JLPT5
甘い[amai]: be sweet/be naive
2020/10/23
It is an adjective that has two meanings. The first is "to be sweet" and it is used to describe a taste/smell similar to that ...
The difference between ”けど” and ”のに”
2020/10/3
They mean ”but”, but the nuance is slightly different. ”けど” is used to say the contradiction in two things objectively. ”のに” is used to say ...
だけど, けど[dakedo, kedo]: but
2020/10/2
”だけど” is a spoken word of ”だけれども”. It is a conjunction and conjunctive particle that means “but”. As a conjunctive particle, it is put after ...
でしょう/だろう[deshou/darou]: I think, isn't it?
2020/9/29
“でしょ(う)” is an auxiliary verb and a polite way of saying “だろう“. It has two meanings. The first is “I think“. It is used to ...
The difference between “より～ほうが“ and “まだしも“
2020/9/7
They are used when comparing different options, but the sentence structure and nuance are different. “より～ほうが“ means “more than“. It is used as “v1/n1/adj1 + ...
困る[komaru]: not knowing what to do/be bothered/struggle with
2020/8/29
It is a verb that has three meanings. The first meaning is “not knowing what to do”. It is used to describe situations in which ...
甘い[amai]: be sweet/be over-optimistic
2020/8/26
It is an adjective that has two meanings. The first meaning is ”to be sweet”. It is used to express the pleasant taste of sugar, ...
ほうがいい[hou ga ii]: it would be better to
2020/7/27
It is formed as "v + ほうがいい". It means "it would be better to". It is used to make a suggestion about what you think ...
The difference between "か", "または", "あるいは" and "それとも"
2020/6/20
They are used to give an option, but there is a slight difference. Please memorize these three things to use these expressions correctly. If you ...