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► 副詞
どうも  [(1)どうも]    meaning:  somehow  rank: 1
☆ そのはどうも納得出来ない ⇨ I just can’t buy that story no matter how. It doesn’t make sense
☆ どんなに頑張ってもどうもかない ⇨ No matter how hard I try it somehow doesn’t work
☆ はどうも信用出来ない ⇨ Somehow I cannot trust him

何と無く  [(4)なんとなく]  [coll]    meaning:  somehow  rank: 1
☆ は何となくしい ⇨ He’s somehow suspicious  (☛ Cannot pinpoint but somehow)
☆ 彼女は何となく魅力有る ⇨ She’s somehow attractive  (☛ Cannot pinpoint but somehow)

今一  [(2)いまいち]  [coll]  [peer]    meaning:  somehow  rank: 2
☆ あのラーメンは今一だ ⇨ The ramen at that restaurant is not quite great  (☛ A colloquial version of 今一つ(いまひとつ))
☆ 彼等音楽いても今一ピンとこなかった ⇨ I listened to their music but it just didn’t click for me somehow  (☛ A colloquial version of 今一つ(いまひとつ))
☆ 説明いても今一良くからない ⇨ I still don’t fully understand somehow even after listening to the explanation  (☛ A colloquial version of 今一つ(いまひとつ))

どうにか  [(1)どうにか]  [coll]    meaning:  somehow  rank: 2
☆ きっとどうにかなるよ ⇨ It will somehow work out
☆ これをどうにかして今日中仕上げなくちゃいけない ⇨ I have to somehow get this done today
☆ そんなの自分でどうにかしろよ ⇨ You somehow manage, handle, something like that yourself (without bothering me)
☆ 終電にどうにか合った ⇨ I somehow made it to the last train

何とか  [(1)なんとか]  [coll]    meaning:  somehow  rank: 2
☆ 何とかしろ! ⇨ Take care of it somehow! Do something about it!
☆ 大変なのはかってるんですけど、何とかなりませんか? ⇨ I know it’s very difficult, but could you somehow make it work?
☆ 彼等相手反撃を何とかえて勝った ⇨ They somehow managed to stem the opponent’s comeback and won
☆ 締切りに何とか合った ⇨ I somehow beat the deadline

何とかかんとか  [(5)なんとかかんとか]  [coll]    meaning:  somehow  rank: 2
☆ 締切りに何とかかんとか合った ⇨ I somehow beat the deadline

どうにかこうにか  [(1)どうにかこうにか]  [coll]    meaning:  somehow  rank: 3
☆ どうにかこうにか期限合った ⇨ I somehow made the deadline

どうやらこうやら  [(1)どうやらこうやら]    meaning:  somehow  rank: 4
☆ どうやらこうやら期限合った ⇨ I somehow made the deadline

► 成句
何か  [(1)なにか]  [何+か]    meaning:  somehow  rank: 1
☆ 何か予感がする ⇨ I just have a bad feeling

今一つ  [(4)いまひとつ]    meaning:  somehow  rank: 2
☆ 今一つ物足りない ⇨ It is not quite satisfying somehow  (☛ Somehow lacking)
☆ しいが今一つしっくりこない ⇨ My new shoes are not quite comfortable somehow  (☛ Somehow lacking)
☆ 製品は今一つだ ⇨ The new product is somehow lacking  (☛ Somehow lacking)

何か  [(1)なんか]  [なにか]  [coll]    meaning:  somehow  rank: 2
☆ なんかになってきた ⇨ I’m kind of getting tired of this
☆ なんか馬鹿らしくなってきた ⇨ It is kinda getting ludicrous. I am getting tired of this

何だか  [(1)なんだか]  [何+だ+か]  [coll]    meaning:  somehow  rank: 2
☆ このくと何だかいい気分になる ⇨ I somehow feel better when I listen to this song
☆ 何だかがする ⇨ There is some weird noise

どうしてか  [(1)どうしてか]  [coll]    meaning:  somehow  rank: 3
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  [(1)わけ]  [どういう訳か]    meaning:  somehow  rank: 3
☆ どういう訳かあの二はとても合う ⇨ For some reason those two get along famously

今一歩  [(3)いまいっぽ]    meaning:  somehow  rank: 4
☆ このは今一歩現実感ける ⇨ This story somehow lacks reality