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困りました or 困っています

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Causative passive form vs. Passive causative form: Both are grammatically possible, but is there a citation to prefer one over the other?

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What does 送る mean in this sentence and is it similar to 生活を送る?

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Meaning of たりしたら

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Using 来る for product release

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What effect does adding 「取り~」 before a verb have?

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Can the particle を work as から in certain situations?

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Understanding the negative potential form

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