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

What's the difference between ちゃんと, きちんと, きっちり and ぴったり?

Meaning of 増える in this sentence

Why can 「先」 be used to discuss future events? [closed]

私は猫が好き and 猫は私が好き

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

Usage of noun-modifying である

Best way to say “if you don't mind ____” in this circumstance?

What's the difference between ね and でしょう for tag questions?

Metaphorical equivalent of Timbuktu or Outer Mongolia

What is the meaning of the phrase ”男の顔になったな”

How to ask for something, formally, but on the internet

Difference between ごめんください and お邪魔します

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

や in Kansai-ben when it is not だ

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

What is the difference between the nominalizers こと and の?

When choose の/こと or というの/ということ

How is the “のです” working here?

<adv> versus <adv>+と versus <adv>+に

Meaning of 心が響いてくる

meanings of 「書{か}いてある」 and 「書かれている」

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

Is たとえば the ば form of a verb?

The difference between [noun phrase]+[？・なの？・ですか？・なんですか？]

What does ちょーなー mean?

How can you express a “double causative”?

Problems understanding なの in this sentence

Is Japanese particularly good for punning/spoonerisms? If so, why?

Pronouncing が as 'nga'