This page compiles past blog posts which compared 2 or more similar expressions, explaining the difference between/among them.
- XXX vs YYY
place markers で vs に
開ける(あける) vs 開く(ひらく)
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. ...
~から vs ~ので
Both ~から and ~ので are used to add a reason or cause. The difference between the two is ge...
こどもらしい vs こどもみたい
~らしい and ~みたい have a similar meaning but when they are used with a noun in front of ...
~ために vs ~ように
ために and ように can both be translated as "in order to" but they are not always interchangea...
あります vs います
あります and います are both used in a sentence meaning, "there is/are …." They are verbs t...
~あいだに vs ~うちに
~あいだに and ~うちに can both be translated as "while ~" but they are not always inter...