JLPT N3 Adverbs Complete Study Guide
# Romaji Japanese Grammar Meaning
1 amari あまり so much… that
2 amari ni mo あまりにも too much; so much… that; excessively ~
3 betsu ni~nai 別に～ない【べつに～ない】 not really, not particularly
4 donna ni~temo どんなに～ても no matter how (much)
5 doushitemo どうしても no matter what; at any cost; after all ~
6 futatabi 再び【ふたたび】 again; once more; a second time
7 futo ふと suddenly; accidentally; unexpectedly; unintent
~
8 ichido ni 一度に【いちどに】 all at once
9 igai 意外【いがい】 unexpected; surprising
10 ikura~temo いくら～ても no matter how ~
11 imani 今に【いまに】 before long; even now
12 imanimo 今にも【いまにも】 at any moment; at any minute; on the verge of
13 isshu 一種【いっしゅ】 species; kind; variety
14 issou 一層【いっそう】 much more; still more; all the more; single laye
sooner; preferably
15 ittai 一体【いったい】 (what) the heck; (why) in the world
16 ittai 一体【いったい】 emphasis; what on earth; what in the world
17 ka nani ka か何か【かなにか】 or something ~
18 kekkyoku 結局【けっきょく】 after all; eventually; in the end ~
19 kesshite~nai 決して～ない【けっして～ない】 never; by no means ~
20 kyuuni 急に【きゅうに】 swiftly; rapidly; quickly; immediately; hastily
21 manichi 万一【まんいち】 emergency; unlikely event; by some chance; by
possibility
22 maru de まるで as if; as though; just like ~
23 metta ni~nai めったに～ない hardly; rarely; seldom
24 moshika shitara もしかしたら perhaps; maybe; perchance; by any chance ~
25 moshimo~tara もしも〜たら if; in the case; supposing ~
26 mushiro むしろ rather; instead; better ~
27 nakanaka なかなか very; quite; pretty; rather; just not ~
28 nanka / nante / なんか / なんて / など give examples; show modesty; make light of ~
nado
29 naru beku なるべく as much as possible
30 sai ni 際に【さいに】 when; at the time of; in the case of ~
31 saichuu ni 最中に【さいちゅうに】 while; during; in the middle of ~
32 sara ni さらに furthermore; again; more and more ~
33 seizei せいぜい at the most; at best; to the utmost
34 shibaraku しばらく for a moment; for a while; for the time being
35 sude ni すでに something has already been done/taken place;
# Romaji Japanese Grammar Meaning
already the case
36 sukoshimo 少しも【すこしも】 anything of; not one bit (with negative sentenc
37 sunawachi すなわち in other words; namely ~
38 ta totan たとたん as soon as; just as ~
39 tabi ni たびに whenever; every time ~
40 tashika ni 確かに【たしかに】 surely, certainly ~
41 tashou 多少【たしょう】 more or less; somewhat; a little; a few; some
42 tatoe~temo たとえ～ても even if… is the case
43 tatoeba 例えば【たとえば】 for example; for instance ~
44 to tomo ni と共に【とともに】 together with; at the same time as; as well as ~
45 tochuu de / tochuu 途中で/途中に【とちゅうで/とちゅうに】 on the way; in the middle of ~
ni
46 toori ni とおりに in the same way as; in the way; as ~
47 totemo~nai とても～ない cannot possibly be; hardly ~
48 tsui つい accidentally; unintentionally; by mistake
49 tsui ni ついに finally; at last; in the end ~
50 tsuide ni ついでに while, incidentally, at the same time, on the wa
51 tsumari つまり in other words; in summary; in short ~
52 wa mochiron はもちろん not to mention; not only ... but also ~
53 wari ni 割に【わりに】 considering ~; for ~; despite ~
54 wazato わざと on purpose; intentionally ~
55 wazawaza わざわざ to go to the trouble of; to go out of one's way to
56 zuibun 随分【ずいぶん】 very; extremely; surprisingly; considerably; aw
