N1 Sprint Pack

Compiled by NTJ from the exam scope

N1 grammar quick reference (first 10)

  1. Vる+が早はやいか:as soon as ~ (almost at the same moment)
    東京とうきょうに 着つくが 早はやいか、辞書じしょを 開ひらいた。(As soon as he arrived in Tokyo, he opened the dictionary.)
  2. Vる+や否いなや:as soon as ~ (formal, written)
    リンは 手紙てがみを 読よむや 否いなや、跳とび上あがった。(As soon as Rin finished reading the letter, he jumped up.)
  3. Vる+なり:the moment ~, (does something unexpected)
    先生せんせいは 店みせに 入はいるなり 注文ちゅうもんした。(As soon as sensei came into the shop, he ordered.)
  4. Vる/Vた+そばから:no sooner ~ than it’s undone again (repeatedly)
    単語たんごを 覚おぼえる そばから 忘わすれて しまう。(No sooner had I memorized the words than I forgot them again.)
  5. Vて+から というもの:ever since ~, (has been ~ all along)
    日本にほんに 来きてから というもの、毎日まいにち ここに 来きて いる。(Ever since I came to Japan, I come here every day.)
  6. N+を皮切かわきりに:starting with ~ (then one after another)
    谷中やなかを 皮切かわきりに、ツアーは 全国ぜんこくへ 広ひろがった。(Starting with Yanaka, the tours spread nationwide.)
  7. N+を限かぎりに:as of ~ (and no longer after that)
    三月さんがつを 限かぎりに、この 店みせを 閉しめる。(We're open until March, and after that we'll close this shop.)
  8. N+をもって:by means of ~; as of ~ (formal end/deadline)
    本日ほんじつを もって 受付うけつけを 終了しゅうりょうします。(Registration closes as of today.)
  9. Nから N+に至いたるまで:from ~ (all the way) to ~ (wide range)
    子こどもから お年寄としよりに 至いたるまで、みんな 署名しょめいした。(From children to elders, everyone signed.)
  10. N/Vる+に至いたって(は):only when it came to ~; as for ~ (an extreme case)
    ここに 至いたって、もう 迷まよわない。(Now that it's come to this, I won't hesitate anymore.)

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