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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〜そうだ (様態)
It looks like; It seems (conjecture based on visual appearance or immediate impression)
〜させてください
Please let me do (something); used to politely ask for permission to perform an action.
〜させてもらう / 〜させていただく
To be allowed to do something (expresses gratitude for receiving permission to do an action).
〜させられる
To be made/forced to do something by someone else, or to be spontaneously moved to an emotion.
〜ことにする
Indicates a conscious personal decision or choice made by the subject (to decide to do something).
〜ことになる
Indicates that a decision, rule, or outcome has been established, usually by an external force, authority, or circumstance (it has been decided that, it turns out that).
〜ようにする
To make an effort to; to try to. Expresses a conscious, ongoing effort or habit to behave in a certain way to achieve a desired purpose.
〜ために
In order to; for the sake of. Expresses a direct, volitional purpose, goal, or beneficiary. The action in the main clause is done deliberately to achieve the target.
〜ように
In order to; so that. Expresses a goal, target, or state that one hopes to achieve. It is typically used with non-volitional verbs, potential verbs, or negative forms (〜ないように).
〜としたら / 〜とすれば
If it were the case that... / Assuming that... (used to discuss hypothetical situations and their outcomes)
〜やすい / 〜にくい
Easy to do / Hard to do.
〜はずだ
It is expected that...; should be...; ought to be... (based on objective reasons).