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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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Vます-stem + にくい
Vます-stem + にくい — Hard/difficult to do (verb). Indicates that something is difficult to do.
Read →Vます-stem + やすい
Vます-stem + やすい — Easy to do (verb). Indicates that something is easy to do or tends to happen naturally.
Read →Vちゃった / Vじゃった
Vちゃった / Vじゃった — Casual past tense contraction (e.g., 食べちゃった, 死んじゃった), meaning "ended up doing (regrettably)" or "accidentally did"
Read →Vてしまった
Vてしまった — Past tense of 〜てしまう, often emphasizing an action that was regrettable, unfortunate, or accidentally completed
Read →Vじゃう (casual)
Vじゃう (casual) — Casual spoken contraction for verbs ending in 〜でしまう (e.g., 死んでしまう → 死んじゃう)
Read →Vちゃう (casual)
Vちゃう (casual) — Casual spoken contraction of 〜てしまう, expressing completion or regret (e.g., 食べてしまう → 食べちゃう)
Read →Vてしまう
Vてしまう — To do something completely / to finish doing something; or to do something accidentally / regrettably (depending on context)
Read →N + ばかりか
N + ばかりか — Not only ~ but also ~ (emphasizing addition)
Read →Vる/Vたい + ばかりに
Vる/Vたい + ばかりに — Simply because ~ / Solely due to ~ (often with negative consequence)
Read →Vて-form + ばかりいる
Vて-form + ばかりいる — Do nothing but ~ / Keep doing ~ (negative connotation)
Read →N + ばかり
N + ばかり — Nothing but N / Only N (indicating exclusivity)
Read →Vた + ばかり
Vた + ばかり — Just finished doing something (recently completed action)
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