Too A; Too much A; Overwhelming A
Describes a very high/large level of A, and is usually used as a reason for the second half of the sentence.
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働く余り、一日、四時間しか寝られない。
I overwork, so I can only sleep for four hours a day.
0
42
寒さの余り、動けません。
It is so cold that I can't move.
0
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疲れの余り、一歩も歩けなかった。
I was so tired that I couldn't take a single step.
0
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緊張の余り、舞台挨拶で何度も間違えた。
I was so nervous that I made tons of mistakes in my onstage greeting.
0
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急いだ余り私は誰かに突き当たった。
In my hurry I bumped into someone.
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Getting the sentences
Construction
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Where this grammar is found
Grammar usage notes
"so/too A (that B happens)";
"because of so/too much A, (B happens)"
"because A so/too much, (B happens)"
"because of so/too much A, (B happens)"
"because A so/too much, (B happens)"
Questions/Discussion
Why does あまり mean the opposite of what it’s always meant here
It might be because there is a different grammar form
あまり~ない（Not very A; doesn't do A very much (only a little)).
あまり~ない（Not very A; doesn't do A very much (only a little)).
I think this is what あまり itself actually means. You may think of expressions like あまりよくない, but that meaning is the meaning of あまり...ない, not あまり itself.
Here it doesn't come with negative particles.
Here it doesn't come with negative particles.
