N3 あ-ほ

Question 1

あまり/のあまり

Answer 1

Meaning: so much that

Formation:

Noun + のあまり
Verb-dictionary form + あまり
Verb-casual, past + あまり
いadj-さform + のあまり
なadj + あまり

Question 2

-ば~ほど

Answer 2

Meaning: the more… the more

Formation:

Verb-ばconditional + (same) Verb + ほど
いadj-ばconditional + (same) いadj + ほど
なadj + ならば + なadj + なほど
Noun + であれば + Noun + あるほど

Question 3

-ばいい

Answer 3

Meaning: should, can, it’d be good if

Formation:

Verb-ばconditional form + いい

Question 4

ばかり/-てばかり

Answer 4

Meaning: only, nothing but

Formation:

Verb-てform + ばかり
Noun + ばかり

Question 5

ばかりだ

Answer 5

Meaning: continue to (similar to 一方だ)

Formation:

Verb-dictionary form + ばかりだ

Question 6

ばかりか/ばかりでなく

Answer 6

Meaning: not only… but also, as well as

Formation:

Verb-casual + ばかりか/ばかりでなく
Noun + ばかりか/ばかりでなく
いadj + ばかりか/ばかりでなく
なadj + なばかりか/ばかりでなく

Question 7

ばかりに

Answer 7

Meaning: because, on account of => negative result

Formation:

Verb-casual, past + ばかりに
いadjective + ばかりに
なadjective + な/である + ばかりに
Noun + ばかりに

Question 8

-ばよかった

Answer 8

Meaning: should have, it would have been better if…, I wish…

Formation:

Verb-ば conditional + よかった（のに）

Question 9

べき/べきだ

Answer 9

Meaning: must do, should do

Exception: する => すべき/するべき

Formation:

Verb-dictionary form + べき/べきだ

Question 10

べきではない

Answer 10

Meaning: must not do, should not do

Formation:

Verb-dictionary form + べきではない

Question 11

べつに～ない

Answer 11

Meaning: not really, not particularly

Formation:

別に + Verb-ないform
別に + Noun + ではない
別に + いadj (remove い) + くない
別に + なadj + ではない

Question 12

だらけ

Answer 12

Meaning: covered all over in, full of

Formation:

Noun + だらけ

Question 13

どころか

Answer 13

Meaning: far from, anything but, let alone, much less

Formation:

Verb-dictionary form + どころか
Verb-ない form + どころか
いadjective + どころか
なadjective + などころか
Noun + どころか

Question 14

どんなに～ても

Answer 14

Meaning: no matter how

Formation:

どんなに + Verb-てform + も
どんなに + Noun + でも
どんなに + いadj + （－い）くても
どんなに + なadj + でも

Question 15

ふりをする

Answer 15

Meaning: to pretend, to act as if

Formation:

Verb-casual + ふりをする
Noun + のふりをする
いadj + ふりをする
なadj + なふりをする

Question 16

がち

Answer 16

Meaning: apt to do, tend to do

Formation:

Verb-stem + がちだ
Noun + がちだ

Question 17

-がたい

Answer 17

Meaning: hard to, difficult to

Formation:

Verb-masu stem + がたい

Question 18

気味

Answer 18

Meaning: -like, -looking

Formation:

Noun + 気味
Verb-stem + 気味

Question 19

はずだ

Answer 19

Meaning: it must be, it should be

Formation:

Verb-casual + はずだ
いadjective + はずだ
なadjective + なはずだ
Noun + のはずだ

Question 20

ほど

Answer 20

Meaning: to the extent that, so much… that; the more

Formation:

Verb-casual + ほど
Noun + ほど
いadj + ほど
なadj + なほど

Question 21

鼻であしらう

Answer 21

to spurn, to snub, to treat with contempt

Question 22

づらい

Answer 22

difficult to

Question 23

ってば

Answer 23

indicates closeness or annoyance