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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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〜ざるを得ない
〜ざるを得ない — cannot help but do; have no choice but to do; must do (expressing unavoidable action due to circumstances)
Read →〜ように + してください
〜ように + してください — Please make sure to do/not do something; please try to ensure that... (polite request for effort)
Read →V可能形 + ようにする
V可能形 + ようにする — To make an effort to be able to do something; to try to become capable of doing something
Read →Nが + Vる／Vない + ようにする
Nが + Vる／Vない + ようにする — To make an effort so that [Noun] does/doesn't do something (focus on causing another's action)
Read →Vる／Vない + ようにしている
Vる／Vない + ようにしている — To be making a conscious and habitual effort to do/not do something (describes an ongoing practice)
Read →Vる／Vない + ようにする
Vる／Vない + ようにする — To make an effort to do/not do something; to try to ensure that something happens/doesn't happen
Read →〜ようになっている
〜ようになっている — Describes a state of being designed, arranged, or set up to function in a certain way.
Read →〜てくる
〜てくる — Indicates an action or state that has been ongoing up to the present, or movement toward the speaker (physically or metaphorically).
Read →〜ていく
〜ていく — Indicates an action or state continuing from the present into the future, or moving away from the speaker (physically or metaphorically).
Read →〜なくなる
〜なくなる — Expresses that something that used to happen has stopped happening; a change to a state of 'not doing'.
Read →〜ようになる
〜ようになる — Expresses a change in state or ability, indicating that something has become possible or that a new habit/situation has started.
Read →Vることになっていた
Vることになっていた — It had been decided/arranged that... (expressing a past decision, rule, or arrangement, often one that has since changed or was not fulfilled)
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