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Express negation of an action; means 'without doing' or 'without..., then'
Using まだ with affirmative sentences to express continuation, incompletion, or remaining quantity
'Once he grabs the mic, it's over' uses たら最後, 'thought it'd go well but got stood up' uses 思いきや, 'materially rich but spiritually?' uses とは言うものの.
N1 grammar pattern "〜より": from~ onward;More~ than~; Compared to~. Usage guide with examples.
Expresses a continuous, worsening trend or deteriorating situation
N1 grammar pattern "〜たまでだ；〜たまでのことだ": I just did ~；I did ~ just because. Usage guide with examples.
「休ませてもらった」vs「休んでもらった」— one means asking for time off, the other means asking someone else to rest. Causative + giving/receiving: reverse the direction and the meaning flips entirely.
Expresses contrast between expectation and reality; used to show disproportionate outcomes
Japanese conjunctive particle expressing multiple reasons, examples, or parallel listing
