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► 副詞
今一  [(2)いまいち]  [coll]  [peer]    meaning:  somehow  rank: 2
☆ あのラーメンは今一だ ⇨ The ramen at that restaurant is not quite great  (☛ A colloquial version of 今一つ(いまひとつ))
☆ 彼等音楽いても今一ピンとこなかった ⇨ I listened to their music but it just didn’t click for me somehow  (☛ A colloquial version of 今一つ(いまひとつ))
☆ 説明いても今一良くからない ⇨ I still don’t fully understand somehow even after listening to the explanation  (☛ A colloquial version of 今一つ(いまひとつ))

► 成句
今一つ  [(4)いまひとつ]    meaning:  somehow  rank: 2
☆ 今一つ物足りない ⇨ It is not quite satisfying somehow  (☛ Somehow lacking)
☆ しいが今一つしっくりこない ⇨ My new shoes are not quite comfortable somehow  (☛ Somehow lacking)
☆ 製品は今一つだ ⇨ The new product is somehow lacking  (☛ Somehow lacking)