► 副詞
成る可く [なるべく] meaning: possible rank: 1
☆ 成る可く急いで貰えますか？ ⇨ Could you do it as early as reasonably can be?
☆ 生物ですから成る可く早くお召し上がり下さい ⇨ It is perishable, so please eat as early as possible (☛ As early as you can, but not very urgent)
☆ 部屋は成る可く駅に近い方がいい ⇨ I want my apartment as close to the station as can be (☛ Better close, but not necessarily right next)
成る丈 [なるたけ] [coll] meaning: possible rank: 2
☆ 成る丈早く行くようにするよ ⇨ I will try to go sooner (☛ More casual than なるべく. Not very urgent)
ひょっとしたら [(6)ひょっとしたら] [coll] meaning: possible rank: 2
☆ ひょっとしたら彼の言っていた事は本当なのかもしれない ⇨ Maybe just maybe what he was saying was true (☛ Less likely than もしかしたら)
ひょっとして [ひょっとして] [coll] meaning: possible rank: 2
☆ ひょっとしてあなた鈴木さんの弟さんですか？ ⇨ Are you Mr. Suzuki’s little brother, by any chance? (☛ Less likely than もしかして)
ひょっとすると [(6)ひょっとすると] [coll] meaning: possible rank: 2
☆ ひょっとするとこれが問題解決の鍵かもしれない ⇨ Maybe this could be the key to solve the problem (☛ Less likely than もしかすると)
未だしも [(1)まだしも] meaning: possible rank: 2
☆ 週に一回くらいなら未だしも毎日これをやるのは無理だ ⇨ Once a week is doable but it is impossible to do this everyday (☛ Something is still possible, tolerable, understandable, etc. in a certain condition, but not in the given condition)
► 動詞
有り得る [(3)ありうる] [liter] meaning: possible rank: 2
☆ 彼等が勝つことは十分有り得る ⇨ It is very possible that they win
有り得る [(3)ありえる] [有り得ない] [liter] meaning: possible rank: 2
☆ そんなことは有り得ない ⇨ That is impossible. That cannot happen. That cannot be
敵う [(2)かなう] [liter] meaning: possible rank: 4
☆ 遺族は遺体を確認することすら敵わなかった ⇨ It was not possible for the families to even identify the remains of victims (☛ Usually in negative as 敵わない)
► 成句
出来る [(2)できる] [出来れば] meaning: possible rank: 1
☆ 出来れば予約を変えたいんですが ⇨ I want to change my reservation if possible
☆ 出来れば今すぐ欲しいんですが ⇨ I want it right now if it is possible
出来る [(2)できる] [出来ることなら] meaning: possible rank: 2
☆ 出来ることなら助けたいが、どうにもしようがない ⇨ I would help if I could, but there is no much I can do
► 名詞
有り [(1)あり] [coll] meaning: possible rank: 2
☆ そんなの有り？ ⇨ Is that possible? Is that OK? Is that acceptable?
可 [か] [liter] meaning: possible rank: 2
☆ 予約は変更可 ⇨ An appointment can be changed
可能性 [かのうせい] meaning: possible rank: 2
☆ それが成功する可能性は低い ⇨ Its possibility of success is low
☆ 可能性に満ちた若者 ⇨ Young people full of possibilities
☆ 堤防が決壊する可能性が有る ⇨ There is a possibility that the levee will break
► 形容動詞
可能 [かのう] [liter] meaning: possible rank: 1
☆ この車の屋根は取り外し可能だ ⇨ The roof of this car can be detached (☛ Possible to execute and realize)
☆ それは理論的には可能だ ⇨ That is theoretically possible (☛ Possible to execute and realize)
☆ 逆転は可能だ ⇨ It is possible to come from behind and win (☛ Possible to execute and realize)