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Vocabulary Kanji Example Grammar Japanese - Japanese

手前 => considering; before; in front of; one’s standpoint N1

のが上手 => to be good at doing something N5

のが下手 => to be bad at doing something N5

得る => can; to be able to; is possible to~ N2

得ない => unable to; cannot; it is not possible to ~ N2

Ability

ざるを得ない => cannot help (doing); have no choice but to ~ N2

～をきんじえない（～を禁じ得ない） => can't help but; can't refrain from ~ N1

ざるを[得「え」]ない => Only A is left to do/can be done N2

(Not)only, (Not) even

...なり...なり => [A] or [B] or~ N1

Selection

...なりなんなり... => any,anything,whatever N1

Vague

～ふり（～振り） => to pretend; to act as if N3

通り (とおり/どおり) => in the same way as; in the way; as ~ N2