だろう
darou
だろう isn't a guess — it's a ball rolled toward the other person
The picture Instead of nailing your sentence down, you roll a ball gently toward the person across from you.
Where the picture shows up in だろう
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rolled into the fog
明日はたぶん晴れるでしょう。
ashita wa tabun hareru deshō
It'll probably be clear tomorrow.
This is why forecasts always end in でしょう — they never nail it down.
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rolled to yourself
彼はもう知っているだろう。
kare wa mō shitte iru darō
He must already know.
だろう is plain; でしょう is its polite form.
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rolled over for agreement
長旅で疲れたでしょう?
nagatabi de tsukareta deshō
You must be tired after that long trip.
With a rising tone it becomes a warm read of how the other person feels.
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set gently in their hands
この書き方でよろしいでしょうか。
kono kakikata de yoroshii deshō ka
Would writing it this way be all right?
でしょうか steps back one pace from ですか and sounds more deferential.
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pointing back at a ball you rolled
だから言っただろう。
dakara itta darō
See, I told you.
Pushed as だろう? it turns confrontational — never aim it upward at a senior.