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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:
  • 最近どうもまない ⇨ Recently I don’t have much appetite
  • 頑張ってみたけどどうもダメっぽいね ⇨ I’ve tried hard but it seems like it won’t work
  • 最近どうも具合がおかしい ⇨ My stomach hasn’t been right recently
  • このスピーカーはどうもがくすんでこえる ⇨ This speaker sounds somewhat muffled
  • どうも納得かない ⇨ It just doesn’t make complete sense to me
  • 今日はどうもしんどい ⇨ I am tired today somehow
  • そういうやりはどうもけない ⇨ I don’t agree with that kind of way of doing things
  • 最近どうも調子い ⇨ I’m not feeling good lately
  • どうもエンジン調子がおかしい ⇨ There’s something wrong with the engine
  • どうも調子がおかしい ⇨ My stomach is not doing well
  • どうもがぼうっとする ⇨ My head feels foggy somehow
  • どうも近頃調子い ⇨ I’m not feeling good lately
  • どうも気分えない ⇨ I just don’t feel great
  • うーん、なんかどうもだな ⇨ Hmm, something fishy
  • 最近どうも体調い ⇨ I’m not feeling good lately