That’s It, Starting Today を限りに・てはかなわない・ものとする・以前

Recognize compact written expressions for qualification, sequence, and emphasis. These compact expressions are common in formal prose. Learn the relationship each one marks—such as a standard for evaluation or a point of reference—along with its attachment and register.

Patterns in this lesson

• を限りに — As of (the end of), (Starting) from, (No longer) after, By (the), Ending with
• てはかなわない — It’s unbearable when, It’d be unbearable if, I can’t stand it when, I couldn’t stand it if
• かたがた — Partly for (the purpose of), In addition to, Along with, By the way, And also to, Incidentally, While
• を余儀なくさせる — Force to, To compel, Make unavoidable
• どうにも — Cannot, There is no way one can, Nothing one can do, Cannot possibly not by any means, Cannot do no matter how hard one tries, Nothing will come out, It is meaningless to
• ことだし — (And) so, Because, Since
• ぐるみで — Whole, -wide, Across the, Entire, All of, With … altogether
• とばかり（に） — As if (to say), Seeming that
• ～てやる — Just wait and see, Just you wait, To do a favor, For you, Definitely, For sure
• ただ〜のみ — Nothing but, Should, Have to, Only, All that remains,
• ものとする — Shall, To assume, To suppose, To consider
• との — That, To
• 以前 — Before, Not even, Before even, Precede, Far from

に照らして names the standard used to judge the next clause. It often appears in administrative or analytical writing.

In official guidance, find the stated standard first; the next clause tells you what is measured against it.

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