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Vocabulary Kanji Example Grammar Japanese - Japanese
に[先立「さきだ」]って／に[先立「さきだ」]ち／に[先立「さきだ」]つ => Before A occurs/takes place N2
Time, Situation
[一方「いっぽう」]だ => Change A continues, A does not stop N2
Miscellaneous
に[先駆「さきが」]けて => The earliest, very first in A; Ahead of A, in advance of A N1
Time, Situation
[一方「いっぽう」] => On one hand A, on the other, B; Although A, at the same time, B N2
Contrast,Surprise
に[反「はん」]して／に[反「はん」]し／に[反「はん」]する／に[反「はん」]した => In contrast to A N2
Contrast,Surprise
とは => States surprise N1
Contrast/Surprise
ては[初「はじ」]めて => Only after A did (I) B N3
Time, Situation
とは[裏腹「うらはら」] => Contrary to A, opposite of A, ... N1
Contrast/Surprise
をはじめ／をはじめとする => For example, A N2
Lists, Examples
はもちろん／はもとより => Although A is given/obvious; B N3
List, Examples
ことはない => Not necessary N3
Needs, Requirement
の[上「うえ」]では => As… N4
Situations and Experiences