Japanese from zero · N2 Lesson 42

Every form compared (1)

からこそ/だけに/ばかりに/せいか/ものだから/ことだから/以上は・からすると/から見ると/から言うと/にしたら/上/の上では・ばかりか/のみならず/に限らず/はもとより/どころか/に加えて・にも関わらず/に関わらず/を問わず/ものの/つつ/反面

In this lesson, you will learn to choose the right form when several N2 patterns look alike: the ways to give a reason, the ways to say from whose point of view, the ways to say 'not only', and the ways to say 'despite' or 'regardless'. Ryo's first job interview is next week, and Lisa coaches him at café みどり, the way Ai once coached her.

By the end you will be able to say

経験があるからこそ、この仕事がしたいです。It's precisely because I have the experience that I want this job.

会社から見ると、深夜の経験は役に立ちます。Seen from the company's side, late-night experience is useful.

レジに加えて、店の掃除もしています。On top of the register, I clean the shop too.

学部を問わず、だれでも応募できます。Anyone can apply, whatever their faculty.

応募する以上は、本気で準備します。Since I'm applying, I'll prepare seriously.

The grammar in this lesson

Reasons compared: からこそ / だけに / ばかりに / せいか / ものだから / ことだから / 以上は — Seven ways to give a reason, each with its own color: stressed, natural, regretted, unsure, excused, from character, or binding.
Viewpoints compared: からすると / から見ると / から言うと / にしたら / 上 / の上では — Six ways to say from whose point of view, or in what terms, a judgment is made.
'Not only' compared: ばかりか / のみならず / に限らず / はもとより / どころか / に加えて — Five ways to add a second thing to the first, and どころか, which can turn the first thing upside down.
Despite and regardless compared: にも関わらず / に関わらず / を問わず / ものの / つつ / 反面 — Three ways to say 'despite' or 'although', two ways to say 'regardless of', and 反面 for the other side of one thing.