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Adverbs (副詞) are words that modify other words (verbs, adjectives, other adverbs, and even full sentences).
In Japanese, adjectives can be turned into adverbs by adding に (ni) at the end. This is similar to the English ‘ly’, as in quickly.
| # | Romaji | Japanese | Grammar Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | aete | 敢えて【あえて】 | dare to; daringly; deliberately; purposely ~ | N1 |
| 2 | akumade mo | あくまでも | to the end; persistently; absolutely; is still very ~ | N1 |
| 3 | an no jou | 案の定【あんのじょう】 | just as one thought; as usual; sure enough | N1 |
| 4 | arakajime | あらかじめ | beforehand; in advance; previously | N1 |
| 5 | dou nimo~nai | どうにも～ない | not … by any means; no matter how hard one tries, cannot ~ | N1 |
| 6 | gotoki / gotoku / gotoshi | ごとき / ごとく / ごとし | like; as if; the same as ~ | N1 |
| 7 | ikani | いかに | how; in what way; how much; to what extent | N1 |
| 8 | ikani mo | いかにも | indeed; really; truly; just (like); very; extremely ~ | N1 |
| 9 | katagata | かたがた | while; at the same time; incidentally; for the purpose of ~ | N1 |
| 10 | katawara | かたわら | while; besides; at the same time; in addition | N1 |
| 11 | katsute | かつて | once; before; formerly; ever; former; ex- | N1 |
| 12 | koto gotoku | ことごとく | altogether; entirely; completely ~ | N1 |
| 13 | marukkiri | まるっきり | completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all ~ | N1 |
| 14 | mohaya | もはや | already; now; no longer; not anymore | N1 |
| 15 | nan to iu / nanto / nante | なんという / なんと / なんて | how (beautiful, etc.); what a ~ | N1 |
| 16 | nani shiro | 何しろ【なにしろ】 | at any rate; after all; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know ~ | N1 |
| 17 | nari ni / nari no | なりに / なりの | suitable; in one's own way/style | N1 |
| 18 | nari tomo | なりとも | at least; even just a little (adverbial particle) | N1 |
| 19 | no nan notte | のなんのって | extremely ~ (cannot be expressed in words) | N1 |
| 20 | ori ni | 折に【おりに】 | when; at the time; on the occasion ~ | N1 |
| 21 | oyoso | およそ | about; roughly; generally; approximately; completely ~ | N1 |
| 22 | samo | さも | really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; as if ~ | N1 |
| 23 | sazo | さぞ | surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed ~ | N1 |
| 24 | ta hazumi ni / ta hyoushi ni | た弾みに / た拍子に【たはずみに / たひょうしに】 | the moment [A], unintentionally / inadvertently caused something to happen | N1 |
| 25 | tada~nomi da | ただ～のみだ | all we can do is; can do nothing but; only ~ | N1 |
| 26 | to aimatte | と相まって【とあいまって】 | together with..., more; because of the influence of..., more ~ | N1 |
| 27 | tomo sureba | ともすれば | apt to (do); tend to; liable to; prone to ~ | N1 |
| 28 | toriwake | とりわけ | especially; above all ~ | N1 |
| 29 | tossa ni | とっさに | at once; right away; promptly | N1 |