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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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〜のみならず
〜のみならず — Not only... but also... (formal/literary equivalent of だけでなく)
Read →〜のみ
〜のみ — Only; nothing but... (formal/literary equivalent of だけ)
Read →〜に限り
〜に限り — Only for...; limited to... (often used for special offers or exceptions)
Read →〜に違いない (past/negative)
〜に違いない (past/negative) — It must have been...; there's no doubt that it was/wasn't...
Read →〜っこない
〜っこない — There's no way that...; absolutely will not...
Read →〜べきだった
〜べきだった — Should have done...; ought to have done...
Read →〜べきだ
〜べきだ — Should do...; ought to do...
Read →〜に違いない
〜に違いない — It must be...; there's no doubt that...
Read →〜に伴う
〜に伴う — accompanying; associated with (used attributively to modify a noun)
Read →〜ざるを得ない（名詞・形容動詞）
〜ざるを得ない（名詞・形容動詞） — cannot help but be; must be (used with nouns and na-adjectives)
Read →〜に過ぎない
〜に過ぎない — is nothing more than; is merely; is only (expresses limitation or downplaying)
Read →〜に伴って
〜に伴って — as; along with; accompanying (indicates simultaneous change or occurrence)
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