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1. According to Sanseidou, the definition of のではないか is:

   >のではないか｟終助｠〔←助動詞「のだ」の連用形「ので」＋副助詞「は」＋形容詞「ない」＋終助詞「か」〕
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   >①根拠(こんきょ)にもとづいた問いかけや推量をあらわす。 「君、それはちがう━？〔＝ちがうだろう。ちがうよ〕・景気は上向いていく━」
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   >②根拠もなく考えることをあらわす。 「ほっとけば、だれかがやってくれる━・〔おそれて〕敵が攻(せ)めてくる━」

   I don’t understand the second definition. How the example sentences are understood in English?

2. Does anyone have good alternatives to Game2Text (or Capture2Text) for playing games? The OCR feels really unreliable and doesn’t capture the text properly like 70% of the time for me.

3. I saw a Duolingo billboard that said 「僕のこと無視しないで？」I assume the ないで is imperative, but I’m not sure how this question is being said in an imperative way.

   Is it being threatening, like saying “you’re not ignoring me, right?” Or does it just mean “don’t ignore me,” with the question mark conveying something different?

4. A couple was about to kiss but the guy suddenly pushed the girl away and said he was not ready. Then, https://imgur.com/a/IKOElo9

   I wonder what 押す means in もうちょっと押せばよかったなあ.

5. > ねえ、合コンは浮気だと思う?
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   > うーん…浮気とか以前にその行動はよくないかと

   その行動 refers to 浮気 or 合コン?

6. In the sentence 今日は一人の時間を楽しみたい, how is the verb 楽しみたい conjugated? I asked ChatGPT and it said add tanoshimu and tai together but that would be tanoshimutai, not tanoshimitai

7. I work in a company where I can’t take my phone or even pen and paper in the office.

   I have a laptop, but I’m not allowed to log in on any account of any websites, but I can use any website that doesn’t require an account.

   Any recommendations on how to spend spare time productively?

   Edit: forgot to mention that I currently live in Japan and have passed the N3 and am currently preparing for N2

8. Hi guys, would someone be able to tell me if I am phrasing this sentence correctly

   ゆみが自由な時間ができたら、英語と日本語で電話をしよう？

   ゆき = reader
   Me = the writer

9. 次の言葉の使い方として最もよいものを1・2・3・4から一つ選びなさい。

   32.気づく

   1. この絵を見ると、故郷の景色に**気づいて**、懐かしくなる。

   2. 隣の部屋がにぎやかで、昨日の夜は声に**気づいて**眠れなかった。

   3. 家に着いた時、電車に忘れ物をしたことに**気づい**た。

   4. 来月から始まる大学生活に**気づく**と、とても楽しみだ。

   The answer is 3. Can someone please explain why the other choices are incorrect? Thank you.