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         - *AIがあったら、仕事をしなくてもいいです* - If there's AI, we don't need to work.
         - *自動チェックインをしたら、カウンターに行かなくてもいいです.* - If you use self check in, you don't need to go to the counter.
 
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+- **Looks Like (~mitai desu)** - 2025-12-11: Used to express that something "looks like" or "seems like" something else. It can be used with verbs, nouns, and adjectives to create similes or make observations.
+	- **Formation**:
+		- **Verb (plain form) + みたいです**
+		- **Noun + みたいです**
+		- **Adjective + みたいです** (used for observation, not metaphor)
+	- **Key Usage**:
+		- **Metaphor/Simile (Nouns):** Creates a comparison, e.g., "His brain is like a computer."
+		- **Observation/Hearsay (Verbs/Adjectives):** Expresses an impression, e.g., "It looks like the baby is hungry."
+	- **Examples**:
+		- *事項が起きたみたいです* - It looks like the accident happened.
+		- *彼の頭はコンピュータみたいです* - His brain is like a computer.
+		- *四月なのに夏見たいです* - Even though it's April, it feels like Summer.
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+- **Before (mae ni)** - 2025-12-11: Used to indicate that one action happens before another.
+	- **Formation**:
+		- **Verb (dictionary form) + 前に**
+		- **Noun + の + 前に**
+	- **Key Usage**: The verb in the `前に` clause is always in the non-past, non-polite form.
+	- **Examples**:
+		- *ご飯を食べる前に、手を洗います* - Before you eat dinner, wash your hands.
+		- *仕事の前に、休憩します* - Before work, take a break.
+		- *寝る前に、宿題をします* - Before sleep, I do homework.
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 ## Vocabulary
 
 ### Nouns