Hi guys, I have about a week of winter break starting now and I just discovered that the NDS Japanese (/Japanese-English) dictionary is a lot better than what I was using before, including about grammar. So as much as possible, I'm going to update the entire JLPT grammar post with new meanings reflecting what I find in this better dictionary. I've also been "learning" (not really) JLPT N1 grammar in class so I'll be adding all that, including the teacher's example sentences, to the same post as soon as I can.

Do you guys have any specific questions about grammar or word usage? I'm getting a Japanese tutor so I should be able to ask them whatever, including anything you guys come up with. For example, if I can't find it out online I'm going to ask what's the difference between や and やら (which I keep finding in novels but nowhere else).