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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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〜がてら (with nouns of activity)
〜がてら (with nouns of activity) — Under the pretext of doing A (the stated activity), also do B.
Read →〜ついでに (with 行く／来る)
〜ついでに (with 行く／来る) — While going/coming (to do A), take the opportunity to also do B.
Read →〜かたわら
〜かたわら — While doing/maintaining A (as a main activity), also do B (as a side activity over a long period).
Read →〜がてら
〜がてら — While doing A, also do B (often used with movement verbs; A and B are of similar importance).
Read →〜ついでに
〜ついでに — Taking advantage of the opportunity of doing A, also do B (A is the main purpose, B is secondary).
Read →〜を条件に〜する
〜を条件に〜する — To do something on the condition that... (shows the action is performed only if the condition is met)
Read →〜としたら〜だろう
〜としたら〜だろう — If we assume that..., then probably... (used for hypothetical reasoning and speculation)
Read →〜ないことには
〜ないことには — Unless... (the main clause won't happen); without doing... (emphasizes a necessary condition)
Read →〜を条件に
〜を条件に — On the condition that...; with ... as a condition (often used in formal or contractual contexts)
Read →〜としたら
〜としたら — Assuming that...; if we suppose that... (used to set up a hypothetical condition for consideration)
Read →〜に限り〜のみ
〜に限り〜のみ — Limited only to...; exclusively for... (emphatic combination for strong restriction)
Read →〜ばかりか
〜ばかりか — Not only... but also... (often with negative or surprising additional information)
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