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I dont understand ～ような in this context

I know that ～ような means "looks like". In this context: ここで立ち止る ような 時間はない。 does it mean: "It appears it cannot stop here, there is no time"? What I do understand is that ような is followed by a ...
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Can もの be used to imply the value of something that is a こと?

I thought of this question and quickly realized that I already knew a possible example. Japanese band ZONE's most popular song is called 「secret base～君【きみ】がくれたもの～」. The lyrics can be read here or at ...
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Verbs + ところ / Verbs + とこ / Verbs + ばかり

I learnt: 食べるところ：about to eat. 食べているところ：in the middle of eating. 食べたところ：just ate. 食べたばかり：just ate. I would like to know if I can change ところ　for とこ in spoken language. and if there is any ...
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How is 〜んじゃない different from 〜じゃない?

Is it possible to say ～んじゃない？ If it is, how it differs from ～じゃない？ In what situation I should use ん/の for it, and what does ん/の express? Examples: [~い + ん] いいんじゃない 行きたいんじゃない 吸えないんじゃない ...