～からすると…、～からいうと…、～からみると… are used to state the viewpoint when an opinion or judgement is expressed. This post explains how they are used and their differences.
～にわたって
～にわたって is an expression to state a range and it emphasizes the length or vastness of the range. Something like “throughout ～” or “for the entire ～”
（〜から）～にかけて
〜にかけて is used when you are stating a vague ending point of something continuous. It is similar to ～まで. This post explains the differences between ～にかけて and 〜まで.
～かなにか
～か何か is added to the sentence when we are making a loose suggestion or when we are not sure about the fact. Something like “～ or something” or “some sort of ～”
How to describe your clothing
This post explains how you can describe your clothing. You can learn names of clothing items, colours, patterns and how to put these words together.
～ぎみ
Similar to ～がち, ～ぎみ is used to describe some rather negative tendency. ～ぎみ is more focused on the current condition than how often things happen.
～がち
～がち is often used to describe a rather negative tendency or habit. So it gets translated “tend to…”, “… rather often”, etc.
～かな/～かなあ
～かな/～かなあ is used when you are wondering if something will happen/has happened or not or when you are wishing for something.
～かける、～かけの
～かける、～かけの is used when
exerting an action on somebody else / an action was started but not completed / something was about to happen but stopped before too late
～がたい vs ～づらい vs ～にくい
～がたい、～づらい、～にくい are all usually translated as “difficult to ～” or “hard to ～” but they are not quite interchangeable. I will compare these 3 today below.
～たびに
～たび is used when a certain situation triggers the same, rather unexpected outcome every time without failure. Check examples here.
Describing Occasions/Items
The “xxxは△△△です。” pattern is not only for describing people but can be used for describing occasions and items as well. Use this page for vocab building.
～がきっかけで/～をきっかけに
きっかけ means a “cue” or a “trigger” and ～がきっかけで/～をきっかけに is used when you want to describe one action lead to another. See more examples here.
～かえす
～をかえす means “to return,” “to put back,” or “to reverse” but かえす can be used with a verb stem and add the meaning of “in return,” “back,” “again,” or “over.”
～がかり
がかり is an expression to emphasize the amount of effort/time needed in a certain situation. Read more example sentences here.
～のに
This post explains how to use the connecting particle ～のに for 2 contradicting facts. This also explains the differences of ～のに from ～が, ～けど or ～けれど.
もう
もう is used in a wide variety of situations. This post explains 4 typical usages of もう. Namely, “already,” “(not) … any more,” “further” and “emphasis.”
～おそれがある
おそれ means “fear” so ～おそれがある means “there is a fear that/of ～” and it is used where there is a possibility of something bad happening.
～うちは/～うちが
The literal meaning of ～うち is “the duration in which …” and this post explains the meaning and usage when it’s used with the particles は and が.
せいで
This post explains the Japanese expression せいで which is a phrase to specify the cause/influence of an undesired result. It’s similar to the English expression “due to…” etc.
