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(1) Name: Mr. Ms. (2) E-mail: (3) E-mail verification: Please choose "OK", "so-so" or "not yet". No score available If you have studied the grammar and have confidence, please choose "OK". If you have studied or know the grammar but need revision or practice, please choose "so-so". If you have not studied yet or don't know yet, please choose "not yet". If your level is higher than High-intermediate, please visit us for a level check. High-intermediate level (Textbook: Japanese For Busy People Vol.-3) Chapter Grammar points Please choose 1 1. OK so-so not yet 2.(seems) OK so-so not yet 3.(seems) OK so-so not yet 4.( I heard ) OK so-so not yet 5. OK so-so not yet 6. OK so-so not yet 7. OK so-so not yet 8. OK so-so not yet 9. OK so-so not yet 10. OK so-so not yet 2 11. OK so-so not yet 12.(seems) OK so-so not yet 13.(looks) OK so-so not yet 14. (in spite of) OK so-so not yet 15. OK so-so not yet 3 16.(Cause) OK so-so not yet 17.(become possible) OK so-so not yet 18. OK so-so not yet 19. OK so-so not yet 20. OK so-so not yet 21. OK so-so not yet 22.(as) OK so-so not yet 4 23. (Nominalizing sentences) OK so-so not yet 24.（without ....ing) OK so-so not yet 25. OK so-so not yet 26. OK so-so not yet 27. OK so-so not yet 5 28. OK so-so not yet 29. OK so-so not yet 30. OK so-so not yet 31. OK so-so not yet 32.(Verb＋Verb) OK so-so not yet 6 33. (even if) OK so-so not yet 34. OK so-so not yet 35. OK so-so not yet 36.(to be decided) OK so-so not yet 37.(I decide) OK so-so not yet 38. OK so-so not yet 39. OK so-so not yet 7 40. OK so-so not yet 41. OK so-so not yet 42.(rule) OK so-so not yet 8 43. (Passive) OK so-so not yet 44. OK so-so not yet 45. OK so-so not yet 9 46. (Causative) OK so-so not yet 47. (Causative Passive) OK so-so not yet 48. (wants to...) OK so-so not yet 10 49. OK so-so not yet 50. OK so-so not yet 51. OK so-so not yet 11 52. OK so-so not yet 53. Plain Imperatives OK so-so not yet 54. OK so-so not yet 12 55. OK so-so not yet 56. Written Styles OK so-so not yet 57. Spoken Styles OK so-so not yet 13 58. OK so-so not yet 59. OK so-so not yet 60. OK so-so not yet 61. OK so-so not yet 62. OK so-so not yet 63. OK so-so not yet 14 64. OK so-so not yet 65. OK so-so not yet 15 66. OK so-so not yet 67. OK so-so not yet Pre-advanced level (Textbook: Intermediate Japanese ) 1 1. OK so-so not yet 2. (the sentence-final particle of exclamation) OK so-so not yet 3. (It has been decided/arranged that...) OK so-so not yet 4. (be expected/supposed to; ...it is rule/custom that...) OK so-so not yet 5. (can't possibly) OK so-so not yet 6. (way of thinking) OK so-so not yet 2 7. (without V-ing; instead of V-ing) OK so-so not yet 8. (You should...)(lit.It would be good if you did...) OK so-so not yet 9. (besides; moreover) OK so-so not yet 10. (in order words; that is; namely; in short) OK so-so not yet 11. (depending on...) OK so-so not yet 12. (correspond to...) OK so-so not yet 3 13. (other than...; besides...) OK so-so not yet 14. (It does not necessarily mean that...) OK so-so not yet 15. (nothing but...) OK so-so not yet 16. (as...as possible) OK so-so not yet 17. (should; ought to) OK so-so not yet 4 18. (I wonder) OK so-so not yet 19. (even) OK so-so not yet 20. (before one knows it; before one realizes) OK so-so not yet 21. (be used to; be accustomed to) OK so-so not yet 22. (to manage or get by without doing V) OK so-so not yet 23. (more than...) OK so-so not yet 5 24. (to notice...) OK so-so not yet 25. (with considerable trouble at greatest pains; kindly) OK so-so not yet 26. (can't help but do.../can't do certain things for social/moral/situational reasons) OK so-so not yet 27. (upon V-ing; after V-ing) OK so-so not yet 28. (be made to V) OK so-so not yet 29. (certain thing has both good and bad aspects) OK so-so not yet 30. (once you do something...) OK so-so not yet 6 31. (N will do; N will suffice) OK so-so not yet 32. (it is not necessarily the case that.../it does not mean that...) OK so-so not yet 33. (express the idea ofor ) OK so-so not yet 34. (I think it might be case that...) OK so-so not yet 35. (rather) OK so-so not yet 7 36. (to make an effort to do something; to make a point of doing something) OK so-so not yet 37. (the written style of te-form to connect two sentences) OK so-so not yet 38. (no matter what/when/who/where etc.) OK so-so not yet 39. (...type; ...ic; ...ical) OK so-so not yet 40. (undeniably; no doubt; by any account) OK so-so not yet 8 41. (Y is about the only X.) OK so-so not yet 42. (as expected; also; again) OK so-so not yet 43. (if only you...) OK so-so not yet 44. (supposed to; expected to) OK so-so not yet 45. (as...) OK so-so not yet 46. (undeniably; no doubt; by any account) OK so-so not yet 9 47. (to have no choice but to...) OK so-so not yet 48. (homophonous to the passive form) OK so-so not yet 49. (at least) OK so-so not yet 50. (so that...) OK so-so not yet 51. (seems...; appears...) OK so-so not yet 10 52. (more than anything) OK so-so not yet 53. (as for X,Y is the best thing to do; as for X,there is nothing better than Y) OK so-so not yet 54. (the condition/situation is unchanged) OK so-so not yet 11 55. (while a certain situation holds) OK so-so not yet 56. (more than anything) OK so-so not yet 57. (to go out of one's way to do something) OK so-so not yet 58. (to ask [someone]to do [something]) OK so-so not yet 59. (when I was about to V) OK so-so not yet 12 60. (not much; not enough) OK so-so not yet 61. (try...V-ing) OK so-so not yet 62. (nothing can be better than...) OK so-so not yet 63. (as one wishes) OK so-so not yet 64. (to tend to...; to be apt to...; to be prone to...) OK so-so not yet 13 65. (it must be...) OK so-so not yet 66. (on one hand; on the other hand) OK so-so not yet 67. (at most) OK so-so not yet 68. (as far as...; as long as...) OK so-so not yet 69. (on the contrary) OK so-so not yet 14 70. (N1 does things in its own way) OK so-so not yet 71. (N1 has its own N2) OK so-so not yet 72. (although) OK so-so not yet 73. (together with; along with/as X happens,so does Y) OK so-so not yet 74. (to leave/ entrust X to Y) OK so-so not yet 75. (every time X happens,Y also happens) OK so-so not yet 15 76. (to have a feeling that; to leave the impression that; it seems to me that) OK so-so not yet 77. (X has something to do with Y; X is related to Y) OK so-so not yet 78. (to be based on...) OK so-so not yet 79. (just because...) OK so-so not yet 80. (to let X bother one) OK so-so not yet 81. (if..., it's different) OK so-so not yet Advanced level (Textbook: Progressing from Intermediate to Advance) 1 1. (do anyway; manage to do; do with difficulty; barely; somehow) OK so-so not yet 2. (when all is said and done; after all; whatever others may say) OK so-so not yet 3. (when...ing) OK so-so not yet 4. ((to be teased by saying something like) as...) OK so-so not yet 5. (refer to...; connect to...; link to...) OK so-so not yet 6. (like A after B)(lit. to be favored by similar good luck; share another's good luck) OK so-so not yet 7. (and furthermore; on top of...; in addition to...) OK so-so not yet 8. (name A after B)(lit. to be favored by similar good luck; share another's good luck) OK so-so not yet 2 9. (similarly; likewise; in the same way as) OK so-so not yet 10. (regarding; concerning; with respect to) OK so-so not yet 11. (if only...; so long as...) OK so-so not yet 12. (how difficult /easy/etc. it is doing...; how to...) OK so-so not yet 13. (nothing but...) OK so-so not yet 14. (cannot just...; it is not possible to...) OK so-so not yet 15. (unless...; so long as...) OK so-so not yet 16. (convince(tell/ask/etc.)something to do...) OK so-so not yet 3 17. (be nothing but; only; merely; no more than) OK so-so not yet 18. (with...; along/together with...) OK so-so not yet 19. (on the way to; during; in the middle of) OK so-so not yet 20. (the very...(a particle which emphasizes a word/phrase/clause); ...of all things) OK so-so not yet 21. (should; ought to) (should not; ought not to) OK so-so not yet 22. (rather than) OK so-so not yet 23. (not very; not too; not really) OK so-so not yet 24. (must; have to) OK so-so not yet 4 25. (originally)(lit. if the origin is asked) OK so-so not yet 26. (as...; according to...; in accordance to...) OK so-so not yet 27. (starting with...; ...in addition to; ...as well as) OK so-so not yet 28. (...,that is what it means.; it means that...) OK so-so not yet 29. (as opposed to...; in contrast to...) OK so-so not yet 30. (it means that...; it ends up that...) OK so-so not yet 31. (in the process/middle of...; while...; continuously) OK so-so not yet 32. (...means...; if...,it probably means that...) OK so-so not yet 33. (judging from...; from the viewpoint of...; in view of...) OK so-so not yet 5 34. (these...(length of time); over the past(years/months/etc.)) OK so-so not yet 35. (be limited to...; be confined to...; not exceed...) OK so-so not yet 36. (so to speak; as one might put it; in a word) OK so-so not yet 37. (on the top of...; besides...; as well as...) OK so-so not yet 38. (based on...) OK so-so not yet 39. (be limited to...; ...is the best[choice/plan/etc.]; only) OK so-so not yet 40. (it is no use...ing; it cannot be helped that...) OK so-so not yet 41. (...However) OK so-so not yet 6 42. (...means...; ...refers to...) OK so-so not yet 43. (however; it (does not)mean(s), however) OK so-so not yet 44. (every time (when)...; every...) OK so-so not yet 45. (in the first place; to begin with; originally) OK so-so not yet 46. (seems as if...; really seems to...) OK so-so not yet 47. (while...) OK so-so not yet 48. (begin to do...) OK so-so not yet 49. (be made to feel/think B by A) OK so-so not yet 7 50. (has even become...; even...) OK so-so not yet 51. (by means of...; through...; via...) OK so-so not yet 52. (it is said that...; they say...) OK so-so not yet 53. (one of the reasons why; A is the reason why/cause for) OK so-so not yet 54. (...is asked for/needed/required) OK so-so not yet 55. ((it's incredible that)things like...) OK so-so not yet 56. (per...) OK so-so not yet 57. (reach(the extent that)...; even become...; even include...) OK so-so not yet 8 58. (with ...as the center; centering on...) OK so-so not yet 59. (..., but still...) OK so-so not yet 60. (the end /result was that; end up...; in the end) OK so-so not yet 61. (as a result of...; A was a trigger for B) OK so-so not yet 62. (I wonder why/what/how...?; What/Why/Where/How do I...?) OK so-so not yet 63. (be careful/concerned about; worry about) OK so-so not yet 64. (the more..., the more...) OK so-so not yet 65. (despite...; regardless of the fact that...) OK so-so not yet 9 66. (when (something happened)) OK so-so not yet 67. (concerning; in connection with; surrounding) OK so-so not yet 68. (with the objective of; with the aim of) OK so-so not yet 69. (A or else B) OK so-so not yet 70. (rarely (any); seldom (any); hardly (any)) OK so-so not yet 71. (cannot avoid becoming　(means"V-ing will mostly likely happen")) OK so-so not yet 10 72. (should; would) OK so-so not yet 73. (...is not the only one; ...is not all) OK so-so not yet 11 74. (even if/though...) OK so-so not yet 75. (must) OK so-so not yet 76. (depending on) OK so-so not yet 77. (tend to...(undesirable tendency)) OK so-so not yet 78. (how(often/much)...?(rhetorical question)) OK so-so not yet 79. (if someone/something is to...; if ...was/were to...) OK so-so not yet I can read kanji characters. Kanji Level check Are you interested in taking Japanese lessons at MLC Meguro Language Center (Tokyo, Japan)? Yes, I am. Yes, I'd like to visit MLC for an interview. No, I just tried to check my level. We will not reply for this. Comment: Arigatou gozaimashita! (No score available)