► 副詞
結構 [(1)けっこう] meaning: fairly rank: 1
☆ 彼女は結構美人だ ⇨ She is fairly pretty
☆ 料金は結構安い ⇨ The fee is fairly low
大分 [だいぶ] [coll] meaning: fairly rank: 1
☆ 三月になって大分暖かくなってきた ⇨ It has gotten a lot warmer in March
☆ 風邪は大分ましになった ⇨ My cold got a lot better
そこそこ [(2)そこそこ] meaning: fairly rank: 2
☆ 彼はゴルフはそこそこの腕前だ ⇨ His golf skills are pretty decent
☆ 彼女はそこそこ美人だ ⇨ She is pretty good looking
中々 [なかなか] [coll] meaning: fairly rank: 2
☆ このドラマはなかなか面白い ⇨ This drama is pretty interesting
☆ 相手はなかなか手強かった ⇨ The opponent was a lot tougher than we expected
割合 [わりあい] [coll] meaning: fairly rank: 2
☆ ここのラーメンは割合いける ⇨ The ramen here is fairly good, not bad at all
割と [わりと] [coll] meaning: fairly rank: 2
☆ あのラーメン屋は割と美味い ⇨ That ramen restaurant is fairly good, not bad (☛ The result is positive despite the original expectation)
大分 [だいぶん] [coll] meaning: fairly rank: 3
☆ 風邪は大分ましになった ⇨ My cold got a lot better (☛ A variation of だいぶ)
普通 [ふつう] [coll] [peer] meaning: fairly rank: 3
☆ あの映画は普通に面白かった ⇨ The movie was (not spectacular but) fairly interesting (☛ A newer usage)
割に [わりに] [coll] meaning: fairly rank: 3
☆ もっと高いかと思っていたが、割に安かった ⇨ I thought it was lot more expensive, but it was fairly cheap (☛ The result is positive despite the original expectation)
少なからず [すくなからず] [liter] meaning: fairly rank: 4
☆ 計画の現実性を疑問視する声が少なからずある ⇨ There is a fair amount of skepticism about the practicality of the project (☛ Not little)
► 形容動詞
比較的 [ひかくてき] meaning: fairly rank: 2
☆ 値段は比較的安い ⇨ The price is fairly low