Grammar
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〜がります (~garimasu)
3rd person wants to
〜代わりに
Instead of... / In exchange for...
〜ましょう (mashou)
Let's do... / Shall we...?
〜てください (te kudasai)
Please do...
〜なりに / 〜なりの
In one's own way; suitable for; within the limits of.
〜つもりだ (tsumori da)
Intend to do / Plan to do
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〜にくい
Difficult to do; hard to do (due to objective, external obstacles or characteristics of the object).
〜やすい
Easy to do; has a strong tendency to easily become or happen.
〜てしまう
To do completely / To accidentally or regretfully end up doing something
〜なければよかった
I should not have... / I wish I hadn't... (Expresses regret over an action taken)
〜ばよかった
I should have... / I wish I had... (Expresses regret over an action not taken)
〜たものだ
Used to do something; expresses a past habit or routine with a feeling of nostalgia.
〜ようにしている
To make a continuous effort to do (or not do) something; trying to make something a habit.
〜ことにしている
To make it a rule to do (or not do) something; a personal habit based on a conscious decision.
〜はずがない
Cannot be; there is no way that (Expresses a strong conviction that something is logically impossible based on evidence)
〜らしい
It seems like; I heard that (Expresses conjecture based on hearsay, external sources, or reliable information)
〜みたいだ
Like; It looks like (colloquial equivalent of 〜ようだ, used to describe resemblance, comparison, or conjecture)
〜ようだ
It seems like; It appears that (judgment based on first-hand sensory evidence, situation, or reliable information)