Today’s grammar point is ～にしたがって/～にしたがい. They are both a form of the verb （～に）したがう. ～にしたがって/～にしたがい can mean “in compliance with ～” or “as ～.”
～にくらべて/～にくらべると/～とくらべて/～とくらべると
くらべる/比べる means “to compare.” When we use くらべる as part of a sentence like, “compared with/to ～,” we use either ～に/とくらべて or ～に/とくらべると.
阪
Today’s #kanji is 阪, which is listed under its semantic element of #こざとへん（阝）, which means a hill. Its phonetic element is 反.
～にきまっている/～ときまっている
Today’s grammar point is きまっている, Depending on the particle used before きまっている, ～がきまっている, ～にきまっている and ～ときまっている all describe something quite different.
～にかんして/にかんしまして/にかんしての/にかんする
Today’s topic is ～にかんして/にかんしまして/にかんしての/にかんする. They are all a form of the verb 関する, which is an intransitive verb meaning “to be connected,” etc.
陽
Today’s #kanji is 陽, which is listed under its semantic element of #こざとへん, which means a hill, the earth, etc. Its phonetic element is 昜.
～にかわって/～にかわり
～に代わって/～に代わり means “in place of ～,” “in lieu of ～,” or “on behalf of ～.” ～に代わって sounds slightly more casual than ～に代わり but they are interchangeable.
～にかぎりがある/～にかぎりがない
かぎり in かぎりがある/ない means “limits” or “bounds.” so ～にかぎりがある means “there is a limit to ～.” ～にかぎりがない means “There is no limit to ～.”
限
Today’s #kanji is 限, which is listed under its semantic element of #こざとへん（阝）, a hill. Its phonetic element is 艮 although 限 and 艮 don’t share a sound in Japanese
～において/～における
Today’s grammar point is ～において/～における. They mean almost the same but while ～において makes an adverbial phrase, ～における is an adjectival phrase.
～なんて/とは/って/は、あんまりだ
If あんまり is used without a negative ending, it is a なadjective meaning “awful” or “unreasonable.” It usually follows phrases like “～なんて,” “～とは,””～って” or “～は.”
変
Today’s #kanji is 変, which is listed under the radical of #すいにょう（夊）. 変 used to be written as 變 and 䜌 is the phonetic element though 変 and 䜌 don’t share a sound.
～なおす
直す itself is a transitive verb meaning “to mend,” “to correct,” etc. but it can be used after the stem of a verb and ～なおす means “to do ～ again” or “to re do ～.”
～など/～なんか/～なんて
～など、～なんか、～なんて all mean something like “such as ～,” “something like ～,” etc. This is my attempt to explain the differences among these three.
泳
Today’s #kanji is 泳, which is listed under its semantic element of #さんずいへん（氵）, which suggests a connection with water. Its phonetic element is 永.
消
Today’s #kanji is 消, which is listed under its semantic element of #さんずいへん（氵）, water. Its phonetic element is 肖, which has the meaning of “small (quantity).”
流
Today’s #kanji is 流, which is listed under the radical of #さんずいへん（氵）, water. 流 is a compound ideograph made of 水 (water) and 㐬 whose meaning is …
吸
Today’s #kanji is 吸, which is listed under its semantic element of #くちへん（口）. Its phonetic element is 及. 及 apparently has the meaning of “to suck.”
渡
Today’s #kanji is 渡, which is listed under its semantic element of #さんずいへん（氵）, water. Its phonetic element is 度 although 渡 and 度 don’t quite share a sound.
済
Today’s #kanji is 済, which is listed under its semantic element of #さんずいへん（氵）, water. 済 used to be written as 濟 and 齊 is its phonetic element. 齊 means “pure.”
