Conjugations: cuts

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A duplicate or not a real word on a closer look.

• desu ka ですかpolite question: is it ...?#38Polite copula plus question ka, a plain conjugated form; da and ka are in the main list.
• okage おかげthanks to#835Duplicates おかげで.
• iu toori 言うとおりjust as (you) say#1267Duplicates とおり; iu toori is covered there.
• -ni taishite 対するtoward, regarding, against#1293Duplicates に対して.
• deshita でしたwas (polite past)#1736Polite past of desu, a plain conjugated form covered by the conjugation list.
• mashou ka ましょうかshall I/we (polite)#2035Duplicates -mashou (ka) in the conjugation list.
• -masen deshita ませんでしたdidn't (polite past negative)#3367Duplicates -masen deshita in the conjugation list.
• -shidai しだいdepending on; as soon as#3560Duplicates 次第.
• wake ni wa ikanai わけにはいきませんcan't very well do#3833Polite form of わけにはいかない; duplicate.
• -te goran ご覧try ~ (to a junior)#3890Duplicates ごらん (-te goran).
• koto ni naru 事になるit's been decided that#4377Duplicates ことになる.
• -furi (o suru) フリpretend to#4612Duplicates ふりをする.