の Japanese Grammar Intermediate

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  1. ～の関係で のかんけいで A phrase indicating that something takes place or does not take place because of a certain circumstance or connection. Translates as 'due...
  2. ～のみ のみ A formal particle meaning 'only' or 'solely.' It expresses a limit imposed upon an action, event, or state, functioning as a more literar...
  3. ～のこと のこと A structure meaning 'about X' or 'things relating to X.' It turns a noun into the topic or object of discussion, thought, or feeling.
  4. ～のことだから のことだから A phrase meaning 'knowing X as I do' or 'because it's X we're talking about.' It draws on the speaker's knowledge of someone's habitual c...
  5. ～のは～のことだ のは～のことだ A structure that focuses on the specific time when an event took place. It means 'it was (time) that (event happened)' and is used to pin...
  6. ～のに (despite / although) のに A sentence-final particle that expresses the speaker's feeling of great regret, dissatisfaction, or frustration about an outcome that con...
  7. ～の上では (as far as ~ is concerned) のうえでは A compound particle meaning 'as far as ~ is concerned' or 'on the level of ~.' It limits the scope of a statement to a particular domain,...
  8. ～の下で (under the control/influence of) のもとで A compound particle meaning 'under' in the figurative sense — under the control, guidance, supervision, or influence of someone or someth...