日本語総まとめN2 Grammar (Week 1, Day 1)

Week 1, Day 1 JLPT N2 Grammar from 日本語総まとめ　（三修社）

会議は第一会議室において行われる。

[Formal] In / At / On (location, time, or field).

The meeting will be held in the first conference room.

彼は教育における問題点を指摘した。

[Formal] In / At / On (used to modify a noun).

He pointed out the problems in education.

現代においても、その習慣は残っている。

[Formal] Even in / Even at...

Even in modern times, that custom remains.

祭りは三日間にわたって続いた。

[Normal] Throughout / Over a span of... (time or space).

The festival continued over a span of three days.

我が国は数百キロにわたり海岸線が続いている。

[Normal / Written] Over a span of... (space/distance).

Our country has a coastline that stretches over several hundred kilometers.

この連休は全国にわたる広い範囲で雨が降るでしょう。

[Normal] Spanning... (modifying a noun).

During this holiday, it will rain over a wide area spanning the whole country.

明日は昼から夕方にかけて雨が降るらしい。

[Normal] From... through... (vague boundaries).

It seems it will rain tomorrow from noon through the evening.

関東地方から東北地方にかけて大きな地震があった。

[Normal] From... to... (covering a general area).

There was a large earthquake from the Kanto region to the Tohoku region.

この辺りは、秋から冬にかけて風が強い。

[Normal] From... through... (vague seasonal transition).

In this area, the wind is strong from autumn through winter.

日本に来て以来、一度も病気をしていない。

[Normal] Ever since... (a state that has continued until now).

Ever since coming to Japan, I haven't been sick once.

卒業して以来、彼には一度も会っていない。

[Normal] Ever since... (focusing on an elapsed time).

I haven't met him even once since graduating.

去年の事故以来、彼は運転をしていない。

[Normal] Since (Noun)... (a state continuing from a point in the past).

Since the accident last year, he hasn't driven.