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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?

Difference between -ていく and -てくる

What does the internet slang “草生えた” mean?

What is the difference between 〜となる and 〜になる?

How to end a sentence in わけ

What is the most natural way to refer to someone when you don't know their name and don't have a close relationship with them?

Why is Katakana not pronounced Katagana?

Rules or criteria for 連濁: Voiced or unvoiced syllables in compound words

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

不 and 非 and 無 and 未 usage difference/rule

How can I tell if a Japanese person's given name is male or female?

“to be impressed” in Japanese

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

ないで vs なくて: combining phrases with negative verbs

Positioning of quantities (using counters)

Particle に to enumerate things / to list items?

Why are the verb classes called ichidan and godan?

Is the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) a good measure of my Japanese language ability?

What is the difference between 様子、状況、状態、and 事情

Does Vて+いる always mean an action already completed?

What is the role of 空書 (writing kanji in the air) in modern Japanese?

How to pronounce the English alphabet? (A, B, C, …)

のだから vs のだ (んだから vs んだ）

Is there an order of adjectives in Japanese?

How do you read simple arithmetic equations in Japanese?

Is there a difference between んがため and ために?

When do you use するには as opposed to するため（には） to mean “in order to”?