This page compiles past blog posts which compared 2 or more similar expressions, explaining the difference between/among them.
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place markers 㧠vs ă«
Particles are always tricky and many people have trouble telling between the place markers ă« and ă...
é–‹ă‘ă‚‹ďĽă‚ă‘る） vs é–‹ăŹďĽă˛ă‚‰ăŹďĽ‰
é–‹ă‘ă‚‹ďĽă‚ă‘る） vs é–‹ăŹďĽă˛ă‚‰ăŹďĽ‰ (A) ĺş—ďĽăżă›ďĽ‰ă‚’é–‹ďĽă‚）ă‘る。 (B) ĺş...
変化 vs 変更
変化 and 変更 both means "change" and many people find it hard to differentiate the two. This po...
体験 vs 経験
体験 and 経験 are both translated as "experience" in English, but they are not interchangeable. ...
～ă‹ă‚‰ vs ～ă®ă§
Both ～ă‹ă‚‰ and ～ă®ă§ are used to add a reason or cause. The difference between the two is ge...
ă“ă©ă‚‚らă—ă„ vs ă“ă©ă‚‚ăżăźă„
～らă—ă„ and ～ăżăźă„ have a similar meaning but when they are used with a noun in front of ...
～ăźă‚ă« vs ～ă‚ă†ă«
ăźă‚ă« and ă‚ă†ă« can both be translated as "in order to" but they are not always interchangea...
ă‚ă‚Šăľă™ vs ă„ăľă™
ă‚ă‚Šăľă™ and ă„ăľă™ are both used in a sentence meaning, "there is/are …." They are verbs t...
～ă‚ă„ă ă« vs ～ă†ăˇă«
～ă‚ă„ă ă« and ～ă†ăˇă« can both be translated as "while ～" but they are not always inter...
ă“ă® vs ă“ă‚Ś
This post explains the difference between ă“ă‚Ś (a pronoun) and ă“ă® (a prenoun adjectival - 連ä...
