Lesson 3
Time (2): turning points & periods
- 1 〜てからというもの ~te kara to iu mono ever since ~ (a lasting change) Something happened, life changed — and it has stayed that way ever since.
- 2 〜というもの ~to iu mono for the whole of (this period) 'For this whole stretch of time…' — talking about a period that felt long.
- 3 〜にあって ~ni atte in (a special situation / position) 'In a situation like this…' — the stiff 'in' of news and speeches.
- 4 〜を限りに ~o kagiri ni as of ~ (and never again) 'Today is the last time — from tomorrow, never again!'
- 5 〜をもって ~o motte as of / with (this) — official 'As of this date, it ends' — the stiff language of notices and ceremonies.
- 6 〜を皮切りに ~o kawakiri ni starting with ~ (then many more) One thing came first, then more of the same spread one after another.
- 7 〜に至るまで ~ni itaru made (all the way) down to / even ~ 'Even that far?!' — stressing how far a range reaches.
- 8 〜を境に ~o sakai ni from ~ on (a dividing point) One day or event as a dividing line — 'before it, like this; after it, quite different'.
- 9 〜を機に ~o ki ni taking ~ as an opportunity Using a turning point in life as the chance to start something new.
Lesson check
All 9 forms of this lesson together — pick the right one from its look-alikes, the way the exam does. 6/8 completes the lesson.
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「この半年＿＿＿、休みらしい休みが一日もない。」— fill the blank.
💡 Hint:A period comes before it, not an event.
この／ここ + period + というもの = for that whole time. てからというもの only follows an event in Vて.
「日本に来て＿＿＿、母の料理の味を思い出さない日はない。」— fill the blank.
💡 Hint:The form after Vて meaning 'ever since, all the time'.
Vて + からというもの = after that event things changed, and they still are that way.
「（市役所のお知らせ）この窓口は、9月30日＿＿＿業務を終了いたします。」— fill the blank.
💡 Hint:An official notice — 'as of this date, it ends'.
An official end announcement → をもって／をもちまして. を境に describes a before/after change, not an announced ending.
(to a friend) 「今日＿＿＿、夜更かしはやめる！」— fill the blank.
💡 Hint:A personal vow — 'today is the last time, never again'.
A firm personal decision → 今日を限りに. をもちまして is only for official announcements — not to a friend.
「災害時＿＿＿、正しい情報を得ることが何より大切だ。」— fill the blank.
💡 Hint:'In such a special situation' — formal.
Special situation + にあっては = precisely in such a situation. を機に means a chance for a new start — it does not fit a disaster.
「入社試験では、学歴から趣味＿＿＿、細かく聞かれた。」— fill the blank.
💡 Hint:The partner of 「から」, meaning 'even that far!'.
A から B に至るまで = even as far as something unexpected like B (hobbies). を皮切りに needs a series that spreads — it does not fit here.
「渋谷の1号店＿＿＿、この店は全国に次々と広がった。」— fill the blank.
💡 Hint:The first shop, then one after another.
A first one + spreading 次々と → を皮切りに. を境に only marks a before/after difference, not a series.
「定年＿＿＿、妻と二人で世界旅行を始めた。」— fill the blank.
💡 Hint:Something you started yourself, using a turning point as your chance.
A turning point + your own new step → を機に. を境に is followed by a state that differs before and after, not a chosen step.
Your score: /8