► 副詞
一応 [いちおう] meaning: for now rank: 1
☆ 書類は一応全て提出した ⇨ I submitted all the documents, for now
☆ 水漏れは一応止まった ⇨ The water leak has stopped, at least for now
☆ 熱は一応下がった ⇨ The fever has subsided, at least for now
一応 [いちおう] meaning: safe rank: 1
☆ 一応余分を用意しておいた ⇨ I have prepared some extra to be safe
☆ 一応彼にも連絡しておこう ⇨ Let’s tell him too, just in case
More examples:
- ともあれ仕事は一応終わった ⇨ The work has been done anyway, one way or the other
- 一応準備はして置こう ⇨ Let’s prepare just in case
- 仕事に一応区切りが付いた ⇨ I finished one phase of the work somehow
- 一応ホテルを押さえた ⇨ I have secured a hotel reservation just in case
- 一応買いはしたが結局使わなかった ⇨ I did buy it to be safe, but in the end didn’t use it
- 行けるかどうか分からないが一応予約はして置いた ⇨ I am not sure if I can go but I did make a reservation
- 何も約束は出来ませんが、一応話は聞いておきましょう ⇨ I can’t promise you anything, but let’s just hear what you have to say (so that at least I know what it is)