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► 副詞
どうでも  [どうでも]  [coll]    meaning:  however  rank: 1
☆ どうでも好きなようにすればい ⇨ Do whatever, however, you like
☆ やりはどうでもいい ⇨ You can do it however way you like. It doesn’t matter how you do it, as long as you get it done

どんなに  [(1)どんなに]  [どんな+に]  [coll]    meaning:  however  rank: 1
☆ どんなに頑張ってもかない ⇨ Things won’t work out no matter how hard I try

果たして  [(2)はたして]  [liter]    meaning:  however  rank: 3
☆ 果たしてどうなることやら ⇨ I wonder how in the world it would turn out

何せ  [(1)なにせ]    meaning:  however  rank: 4
☆ うちのおじいさんは何せ95だからそうくはない ⇨ My grandfather is already 95, so he won’t live much too long

何せ  [(1)なんせ]  [coll]    meaning:  however  rank: 4
☆ そうかと思ったが何せこのさだからにいるのがい ⇨ I thought about fixing the yard fences, but in this heat it is hard to stay outside  (☛ Colloquial pronunciation of なにせ)

► 副助詞
  [ほど]  [どれ程]    meaning:  however  rank: 1
☆ この重要性はどれ程強調してもしぎることはない ⇨ The importance of this cannot be overemphasized no matter how much you emphasize

► 成句
どうあれ  [(1)どうあれ]    meaning:  however  rank: 3
☆ 結果はどうあれ全力くした ⇨ Whatever the result will be, at least I did my best

► 名詞
如何  [いかん]  [liter]    meaning:  however  rank: 3
☆ 成績如何で契約内容わる ⇨ However he performs will change the conditions of the next contract

► 接続詞
さりとて  [(1)さりとて]  [liter]    meaning:  however  rank: 4
☆ 修理には大変費用がかかるが、さりとて放っておくわけにもいかない ⇨ The repair is very costly, but we cannot just leave it either

されど  [(1)されど]  [liter]    meaning:  however  rank: 4
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