Grammar
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〜がります (~garimasu)
3rd person wants to
〜代わりに
Instead of... / In exchange for...
〜ましょう (mashou)
Let's do... / Shall we...?
〜てください (te kudasai)
Please do...
〜なりに / 〜なりの
In one's own way; suitable for; within the limits of.
〜つもりだ (tsumori da)
Intend to do / Plan to do
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～をはじめ（として） (o hajime (to shite))
Starting with; including... as the primary example (commonly used in promotional materials and menus to highlight a representative item before listing others)
～に限り (ni kagiri)
Only; limited to (frequently used in advertisements, coupons, and notices to indicate special exceptions, target audiences, or limited-time offers)
〜ております (te orimasu)
Am/is/are doing (The humble equivalent of 〜ています, used to describe one's own current actions or state to a recipient)
〜とのことです (to koto desu)
I hear that... / According to... (A polite way to report or relay a message received from a third party)
〜ていただけないでしょうか (te itadakenai deshō ka)
Could you please do...? (A polite request used in business emails to ask a superior or client for a favor)
〜てはじめて
Only after; not until (realizing or experiencing something for the first time only after a certain event occurs).
〜たとたん（に）
Just as; the moment that (expresses that an unexpected event occurred immediately after a certain action).
〜わけだ (wake da)
It means that... / That is why... / No wonder... (Used in explanatory texts to state a logical conclusion, natural consequence, or to clarify the reason behind a fact)
〜のではないだろうか (no dewa nai darō ka)
I think that... / Isn't it the case that...? (Used in written essays and opinion pieces to present the writer's opinion or analytical conjecture in a polite, indirect manner)
〜を通じて / 〜を通して (をつうじて / をとおして)
Through; via (as a medium/means); throughout (a whole period of time or geographical area).
〜をはじめ（として）
Starting with; including... among others (used to introduce a representative example).
〜を中心に (をちゅうしんに)
Centering around; focusing on; mainly; with... as the center.