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目次Table of contents
What is in the JLPT Grammar: The Complete Book
Every point below is in the book. The 45 marked with a study card get a full page to themselves; the other 257 are checklist rows, one line apiece with the romaji and the English meaning.
- でat / by means of
- でしょうprobably / right?
- 〜がありますthere is (inanimate)
- 〜がいますthere is (animate)
- 〜ほうがいいhad better / you should
- 〜からbecause / sinceStudy card
- 〜く/ 〜になるbecome
- まだ〜ていませんhave not done yet
- 〜まえにbefore doing
- 〜ませんかwon’t you? (invitation)
- 〜ましょうlet’s
- 〜ましょうかshall I? / shall we?
- もalso / too
- 〜んですexplanatory (んだ / のだ)Study card
- ないでくださいplease do not
- 〜なくちゃいけないhave to (casual)
- にto / at / in (target)
- に/へto (direction)
- 〜にいくgo to do
- 〜のがへたですbe bad at doing
- 〜のがじょうずですbe good at doing
- 〜のがすきですlike doing
- 〜のほうが〜よりA is more … than B
- 〜のなかで〜がいちばん〜the most … among
- のでbecause (soft)Study card
- 〜すぎるtoo much / excessively
- 〜たことがあるhave done before (experience)Study card
- 〜たいwant to do
- 〜たり …〜たりするdo things like A and B
- 〜ているongoing action / stateStudy card
- 〜てからafter doingStudy card
- 〜てくださいplease do
- 〜てもいいですmay / it’s okay to
- 〜てはいけませんmust not / may notStudy card
- とand / with / quotationStudy card
- つもりですintend to / plan to
- はtopic marker
- をdirect object marker
- やand (a non-exhaustive list)
- 〜ば/〜ればif (conditional)
- 〜ばよかったshould have (regret)
- Dictionary form+とwhenever / if
- 〜がほしいwant (a thing)
- 〜がするsmells / sounds / feels likeStudy card
- 〜はずですsupposed to / should be
- 〜かどうかwhether or notStudy card
- 〜かもしれないmight / maybeStudy card
- 〜ことにするdecide toStudy card
- 〜く/ 〜にするmake it / decide on
- 〜みたいseems like / just like
- 〜ながらwhile (doing both)Study card
- 〜ないでwithout doing
- 〜なければならないmust / have toStudy card
- 〜なくてもいいdon’t have to
- ならif / as for
- 〜なさいdo it (gentle command)
- 〜にくいhard to do
- のにeven though
- 〜のようなlike / such as (before a noun)
- 〜のようにlike / as (manner)
- 〜のようてほしいwant someone to do
- Number+もas many as (emphasis)
- 〜おうlet's / volitional
- 〜られるpassive / potential form
- 〜させられるbe made to do (causative-passive)
- 〜させるmake/let someone do (causative)Study card
- 〜しand (listing reasons)
- しか〜ないonly / nothing butStudy card
- 〜そうだlooks like / seems (appearance)Study card
- 〜そうだI heard that (hearsay)Study card
- 〜たがるwants to (third person)
- 〜たらif / whenStudy card
- 〜たらどうですかwhy don’t you?
- 〜てあげるdo for someone (favour)Study card
- 〜てあるhas been done (resultant state)
- 〜ていくgo on doing (away from speaker)
- 〜ていたwas doing (past continuous)Study card
- 〜ていただけませんかcould you please (humble)
- 〜てくれるdo for me (favour)Study card
- 〜てくれてありがとうthank you for doing
- 〜てくるcome to / start to (toward speaker)Study card
- てみるtry doingStudy card
- 〜てもeven if
- 〜てもらうhave someone do for me
- 〜ておくdo in advanceStudy card
- 〜てしまうended up (regret)Study card
- 〜てすみませんsorry for doing
- 〜てやるdo for (blunt benefactive)Study card
- 〜てよかったglad that I did
- 〜といいですI hope that
- 〜という〜called / namedStudy card
- V-たらいい (it would be good if)it would be good if
- 〜やすいeasy to do
- 〜ようlet’s (plain volitional)
- 〜ようだseems like / appears
- 〜ようとするtry to / be about toStudy card
- AのではなくB(のです)not A but B
- 〜ば〜ほどthe more … the more
- 〜ばかりnothing but / onlyStudy card
- どうしてもno matter what
- どうやらapparently / it seems
- ふりpretend to
- 〜がちtends to / prone toStudy card
- 〜げlooking / seeming
- 〜ぐらいabout / to the extent of
- 〜始めるbegin to do
- ほどto the extent that
- いったい(一体)what on earth
- 〜かと思うとjust when / no sooner thanStudy card
- 〜かえってon the contrary
- 限るbe limited to / nothing beats
- 〜代わりinstead of / in return
- きりonly / ever since
- こそprecisely / this very
- 〜ことになるit has been decided that
- まいsurely not / won’t (negative volitional)
- ままas it is / unchanged
- まさかno way / surely not
- 〜ものだshould / used to / general truthStudy card
- むしろrather / if anything
- N+を始めstarting with / including
- 〜ないうちにbefore it changes
- なかなかquite / considerably
- 〜に違いないmust be / no doubtStudy card
- 〜に関するconcerning / related to
- 〜になれるget used to
- 〜にすぎないmerely / nothing more than
- 〜には〜の〜があるin A there is B
- 〜によるとaccording to
- 〜によってby / depending on
- 〜のではないかisn't it? / I wonder if
- おいて(於いて)in / at (formal)
- おかげでthanks to
- 〜っぽい-ish / tends to be
- 〜らしいseems / typical of
- さえeven
- 〜さえ〜ばif only / as long as
- さらに(更に)furthermore / even more
- せいぜいat most / at best
- すでに(既に)already
- 〜たばかりjust didStudy card
- 〜たものだused to (nostalgia)
- 〜たとたんthe moment / as soon as
- 〜たび〜every time
- 〜ためにin order to / because ofStudy card
- 〜たてfreshly done
- 〜たってeven if (casual ても)
- 〜て初めてonly after doing
- 〜てならないcan't help feelingStudy card
- 〜てしかたがないcan't help but / extremely
- 〜てたまらないunbearably / can't stand itStudy card
- 〜てはif / whenever (repeated)
- 〜というのはthe thing called / this is because
- 〜としたらsupposing / if
- 〜としてas (a role)
- 〜とともに〜together with / as
- 〜とても〜ないcan’t possibly
- ついunintentionally / just now
- つもりでwith the intention of
- 〜うちにwhile / before it changes
- 〜Vるためにin order to
- 〜は〜で有名is famous for
- 〜は〜くらいですis only about (that much)
- わざわざgoing out of one’s way
- ようにso that / in order toStudy card
- 〜ようになるcome to / reach the point of
- ようにするmake sure to
- 〜ずwithout / not (literary)Study card
- あえてdaring to / deliberately
- 〜たあげくafter all that (bad result)
- 〜ばいいのにI wish you would
- 別に〜ないnot particularly
- 〜でいいですwill do / good enough
- 〜ではないだろうかisn’t it likely that
- 〜が気になるbe bothered by / curious about
- ごとし(如し)just like (ends a sentence)
- 以外のother than
- 一方ではon one hand
- いたるまで(至るまで)all the way to
- いつのまにかbefore you know it
- いったんーばonce you do, then
- いよいよat last / more and more
- かけてはwhen it comes to
- かねないmight well (something bad)
- かねるcannot bring oneself to
- 〜からなる(成る)consist of
- 〜からにはnow that / since
- くせにeven though (with blame)
- まんいち(万一)in the unlikely event
- 〜ものですからbecause (an excuse)
- もののalthough
- 〜ないで済むget by without doing
- 〜ないわけにはいかないcannot not do (obligation)
- 〜なかなか〜ないnot easily
- 何といってもabove all
- なにしろ(何しろ)after all / at any rate
- なるべくas much as possible
- 〜にあたるcorresponds to / on the occasion of
- 〜に気をつけるbe careful about
- 〜に越したことはないbest to / you can’t go wrong
- のぼるamount to (as many as)
- 思うようにas one wishes
- およびand (formal)
- ろくにhardly (with a negative)
- ろくに〜ないhardly … at all
- さしつかえないno problem / it is fine to
- さすがにas expected / even so
- せいかperhaps because
- せっかくafter all the trouble
- せめてat least
- それにしてもeven so
- 〜た上でafter doing (and then)
- たちまちin an instant
- たまらないunbearably
- たしかif I remember right
- 〜と言っても〜although I say
- 〜というわけではないit doesn't mean that
- とうていby no means
- 〜つつあるin the process of
- つうじて(通じて)through / throughout
- 〜は〜に限るnothing beats
- 〜わけですthat’s why / it follows that
- 〜わけにはいかないcan't possibly (socially)
- 〜を〜にまかせるleave it to
- やむをえずunavoidably
- やっぱりas I thought / after all
- よっぽどreally / considerably
- 〜より仕方がないhave no choice but to
- 〜ような気がするhave a feeling that
- ゆえにtherefore (formal)
- 〜べからずmust not (on signs)
- 〜べくin order to (formal)
- 〜だけましat least it’s better than
- 〜であれwhether it be / no matter
- 〜ではあるまいしit’s not as if
- 〜が早いかas soon as
- 〜が最後once you do, that's itStudy card
- 〜がてらwhile also doing
- 〜ごときlike / as if (literary)Study card
- 〜いかんdepending on
- 〜かいもなくto no avail
- 〜かたがたand also (formal, two purposes)
- 〜かたわらwhile also (alongside a main job)
- 〜きらいがあるhas a bad tendency to
- 〜極まるextremely (negative)
- 〜ことなしにwithout ever doing (formal)
- 〜まじきunbecoming of / must not
- 〜まみれcovered in
- 〜めくshowing signs of
- 〜ものをif only … but (regret)
- 〜ながらもeven while / although (formal)
- 〜ながらにwhile remaining (as it is)
- 〜ないではすまないcan’t get away without doing
- 〜ないまでもeven if not … at least
- 〜なくしてはwithout … it is impossible
- 〜ならではunique to / only from
- 〜なりno sooner than (literary)
- 〜なしにwithout
- 〜にひきかえin contrast to
- 〜にかこつけてusing as an excuse
- 〜にかたくないeasy to imagine
- 〜にもましてeven more than
- 〜にそくしてin line with
- 〜に相違ないmust be (formal)
- 〜にたえないunbearable to / cannot help feeling
- 〜に足るworthy of
- 〜に(は)あたらないno need to
- 〜ぬclassical negative (= ない)Study card
- 〜っぱなしleave it doing / keep on
- 〜しまつだends up (badly)
- 〜(で)すらeven (emphatic, literary)
- 〜たところでeven if (futile)Study card
- ただ〜のみonly / merely (literary)
- 〜たりともnot even one
- 〜たるin the capacity of (literary)Study card
- 〜てからというものever since
- 〜てもさしつかえないit is fine to
- 〜てやまないnever cease to
- 〜と相まってcoupled with
- 〜とあればif it is for
- 〜とあってbecause (given the situation)
- 〜といえどもeven though / even
- 〜と思いきやcontrary to expectation
- 〜としたところでeven if / even for
- 〜とはいえeven so / although
- 〜ところをalthough it is (a busy time)
- 〜ともなるとwhen it comes to being
- 〜はおろかlet alone
- 〜割りに(は)considering / for
- 〜をふまえてbased on
- 〜を経てafter going through
- 〜を限りにas of (and no longer)
- 〜を皮切りにstarting with
- 〜を禁じ得ないcan’t help feeling
- 〜をもってby means of / as of
- 〜をおしてin spite of (a difficulty)
- 〜を余儀なくされるbe forced to
- 〜をよそにignoring / despite
- 〜や否や(いなや)the instant that (literary)
- 〜ようがno matter how / whether
- 〜ゆえbecause of (formal)
- 〜ずくめentirely / full of
解説Background
About the JLPT Grammar: The Complete Book
The JLPT Grammar: The Complete Book is in two parts. Part one is the complete JLPT checklist: every one of the 302 grammar points the JLPT groups at this level, each with its romaji and its English meaning, in the order the exam groups them. Part two is 45 full study cards, one page per pattern. Each page runs top to bottom: the pattern with its romaji, what it means, how it is built, example sentences with furigana, and last the nuances that catch learners out.
The patterns here are not a textbook's list. Yomimaru is a reading app built on public-domain Japanese: Aozora Bunko stories, folk tales, graded readers. The points that have a full study card are the ones that keep turning up in those texts. That is why a few famous textbook patterns are only a checklist row, and a few unglamorous ones get a whole page.
Everything in the book is free to print and free to share, including with a class. You can also take the study cards one at a time from each grammar point's page, where we ask for no email at all. The book exists because one PDF is easier to keep than 45 separate ones.
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Is the JLPT Grammar: The Complete Book PDF really free?
Yes, the whole 68 pages. We never ask for payment details, and nothing here turns into a subscription later. We do ask for an email address, so that we can send you the file and tell you when new grammar cards go up, and you can unsubscribe in one click. The download link also appears on this page the moment you submit the form, so you never have to wait for the mail.
What is inside the JLPT Grammar: The Complete Book?
All 302 JLPT grammar points as a printable checklist with romaji and English meanings, plus 45 full study cards at one page each. A card gives the pattern's meaning, its construction rules, example sentences with furigana, and the nuances learners get wrong. 68 A4 pages in total.
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Can I print it, or share it with my class?
Yes to both. It is laid out as A4 portrait with one study card per page, so you can print the whole book or just the pages you are working on. Teachers are welcome to hand it out.
What is the difference between the book and the individual grammar cards?
The content is the same. Each grammar point's page on Yomimaru gives you its study card as a single PDF and asks for no email at all. This book bundles them into one file with a checklist of every JLPT pattern in front, which is what most people want when they are studying a whole level rather than one point.
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