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