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► 副詞
どうも  [(1)どうも]    meaning:  somehow  rank: 1
☆ そのはどうも納得出来ない ⇨ I just can’t buy that story no matter how. It doesn’t make sense
☆ どんなに頑張ってもどうもかない ⇨ No matter how hard I try it somehow doesn’t work
☆ はどうも信用出来ない ⇨ Somehow I cannot trust him

► 成句
どうも  [(1)どうも]  [coll]    meaning:  apologize  rank: 1
☆ どうもすいませんね ⇨ I am really sorry about that
☆ どうも御迷惑をおけしました ⇨ I am sorry I caused you trouble

どうも  [(1)どうも]  [coll]    meaning:  thank  rank: 1
☆ ああ、どうも ⇨ Oh, thank you
☆ どうも、どうも ⇨ Thank you, thank you
☆ どうもおでした ⇨ Thank you for your hard work
☆ どうも有難うございました ⇨ Thank you very much

どうも  [(1)どうも]  [どうも無い]  [coll]    meaning:  nothing  rank: 2
☆ 下剤間違えて飲んでしまったが、にどうもかった ⇨ I took laxative by mistake, but nothing happened, I was OK
☆ 健康診断けたがどうもいとわれた ⇨ I had a health exam but was told nothing was wrong


More examples:
  • どうもがぼうっとする ⇨ My head feels foggy somehow
  • どうもやるこらない ⇨ Somehow motivation doesn’t come to me, I just can’t get motivated
  • 今日はどうもらない ⇨ Somehow my brain doesn’t run, work, today
  • このスピーカーはどうももってこえる ⇨ This speaker sounds somewhat muffled
  • 説明にはどうも釈然としない ⇨ His explanation has failed to convince me
  • 赤ちゃんがどうもむずがる ⇨ My baby is not happy somehow
  • どうも予感がする ⇨ I just have a bad feeling
  • どうもがしょぼつく ⇨ My eyes are tired
  • どうもがすっきりしない ⇨ My head doesn’t feel clear, I feel fuzzy in the head
  • 最近どうもまない ⇨ Recently I don’t have much appetite
  • 商談はどうも駄目そうだ ⇨ The business deal is likely to fail, is not looking promising
  • への投資はどうも恐怖感がある ⇨ I just feel scared to invest in stocks
  • あの二はどうもしい ⇨ Those two are suspicious. There seems to be something (romantic) going on between those two
  • 今日はどうもしんどい ⇨ I am tired today somehow
  • うーん、なんかどうもだな ⇨ Hmm, something fishy