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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させてくれない？
Vさせてくれない？ — Won't you let me do...? / Can I do...? (casual request for permission)
Read →Vさせてもらえないでしょうか
Vさせてもらえないでしょうか — Could I possibly be allowed to...? (very polite/indirect request for permission)
Read →Vさせてください
Vさせてください — Please let me do (a polite request for permission)
Read →Vさせてくれる
Vさせてくれる — Someone kindly allows/permit me to do something (emphasizing the giver's kindness)
Read →Vさせてもらう
Vさせてもらう — To receive permission to do something (humble/polite, emphasizing gratitude for being allowed)
Read →Vる/Vない/Vた/いadj/なadj + わけではない
Vる/Vない/Vた/いadj/なadj + わけではない — Softens a negation; means 'It's not that...' / 'It doesn't mean that...' (partial negation)
Read →Vる/Vない/Vた/いadj/なadj + わけがない
Vる/Vない/Vた/いadj/なadj + わけがない — Expresses that something is logically impossible or cannot be the case. 'There's no reason why...' / 'It's impossible that...'
Read →Vる/Vた + はずがない
Vる/Vた + はずがない — Expresses a strong negative expectation or assumption. 'There's no way...' / 'It can't be that...'
Read →Vる/Vない/Vた/いadj/なadj + わけだ
Vる/Vない/Vた/いadj/なadj + わけだ — Expresses a natural conclusion or reason derived from a situation or facts. 'No wonder...' / 'That explains why...' / 'It means that...'
Read →Vる/Vた + はずだ
Vる/Vた + はずだ — Expresses the speaker's expectation or assumption based on objective information or common sense. 'It should be...' / 'It is supposed to be...'
Read →い-adj (～い) → ～く + すぎる / な-adj + すぎる
い-adj (～い) → ～く + すぎる / な-adj + すぎる — to be too [adjective]; excessively [adjective] (expanding the use of すぎる beyond verbs)
Read →Vます-stem + すぎる
Vます-stem + すぎる — to do something too much; to overdo something
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