Lesson 8
Manner & appearance
- 1 〜んばかり ~n bakari as if about to ~ (an extreme state) It didn't quite happen, but it was that close — a written way to show how extreme something is.
- 2 〜とばかり（に） ~to bakari (ni) as if to say "~" Nothing was said aloud, but the behaviour said it clearly — that is this form.
- 3 〜ともなく ~to mo naku without really meaning to / from who-knows-where Doing something with no real intention — or not being able to say from where, or who.
- 4 〜ながらに ~nagara ni while (still) in the state of ~ Something happens while a state stays just as it is — with only a few set words.
- 5 〜きらいがある ~kirai ga aru have a (bad) tendency to ~ A formal, softened way to criticise someone's bad tendency or habit.
- 6 〜よう ~yō the way / how (much) ~ (a noun) The 「よう」that turns 'how something happened, and how much' into a noun.
- 7 〜まま（に） ~mama (ni) just as (told / felt); going along with Going wherever someone's words or your own feelings lead — without stopping to think.
Lesson check
All 7 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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「演奏が終わると、ホールは割れ＿＿＿の拍手に包まれた。」— fill the blank.
💡 Hint:The form after 割れ (ない-form − ない) meaning 'as if about to split'.
Vない − ない + んばかり = an extreme state, as if about to happen. とばかり needs a quoted thought in front.
「彼は『もう我慢できない』＿＿＿、部屋を出て行った。」— fill the blank.
💡 Hint:A thought in 『 』 comes before the blank.
Thought + とばかりに = not said, but shown in behaviour. んばかり attaches to Vない − ない instead.
「窓の外を眺める＿＿＿眺めていたら、雪が降り始めた。」— fill the blank.
💡 Hint:The same verb twice — without intention.
V辞書形 + ともなく + the same V = doing it idly, without meaning to.
「犯人の母親は、記者の前で涙＿＿＿謝った。」— fill the blank.
💡 Hint:The set phrase made with 涙.
涙ながらに = in tears (the state unchanged). ながらに only attaches to a few set words.
Which form criticises someone's bad tendency, softly, in writing?
💡 Hint:The formal 'has a bad habit' form.
きらいがある = has a bad tendency (stiff, written, about others). んばかり = an extreme state, まま(に) = as told, ともなく = without meaning to.
「十年ぶりに会った友人の＿＿＿に、思わず笑ってしまった。」— which one means 'how much he had changed'?
💡 Hint:After 「の」and before 「に」— you need a noun.
Vます − ます + よう = the state and degree of what happened (a noun). 変わりように笑う = laugh at how much someone changed.
「店員に勧められる＿＿＿、いらない物まで買ってしまった。」— fill the blank.
💡 Hint:After a passive V辞書形 — 'just as recommended, without resisting'.
V辞書形 + ままに = just as others said, without your own judgement. 〜てしまった shows the regret.
Which sentence is natural?
💡 Hint:とばかり about yourself? きらい for a good habit? Vる まま for leaving a state?
どこからともなく = from who-knows-where — correct. とばかりに is not used about yourself, きらいがある is not for a good habit, and 'left open' needs 開けたまま (Vた).
Your score: /8