える） Can / possible / -able 7 ex.
であろう Probably; it must be (formal) 5 ex.
逆に On the contrary; conversely; instead 12 ex.
いかにも Indeed; truly; just as expected 16 ex.
ましだ Better; preferable; would rather 14 ex.
または Or; either ~ or ~ 7 ex.
みせる Determine to show; will certainly 6 ex.
もの（だ） That's how things are; used to; naturally 9 ex.
ならない Must not; should not (prohibition) 12 ex.
ねばならない Must; have to (formal) 7 ex.
に限らず [にかぎらず] Not only; not limited to 1 ex.
には In order to; for; to (purpose/judging) 12 ex.
のこと About; regarding; concerning 8 ex.
のことだから Because it's ~; knowing ~ 6 ex.
さすが As expected of; just like; truly 15 ex.
せめて At least; if only; at the very least 9 ex.
しかも Moreover; furthermore; in addition 12 ex.
したがって Therefore; accordingly; thus 6 ex.
そこで So; therefore; for that reason 6 ex.
ただ Just; only; but; however (reservation) 12 ex.
ということは That means; in other words; so 10 ex.
通り（に） As; just as; in accordance with 12 ex.
で For; per (unit quantity particle) 5 ex.
限り Only until; just (and no more); since (and never again) 5 ex.
かろう Probably is/will be ~ (adjective volitional) 10 ex.
方をする Do something in a ~ fashion/way 10 ex.
かと言うと If you ask whether ~; you'd think ~, but 6 ex.
く And (adjective te-form linking clause) 11 ex.
もば If even ~ at least; enough to 5 ex.
もも Both ~ and ~; neither ~ nor ~ (listing emphasis) 13 ex.
の上では As far as ~ is concerned; from the viewpoint of 5 ex.
のはのことだ It will be/was ~ that/when ~ (cleft) 6 ex.
ぬ Not (classical/literary negative ~ない) 6 ex.
おり Is (doing); while (formal -ている) 4 ex.
Relative Clause Embedded clause modifying noun (intermediate patterns) 8 ex.
Rhetorical Question Question used as forceful statement 14 ex.
そうかと言って Even so; yes, but; that said 9 ex.
そこで Then; at that time; thereupon (narrative connector) 7 ex.
そこを But; in spite of that; even though 7 ex.
確かにが Certainly ~ but; it is true ~ but 7 ex.
という風に In such a way that; suggesting/showing that 10 ex.
というのはことだ What ~ means is; the meaning of ~ is 9 ex.
とも No matter how ~ may be; even if; at ~est 13 ex.
は [emphatic] does/is/was (emphatic は + predicate) 14 ex.
は言うまでもなく Needless to say; not to mention; let alone 6 ex.
ながら（も） While being/While remaining 14 ex.
にほかならない Nothing but/None other than 12 ex.
つつ While/Although (formal) 11 ex.

Advanced 74

をめぐって・めぐる Concerning/Regarding 14 ex.
ものではない Should not/It's not proper 11 ex.
反面 On the other hand/While 12 ex.
故に・ゆえに Because of/Due to 12 ex.
からして Judging from/Starting from 7 ex.
からには Now that/Since 10 ex.
だけに Precisely because/All the more 10 ex.
だけあって As expected of/Worthy of 10 ex.
といったところだ Something like/About 8 ex.
に/ともなると When it comes to/If 10 ex.
ようでは If (negative implication) 11 ex.
ようものなら If by any chance 9 ex.
ないことには Unless/Without 8 ex.
あげく（に） In the end/After all 9 ex.
末（に） After (much effort) 10 ex.
べく In order to/So as to 6 ex.
べからず・べからざる Must not/Should not (written) 10 ex.
に応じて・応じた According to/In response to 12 ex.
ばこそ Precisely because 9 ex.
限りだ Extremely 5 ex.
ちなみに Incidentally; by the way; in this connection 4 ex.
だって Because (colloquial conjunction) 7 ex.
だって Too; also; even; any (colloquial も/でも) 15 ex.
どちらかと言うと If I had to say; rather; more like ~ 12 ex.
どうか Please; somehow; in some way (request/hope) 7 ex.
一応 For the time being; just in case; tentatively 9 ex.
以来 Since; ever since 11 ex.
一切ない Not ~ at all; absolutely not; never 6 ex.
一旦・いったん Once; for a moment; temporarily; for the time being 12 ex.
言ってみれば So to speak; figuratively speaking; metaphorically 9 ex.
言わば So to speak; as it were; sort of 8 ex.
自体 Itself; in and of itself; the very (noun itself) 11 ex.
仮に Supposing that; even if; providing that 11 ex.
（っ）きり Only; just; since (and not since) 12 ex.
加えて In addition; furthermore; what's more (variant A) 1 ex.
加えて In addition; furthermore; what's more (variant B) 6 ex.
もしくは Or; either ~ or (formal written) 7 ex.
並み On the same level as; as much as; matching 12 ex.
何らかの Some; some kind of; some sort of 7 ex.
なんて What a ~!; how ~! (exclamatory) 10 ex.
なんて That; things like (colloquial quotation/dismissal) 8 ex.
何とか Somehow; manage to; in one way or another 10 ex.
願う・願います Please; I ask that (formal request) 8 ex.
に向けて・に向けた Toward; aimed at; targeting; for the purpose of 14 ex.
それなりに・の In one's own way; in an appropriate manner 13 ex.
但し・ただし However; provided that; with the condition that 10 ex.
単に Simply; merely; only; just 16 ex.
てばかりはいられない Cannot keep doing; must not always ~ 9 ex.
てもても No matter how much ~ (repeated effort) 7 ex.
てはいられない Cannot afford to; must not; can't just stay ~ 12 ex.
ともすると Apt to; liable to; tend to; if one is not careful 11 ex.
との The ~ that says; (reporting) that (nominal の + と) 9 ex.
は別として Setting aside; apart from; leaving aside 14 ex.
割に（は） Relatively; comparatively; for (given the expectation) 13 ex.
やら Things like; whether; and; or (expressing uncertainty) 11 ex.
やらやら What with ~ and ~; this and that; all sorts of 13 ex.
ばかりに Simply because 11 ex.
ことから Because / from the fact that 8 ex.
ことか How ~! / what a ~! 9 ex.
もっとも However; although; admittedly 7 ex.
中を In the midst of; through; while; among 12 ex.
につけ As / every time / whenever 9 ex.
を問わず Regardless of/Irrespective of 16 ex.
に越したことはない Nothing is better than 12 ex.
どころではない Far from ~ / cannot afford to 13 ex.
はたして Sure enough; just as expected; really; in fact 10 ex.
にかけては When it comes to; in terms of; for 6 ex.
かと思うと As soon as / no sooner than 8 ex.
ものの Although one says/Though 12 ex.
恐れがある There is a fear/risk that 16 ex.
といった Such as 8 ex.
のみならず Not only... but also 10 ex.
いわゆる So-called; what one might call 7 ex.
だけのことはある It's no wonder / no surprise 9 ex.