► 助動詞
そうだ [(1)そうだ] meaning: likely rank: 1
☆ これはどうも旨く行きそうにない ⇨ It doesn’t look like this is going to work
☆ それはいかにも彼が言いそうな事だ ⇨ That is something he is likely to say, I can see him say something like that
► 名詞
見込み [みこみ] meaning: likely rank: 2
☆ 工事には今年一杯かかる見込みだ ⇨ It is expected, likely, that the construction will last until the end of this year
☆ 彼の脳の機能が回復する見込みは無い ⇨ There is no likelihood that his brain function recovers
公算 [こうさん] meaning: likely rank: 4
☆ あの会社は倒産する公算が高い ⇨ The likelihood of that company going bankrupt is high (☛ Literally “public calculation”. Widely accepted likelihood)
► 形容詞
難しい [(4)むずかしい] meaning: likely rank: 1
☆ 彼等に勝つのは難しい ⇨ It is difficult, unlikely, to beat them
濃い [(1)こい] meaning: likely rank: 2
☆ 彼は他殺された可能性が濃い ⇨ It is more likely he was murdered
☆ 敗色が濃い ⇨ A defeat looks more likely
覚束無い [おぼつかない] meaning: likely rank: 4
☆ この調子では優勝などとても覚束ない ⇨ With this performance there is no way they can win championship (☛ A desirable outcome is highly unlikely)
► 形容動詞
濃厚 [のうこう] [liter] meaning: likely rank: 3
☆ 両社は合併する可能性が濃厚になった ⇨ The possibility has become strong, it has become very likely, that the two companies will merge (☛ Very likely)