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What's the difference between wa (は) and ga (が)?

Differences among -たら、なら、-んだったら、-えば, etc

What is the こと in sentences such as あなたのことが好きだ?

What is the difference between the nominalizers こと and の?

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

What is the difference between “に” and “には”?

When to use ください (kudasai) or お願いします (onegaishimasu) in requests?

Is じゃないです equally correct as じゃありません?

Particles: に vs. で

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

How does the の work in 「日本人の知らない日本語」?

Usage of たくさん vs. 多い

Pronouncing が as 'nga'

Why was “一匹” used for Godzilla?

What are the guidelines of omitting particles?

What's the difference between に and で when speaking of time of an action?

Why is 知りません the negative form of 知っています？

Is there a list of kanji ordered by usage in novels?

<adv> versus <adv>+と versus <adv>+に

Rules for slang of Japanese numbers

Two を in a single sentence - how to understand it?

私は猫が好き and 猫は私が好き

Can't に always replace へ?

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