N2 — outside your level filter
Modifies the end of the sentence directly and takes no だ／です, so there are no forms to conjugate.
ずばり
zubaribluntly, right to the pointN2adverb
Example sentences2
彼は問題の核心をずばり指摘した。
kare wa mondai no kakushin o zubari shiteki shita.
He bluntly pointed out the heart of the problem. neutral
ずばり聞くけど、彼のこと好きなんでしょ？
zubari kiku kedo, kare no koto suki nan desho?
I'll ask you straight out — you like him, don't you? casual