i-adjective
Patterns that hang off a bare i-adjective.
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〜ときN5
when; at the time of
〜とどうじにN3
at the same time as; the instant that — or, while also being
〜おりにN2
on the occasion of; when the opportunity arises — warmer than 際に
〜あいだN5
the whole time that; throughout — fills the whole stretch, start to finish
〜うちにN3
while the chance lasts; before the situation changes
〜ままN3
leaving it as is; still in the state of
ずっと〜N5
the whole time; all along — one unbroken stretch, or comparison, by far
〜とN5
whenever; when — one thing automatically brings the next
〜ほどN4
the more you do X, the more Y — two things rising together
〜といいN4
I hope; it'd be good to — a wish, or a light suggestion
〜つもりだN5
intend to; plan to
〜ながらもN2
though; even while — a restrained, one-person concession
〜ばかりにN2
all because — one small thing cost far more than it should
〜もののN2
although — the fact stands, and it changes nothing that follows
doesn't amount to — the fact stands, but its conclusion doesn't follow
〜でしょうN5
probably; I suppose; right?
〜かもしれないN4
might; may possibly
たぶん〜N5
probably; I think — a guess, offered with room to be wrong
きっと〜N5
surely; I'm sure — the speaker's confidence in an outcome not yet known
it may just be that; there's a chance — a long shot
〜というものだN2
that's what you call X; that is simply what it amounts to
it isn't simply that; that's not how it works
〜ほうがN5
is more …; the … one of the two
いちばん〜N5
the most; number one
とても〜N5
very — the top end of a gradable quality
ちょっと〜N5
a bit; slightly — a small degree, and in speech the all-purpose softener
少し〜N5
a little; a small amount — plain in tone, at home in writing
〜だけN5
only; just
〜くらいN5
about; to the extent that
〜ほどN3
to the point of ...; to such an extent that ...
〜ものがあるN2
there is a real X about it — you can just feel it
〜あまりにN2
so much so that — an extreme degree causes what follows
〜のN4
の — turns a verb, or everything up to it, into a noun
〜ことN5
こと — turns a verb or a whole action into a noun
〜のがすきN4
like doing
〜ものだN3
that's just how it is; you really should; used to do
〜中をN3
amid — a formal opener naming a state you carry on through
〜どころかN3
far from; not just X but even Y
nothing is better than X; the more/better X, the better
not at all — the far end of "not much"
〜のではN2
if you (go on) doing that — and it will end badly
if that's how things are — then the outlook is bad
〜ものかN3
as if!; there's no way — a heated refusal, asked as a question
〜ことにN2
to my surprise/regret/delight — a feeling word first, then what happened
ちょうど〜N2
exactly; just — nothing over, or right at the same moment
どうも〜N4
somehow; I can't say why — an impression with no evidence to name
〜ことは〜がN2
I do X, yes, but — the word is granted, the objection follows
全く〜N2
not at all — or "utterly," before an already-absolute word
おそらく〜N2
in all likelihood — rates the odds instead of committing, in careful writing
not that much — denies a degree just proposed; or bare, that much
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