Today’s grammar point is ～はべつとして/～はべつにして, which is used to list exclusions, “apart from ～,” “aside from ～,” “save ～,” etc.
～はじめる
Today’s grammar point is ～はじめる, to start to ～, which is similar to ～だす. This post explains the differences between the two with examples.
～ばかりでなく…も
Today’s grammar point is ～ばかりでなく…も, which means “not only ～ but also ….” It is very similar to “～だけでなく…も.” This post explain the usage difference between them.
～ばいい/～なければいい
Today’s grammar point is ～ばいい/～なければいい, which is an expression to state the speaker’s wish “I hope … will ～” or “I hope … won’t ～.”
～ば～ほど…/～ば～だけ…
Today’s Grammar point is ～ば～ほど…/～ば～だけ…, “the more ～, the more ….” We use the same word twice, once in the ばform and the other in the dictionary form.
やむ/～やむ
Today’s post is about the verb やむ, which means “for something that has been continuing to stop or subside” without any involvement of the speaker.
～もの/～もん
Today’s grammar point is the sentence ending particle もの/もん to describe a cause or reason. ～もの/～もん is usually used in a casual scene with a plain form ending.
～むき/～むけ
Today’s grammar point is ～むき that describes suitability for ～. Depending on how it’s used, the words that follow ～むき vary.
～のうえで（は）/～じょう（は）
Today’s grammar point is ～の上で（は）/～上（は）which means “as far as ～ is concerned,” “as far as ～ goes.” The same kanji 上 is pronounced in 2 different ways here.
～まわる
Today’s grammar point is ～まわる. It can be used after a verb stem which (usually for some movement) and ～まわる means “to do the action of ～ around/about.”
～ぬ/～ん
Today’s grammar point is an archaic expression ～ぬ/～ん that replaces ～ない (negative ending). It is more often used in written passages than speech.
～によると、～によれば、～のはなしでは、～がいうには
Today’s grammar point is ～によると、～によれば、～のはなしでは、～がいうには, which is usually translated as “according to ～.” This expression is a variation of the ～によって、～により、～による,etc.
～によって、～により、～によるxxx、～によってのxxx
Today’s grammar point is ～によって、～により、～によるxxx and ～によってのxxx, etc. These are usually used for 3 different meanings and different characters can be used for each.
～にはんして
Today’s grammar point is ～にはんして. ～にはんして is an expression equivalent to the English phrases, “contrary to ～,” “in opposition to ～” or “against ～.”
～には
～には has several meanings but today I’m going to talk about には that follows a dictionary form verb. [dictionary form verb] + には means “(in order) to ～” but …
～にとって/～にとっては/～とりまして（は）
～にとって is an expression to state whose point of view you are talking from. You can translate it with a preposition like “for ～” or “to ～.”
～にしろ/～にせよ/～にしても
～にしろ/～にせよ/～にしても are all used to express a concession, “even if ～.” Sometimes にしろ/にせよ/にしても can be repeated with 2 totally opposing phrases in a sentence.
～にて
Today’s grammar point is the old-fashioned particle ～にて, which is the original form of a common particle ～で. These days ～にて is used in a very formal setting.
～につれて/～につれ
Today’s grammar point is ～につれて/～につれ. This つれて is the same as that in つれて行く/つれて来る, “to take/bring.” So if ～につれて is used with a verb other than 行く/来る/帰る, …
～につき
Today’s grammar point is ～につき. It is usually used in these 3 meanings:
to state a rate: “per ～”
to state the topic: “about ～”
to give a reason: “because of ～”
