► 副詞
どうも [(1)どうも] meaning: somehow rank: 1
☆ その話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旨く行かない ⇨ No matter how hard I try it somehow doesn’t work
☆ 彼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
☆ 彼は何となく怪しい ⇨ He’s somehow suspicious (☛ Cannot pinpoint but somehow)
☆ 彼女は何となく魅力が有る ⇨ She’s somehow attractive (☛ Cannot pinpoint but somehow)
今一 [(2)いまいち] [coll] [peer] meaning: somehow rank: 2
☆ あの店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))
☆ 彼等の音楽を聴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))
☆ 説明を聞いても今一良く分からない ⇨ 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に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)
☆ 終電にどうにか間に合った ⇨ 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!
☆ 大変なのは分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?
☆ 彼等は相手の反撃を何とか抑えて勝った ⇨ They somehow managed to stem the opponent’s comeback and won
☆ 締切りに何とか間に合った ⇨ 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間に合った ⇨ 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に間に合った ⇨ 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に間に合った ⇨ I somehow made the deadline
► 成句
何か [(1)なにか] [何+か] meaning: somehow rank: 1
☆ 何か嫌な予感がする ⇨ 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)
☆ 新しい靴が今一つしっくりこない ⇨ My new shoes are not quite comfortable somehow (☛ Somehow lacking)
☆ 新製品は今一つだ ⇨ The new product is somehow lacking (☛ Somehow lacking)
何か [(1)なんか] [なにか] [coll] meaning: somehow rank: 2
☆ なんか嫌になってきた ⇨ 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
☆ この曲を聴くと何だかいい気分になる ⇨ I somehow feel better when I listen to this song
☆ 何だか変な音がする ⇨ 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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訳 [(1)わけ] [どういう訳か] meaning: somehow rank: 3
☆ どういう訳かあの二人はとても気が合う ⇨ For some reason those two get along famously
今一歩 [(3)いまいっぽ] meaning: somehow rank: 4
☆ この話は今一歩現実感に欠ける ⇨ This story somehow lacks reality