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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{(The speaker is looking at someone's excellent work and declaring: "Now THAT is a professional.")} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{5. 「You really shouldn't / That's not how \textasciitilde{} should be」}}} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\{\{bt=2\}\}{\bf{～ものなら "If I could (I would)\textasciitilde{}" / "If it were possible to \textasciitilde{}"}}} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\{\{bt=2\}\}Usually:  V potential + ものなら} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{=But often the speaker thinks it's{\bf{ difficult or unlikely.}}} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\seqsplit{行けるものなら、今すぐ行きたい。If} I could go, I'd go right now.} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{=But often the speaker thinks it's{\bf{ difficult or unlikely.}}} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\seqsplit{できるものなら、やってみて。If} you think you can do it, go ahead and try.} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{=Depending on context, it can have a challenging feeling:  "If you can actually do it…"} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\{\{bt=2\}\}This is related to というものは, but without は.} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{もの (cont)}}  \tn
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\seqsplit{愛というものは難しい。}  Love is a complicated thing.} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\seqsplit{愛というものを知らない。}  I don't know what love really is.} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Here:  愛というもの  = "this thing/concept called love"} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{It makes the noun feel more abstract or conceptual.} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Compare:} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{愛を知らない。  I don't know love.} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{=The second sounds more philosophical/deep.} \tn 
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% That's all folks
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