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Japanese construction verb+noun, how do I interpret it. I am confused!

A) lets take just transitive verbs first: 食べる人 食べられる人 B) now lets take intransitive verbs: 起きる人 起きられる人 起こす人 起こされる人 OK, this thing has confused me for a very long time now, like really long. ...
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Passive-transitive-verb vs. Intransitive-verb （他動詞の受け身 vs. 自動詞)

Here's another question for you experts out there. I think I know the answer to this as well, but it still creeps up in my mind all the time; something I'd like to research more. I want to know ...