State

まま

V (ない)

V (た)

い-Adj

な-Adj

N + の

+ まま

Means that something doesn't change state, stays as it is.

[!info] Examples {開|あ}けた==まま==。 To be left open.

{熱|あつ}い==まま==。 Still hot.

{昔|むかし}の==まま==。 As it always been.

その==まま==でいい。 It is fine as it is.

V ます

+ さえ + すれば

V (て)

+ さえ + いれば

+ さえ + V(ば)

Means "as long as", "if only". If a certain condition is met, the result will be okay.

[!info] Examples {公園|こうえん}==さえ==あれ==ば==、うれしいです。 As long as there is a park, I am happy.

Means "half", "not yet finished", "in the middle of". Made by removing the ます stem of a verb.

[!info] Examples この{本棚|ほんだな}はまだ{作|つく}り==かける==です。 This bookshelf is not yet finished building.

{一方|いっぽう}だ means "to continue to", "more and more". Used with verbs that expresses change.

[!info] Examples {禁煙|きんえん}の{場所|ばしょ}は{増|ふ}えている==一方です==。 The number of places where smoking is prohibited keeps increasing.

V (た)

N + の

+ 結果

{結果|けっか} means "as a result of", "after".

[!info] Examples {遅|おく}れた==結果==もう{全部|ぜんぶ}の{切符|きっぷ}は{売|う}り{切|き}れた。 As a result of being late, all the tickets were already sold out.

{結局|けっきょく} means "after all", "in the end". Acts as a conclusion.

[!info] Examples ==結局=={卒業|そつぎょう}した。 In the end, I graduated.