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"行こう is Just Informal and 行きましょう is just formal" #learnjapanese
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"How About Saying 入りましょう Instead of 入ります?" #learnjapanese
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colorless 猿楽町で会いましょう Dir: Takashi Koyama (2020)
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__ませんか vs Wouldn't You Like ___ #learnjapanese
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Break Out (行き止まりの挽歌 ブレイクアウト, Toru Murakawa, 1988)
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"Would it Be これがいりますか？" #learnjapanese
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