JLPT N1 grammar
The 98 grammar points the course's N1 lessons teach, in the order they first come up. Each is taught in the lesson whose dialogue first uses it, with that line as its example, and a linked point has a page of its own: its meaning, the lines of the course that use it, and practice questions.
The JLPT publishes no grammar list for N1 or any level, so this list is the course's own. N1 papers ask grammar in the part they share with vocabulary and reading: choosing the form that fits a sentence, putting a sentence's pieces in order, and choosing what fills the gaps in a passage.
| Point | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 〜ずにはおかない / 〜ずにはすまない | will certainly; must (cannot let it rest) |
| 〜に至る / 〜に至って | reach, come to (an extreme) |
| 〜を踏まえて / 〜を踏まえ | based on, in light of |
| 〜なくして(は) | without (… impossible) |
| 〜と相まって | combined with |
| 〜すら / 〜ですら | even |
| 〜はおろか | let alone, not to mention |
| 〜きらいがある | tend to (a bad habit) |
| 〜に即して / 〜に則って | in accordance with |
| 〜極まりない / 〜極まる | extremely, utterly |
| 〜であれ / 〜であれ〜であれ | whether … or …; whoever / whatever |
| 〜めく | show signs of, -ish |
| 〜まじき | should not (unacceptable for) |
| 〜に至っては | as for (the extreme case) |
| 〜に堪えない / 〜に堪える | cannot bear to; deeply (feel); worth (doing) |
| 〜かいがある / 〜かいもなく | worth it; to no avail |
| 〜羽目になる | end up (in a bad spot) |
| 〜を禁じ得ない | cannot help feeling |
| 〜べく | in order to (formal) |
| 〜を余儀なくされる / 〜を余儀なくさせる | be forced to |
| 〜ながらに / 〜ながらの | as (it has always been); while still |
| 〜始末だ | (ending up in) such a state that |
| 〜にとどまらず | not limited to |
| 〜ゆえ(に) | because of, therefore (written) |
| 〜んばかりに / 〜んばかりの | as if about to, all but |
| 〜とは (驚き) | (to think) that …! |
| 〜を皮切りに | starting with |
| 〜に照らして | in light of, measured against |
| 〜ようが / 〜まいが | no matter (whether) |
| 〜までもない | there is no need to |
| 〜にあって | in (a situation), at (a time) |
| 〜までだ / 〜までのことだ | simply (will) …; that's all |
| 〜たる(もの) | one who is (and so should) |
| 〜限りだ | (I feel) so … (emotion) |
| 〜をおいて(ほかにない) | no one / nothing but |
| 〜ならでは | unique to, only (possible with) |
| 〜の至り | the height of (formal) |
| 〜に至るまで | (right down) to, even |
| 〜もさることながら | not only … but (even more) |
| 〜だに | even (just) … (literary) |
| 〜次第です (事情) | that is how (it came about) (formal) |
| 〜の極み | the peak of, utmost |
| 〜たりとも | not even (one) |
| 〜を経て | through, after going through |
| 〜ずとも | even without |
| 〜さながら | just like, as if |
| 〜に足る / 〜に足りない | worthy of; not worth |
| 〜なり (直後) | as soon as |
| 〜をよそに | in disregard of, ignoring |
| 〜をものともせず | undaunted by, in defiance of |
| 〜を限りに | as of (the last time) |
| 〜にかたくない | it is easy to (imagine) |
| 〜にひきかえ | in contrast to |
| 〜にもまして | even more than |
| 〜にして(初めて) | only (at / with) …; even at |
| 〜にかこつけて | using … as an excuse |
| 〜には当たらない | there is no need to |
| 〜にもほどがある | there's a limit to |
| 〜や否や / 〜や | the moment that |
| 〜が早いか | no sooner than |
| 〜そばから | no sooner … than (again and again) |
| 〜たが最後 | once (and then it's hopeless) |
| 〜かたわら | while also, alongside (a main activity) |
| 〜がてら | while (doing), on the way |
| 〜かたがた | partly to, combining with (formal) |
| 〜ともなると / 〜ともなれば | when it comes to being |
| 〜とあって | because (it is a special occasion) |
| 〜とあれば | if it is (for), if that's the case |
| 〜ともあろう | (someone) of all people, one who is |
| 〜なりに / 〜なりの | in one's own way |
| 〜なり〜なり | either … or … (take your pick) |
| 〜といえども | even though, even |
| 〜ときたら | when it comes to (critical) |
| 〜といい〜といい | both … and … (in every respect) |
| 〜いかん / 〜いかんによらず | depending on; regardless of |
| 〜いかんにかかわらず / 〜いかんを問わず | regardless of |
| 〜といったらない | indescribably |
| 〜てやまない | never cease to (wish, hope) |
| 〜ずくめ | all, entirely (of) |
| 〜ぶる | pretend to be, act (superior) |
| 〜ことなしに | without doing |
| 〜ないまでも | even if not (quite) |
| 〜んがため(に) | in order to (literary) |
| 〜べくもない | there's no way to |
| 〜べからず / 〜べからざる | must not (notices, written) |
| 〜てしかるべきだ | it is only natural that, ought to |
| 〜ではあるまいし / 〜じゃあるまいし | it's not as if …, so |
| 〜ようにも〜ない | even if one wanted to, cannot |
| 〜うと〜まいと | whether or not |
| 〜ものを | if only (regret) |
| 〜ばこそ | precisely because |
| 〜と思いきや | just when one thought |
| 〜とばかりに | as if to say |
| 〜ともなく / 〜ともなしに | without really meaning to; (from) somewhere |
| 〜は言わずもがな | needless to say, let alone |
| 〜ならいざしらず | it may be so for …, but |
| 〜なりとも | even (a little) |
| 〜はさておき | setting … aside |