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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)
Read →〜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)
Read →〜ようか〜まいか
〜ようか〜まいか — Whether to do something or not; debating whether to do something (expresses hesitation or indecision)
Read →〜まい
〜まい — Will not do something; intend not to do something (expresses strong negative intention or negative conjecture)
Read →〜ずにはいられない
〜ずにはいられない — Cannot help but do something; unable to refrain from doing something (expresses an uncontrollable urge or emotion)
Read →〜がちの + Noun
〜がちの + Noun — A noun that is prone to...; a noun that tends to... (used to modify a noun with a tendency)
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〜てたまらない (with adjectives of feeling)
〜てたまらない (with adjectives of feeling) — Extremely... (emotion); so... I can't stand it (emphasizes a strong internal feeling)
Read →〜気味
〜気味 — A little...; slightly...; somewhat... (indicates a slight tendency or symptom)
Read →〜がち
〜がち — Tend to...; prone to...; often... (describes a frequent tendency, often negative)
Read →〜てたまらない
〜てたまらない — Can't stand...; unbearably...; extremely... (expresses an uncontrollable strong feeling or physical sensation)
Read →～てまで～ない/～までして～ない
～てまで～ない/～までして～ない — Not worth going so far as to...; there's no need to go to the extreme of...
Read →名詞 + でさえも
名詞 + でさえも — Even... (stronger emphasis than さえ alone)
Read →～さえ～ば
～さえ～ば — If only...; as long as... (expressing a sufficient condition)
Read →動詞て形 + まで/動詞ます形 + までして
動詞て形 + まで/動詞ます形 + までして — Go so far as to...; go to the extreme of... (doing something unusual or excessive)
Read →名詞 + さえ/でさえ
名詞 + さえ/でさえ — Even...; not even... (emphasizes by giving an extreme example)
Read →〜わりに
〜わりに — Considering ~; for ~ (expresses something disproportionate to expectations, similar to にしては)
Read →〜から見ると
〜から見ると — From the viewpoint of ~; looking from ~'s perspective (similar to からいうと)
Read →〜にしたら
〜にしたら — From ~'s perspective; as far as ~ is concerned (emphasizing someone's standpoint)
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