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Means
つい
Means "accidentally", "unintentionally". Can be combined with TeF (2) - manner of doing## てしまう・ちゃう・じゃう.
[!info] Example {歩|ある}きながら{携帯|けいたい}を見ていました、==つい=={誰|だれ}かとぶつきました。 I was looking at my phone while walking, when I accidentally bumped into someone.
わざと
Means "on purpose".
[!info] Example 彼女は==わざと=={学校|がっこ}を{休|やす}んだ。 She missed school on purpose.
わざわざ
Expresses that someone has made a great effort to reach a certain result. Can be used for example for gratitude when someone made something for you.
[!info] Example ==わざわざ==私のために{作|つく}った。 Thank you for going the trouble of making this for me.
ふりをする
V
い-Adj
な-Adj + な
N + の
+ ふりをする
This means "to pretend", "to act as if".
[!info] Example うちの{子|こ}は{病気|びょうき}の==ふりをする==。 My child pretends to be sick.
を通じて・を通して
を{通|つう}じて・を{通|とお}して mean "through" or "by". Indicates a method or a location. を{通|とお}して is the most widely used, the other one being more formal. Used with a noun.
[!info] Example {写真|しゃしん}を{撮|と}る==を通して==、私の{見方|みかた}は{変|か}わりました。 Through photography, my perspective has changed.
によって・による・による
Means "depending on", "by means of", or "because of". による will most likely be found at the end of a sentence, highlighting a statement. Used with a noun.
[!info] Example {国|くに}==によって==、{法律|ほうりつ}は{違|ちが}います。 Depending on the country, the laws are different.
台風==により==、出かけられない。 Because of the typhoon, I cannot go out.
とおりに
V (る・た)
+ とおりに
N
+ のとおりに・どおりに
Means "just as", "precisely". Can be written as 通り.
[!info] Example {計画|けいかく}==どおり=={間|ま}に{合|あ}った。 We arrived on time as planned.
だけは (NEW!)
V (る)
+ だけは +
V (た)
Means "to do all that one can".
[!info] Example {試験|しけん}のため{勉強|べんきょう}する==だけは=={勉強|べんきょう}した。 I studied as much as I could for the exam.
もかまわず (NEW!)
TODO: perhaps in "without"?
V + の
+ も構わず
N
+ も構わず
も{構|かま}わず means "without worrying about".
[!info] Example {未来|みらい}==も構わず==、{全然|ぜんぜん}{勉強|べんきょう}した。 Without worrying about the future, I didn't studied at all.