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Nたら／Nったら
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(gives a sense of surprise, disbelief, reproach, or the like.)
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Nたら／ったら is often used in informal conversations to indicate the topic of a sentence. Compared with a は(wa)-marked topic, ～たら／ったら gives a sense of surprise, disbelief, reproach, or the like.
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よっぽど
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considerably; really; to a great extent
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よっぽど is a colloquial form of よほど, which indicates that something is of a degree considerably greater than usual.
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～に違いない
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it must be ~
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It follows nouns, stem forms of な-adjectives, plain forms of い-adjectives and verbs
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さすが(に)
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indeed; as may be expected
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さすが(に) gives a connotation that the speaker is favorably impressed with the state. It is often preceded by [Sentence+だけあって].
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Nなんか／Nなんて
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things (or people) like ~
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Both なんか and なんて can follow a noun, with the meaning of 'things (or people) like ~.' Only なんて, however, can follow a sentence. なんて is a contraction of many forms such as などは, などと, などというのは or the like.
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～ものの
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although ~
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ものの is a conjunction meaning 'although,' and tends to be used in writing. Nouns are in である-form (i.e., 日本人であるものの), and な-adjectives are either in である-form or in な-form (i.e., 便利であるものの；べんりなものの), and the plain forms of verbs and い-adjectives.
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一方で(は）
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on one hand; on the other hand
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It is often used in a phrase 一方では～、他方では～. However, one of the two phrases is often omitted.
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毎日のように
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almost every day
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It means that it appears like every day, although it is not actually every day. 日 can be replaced by 週，月，年，回，時間，etc.
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せいぜい
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at most
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It indicates a maximum limit, which is still a small amount.
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～ながら
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although
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When, in [S1 ながら S2], S1 contains a noun, adjective, or stative verb, it expresses the idea of 'although S1, S2.' Notice that, when S1 contains an action verb, ながら indicates two simultanous actions.
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Nとしては
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for; considering
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それにしても
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even so
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～限り
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as far as ~; as long as ~
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It is used to set limits within which the following statement holds true. It generally follows plain forms of verbs and い-adjectives. Nouns are in である-form (i.e., 日本人である限り), and な-adjectives are either in である-form or in な-form (i.e., 静 かな限り).
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かえって
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on the contrary
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It indicates that the result (or consequence) is contrary to what you expected.
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