ほどだ => Over N2
Degree, Level, Amount
ば~ほど => The more A, C N3
Degree. Level, Amount
ほど~ない => A is not as C as B N4
Comparisons
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
ほど => So much B that it's like A , The extent/degree of B is so high that it seems like A. N3
Information, Report
~がほしい => I want ~ N5
Asking and Telling
など => Such as… N4
Particles
など => Things like, for example… N3
Adjectival, Description
にほかならない => Only A N2
Reason, Result, Response
に[先駆「さきが」]けて => The earliest, very first in A; Ahead of A, in advance of A N1
Time, Situation
だけど => A, however/but B N3
Contrast
ほかない => There are no other methods except for A N2
(Not)only, (Not) even