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〜まいとする
〜まいとする — Try not to do something; attempt to refrain from doing something (expresses conscious effort to avoid an action)
〜ずにはいられない
〜ずにはいられない — Cannot help but be (a certain state); unable to refrain from being (expresses an uncontrollable state of being)
〜を条件に
〜を条件に — On the condition that...; with ... as a condition (often used in formal or contractual contexts)
〜としたら
〜としたら — Assuming that...; if we suppose that... (used to set up a hypothetical condition for consideration)
〜に限り〜のみ
〜に限り〜のみ — Limited only to...; exclusively for... (emphatic combination for strong restriction)
〜ばかりか
〜ばかりか — Not only... but also... (often with negative or surprising additional information)
〜のみならず
〜のみならず — Not only... but also... (formal/literary equivalent of だけでなく)
〜のみ
〜のみ — Only; nothing but... (formal/literary equivalent of だけ)
〜に限り
〜に限り — Only for...; limited to... (often used for special offers or exceptions)