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

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”?

Difference between -ていく and -てくる

Is じゃないです equally correct as じゃありません?

ことができる versus V~える form

Do 以上 and 以下 include the number preceding them?

The many ways to say “and” in Japanese

The difference between くらい and ほど in hyperbole

What connotation does なんだ add?

Why the “H” is pronounced as “Sh” in some cases?

Usage of ～を好き outside of embedded clauses

What is the difference between 「はずがない」 and 「わけがない」?

Why does 皮肉 mean “irony”?

Particle に to enumerate things?

I don't understand what のも means in this sentence

What's bugging the Japanese language?

Difference between sentence final ものだ and ことだ

Relative clauses distinguishing whom/with which/that

How to differentiate friend levels in Japanese?

What are the various ways to express 'or' and when are they appropriate?

Can 「XければXほどY」 clause pattern be shortened to 「XほどY」?

How to say 'X, let alone Y' in Japanese?

What is ~げに suffix actually?

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

を vs が with use against 好き?

Why doesn't Japanese have a special Katakana form for “hu”?

How do you read simple arithmetic equations in Japanese?

How to read: the “~” (tilde) in “3~4 行”