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How should I choose between [知]{し}る and わかる?

The difference between が and を with the potential form of a verb

i-adjectives used as na-adjectives: is there a difference? (e.g. 大きい versus 大きな)

What is the meaning of ～んです/～のだ/etc?

What connotation does なんだ add?

Japanese Buts: でも, しかし, ただ, ただし, ところが, が, けど, けれど, けれども

What is the difference between "verb＋て＋みる" and "verb＋(よ)う+とする"?

What does さあ (saa) mean?

Differences between 勉強する、習う、学ぶ and 学習する?

What are the differences between 〜ので and 〜から?

Why are there two versions of the kanji for 冷?

What's the difference between くる and やってくる?

When to use ～ので vs ～から

Usage of plain i-adjectives or た form (悪かったｖ悪い、良かったｖいい etc）

Difference between 簡単{かんたん} and 易しい{やさしい}

ほぼ and ほとんど: What's the difference and how do you use them?

Why is the て-form being used before ん？

Are 終{お}わる and 済{す}ませる synonyms?

Difference between 何の～ and どんな～

How do you say "just curious" or "out of curiosity"?

What's the difference between「～と言いました」and「～と言っていました」?

What's the difference between 静けさ and 静かさ?

How would I say that the food I ate "didn't agree with me"?

How is the "のです" working here?

What does volitional form + っと mean?

When is 終わる used as a transitive verb?

How to tell よく (often) apart from よく (good)?

Is 「うそおっしゃい」 to be taken literally here?

って vs が. JLPT question

What does "先が気になる" mean?