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AdverbUsually kanaFreq #85
1

how; in what way; how about

Examples
あなたはあの車をどう処理したのですか?
What did you do with that car?
Usually kanaFreq #2068
1

Adverb (fukushi)

how; in what way; how about

Examples
コンタクトを入れるというのはいかがでしょう?
How about wearing contact lenses?
2

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

questionable

とくUsually kanaFreq #3685
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Auxiliary verb; Continuative form of ごとし

like; as

Examples
彼は脱兎のごとく逃げた。
He ran like a scared rabbit.
ごときUsually kanaFreq #3691
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Auxiliary verb; Attributive form of ごとし

like; similar to

Examples
立て板に水の如きプレゼンテーション、おそれ入りました。
Your presentation was so smooth and fluent - what can I say?
2

Auxiliary verb; As ...のごときは

something like ...; someone like ...

どうか何かAdverbUsually kanaFreq #4701
1

Polite

please; if you would; would you mind

Examples
どうかドアを閉めてくれませんか。
Will you please shut the door?
2

somehow or other; one way or another

3

As かどうか

whether (or not); if

4

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

strange; (something is) wrong; (something is) off

うして何してUsually kanaFreq #187
1

Adverb (fukushi)

how; in what way; by what means

Examples
そのニュースはどうして漏れたのだろう。
How did the news get out?
2

Adverb (fukushi)

why; for what reason; for what purpose; what for

Examples
どうしてあなたにお詫びする理由があるのですか。
Why should I apologize to you?
3

Adverb (fukushi)

cannot possibly

4

Interjection; Often as どうして、どうして

no way

どういうどう言うUsually kanaFreq #282
1

Pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi)

what kind of; what sort of; what

Examples
これとあれはどういう関係があるの。
How is this connected to that?
どうした何したUsually kanaFreq #604
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Pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi)

somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

Examples
「おぅーい、どうした丹治」「前の学校で習ってない単元があって困っている」
"Oy, what's up, Tanji?" "I'm having trouble because there's a unit I didn't take at my last school."
うして何してもAdverbExpressionUsually kanaFreq #777
1

by all means; at any cost; no matter what; at any rate; surely

Examples
彼女はどうしても自分の思い通りにしようとする。
She will have her own way.
2

whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; willy-nilly

3

With. neg. verb

on no account; by no means

Examples
残念ですが、あなたの名前をどうしても覚えられない。
I'm sorry to say I don't remember your name.
4

in the end; in the long run; after all; eventually

Examples
その計画を成功させるためには君の援助がどうしても必要だ。
Your help is indispensable for the success of the scheme.
どうしようもない~い Adj.ExpressionUsually kanaFreq #2043
1

it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

Examples
こんなどうしようもない愚息ですが、どうかご贔屓ください。
I may be a hopeless fool, but please be kind to me.
にも何にもAdverbUsually kanaFreq #2161
1

Indicating emotive conviction

indeed; really; truly; just (like)

Examples
こんな格好をしているといかにもスポーツしてそうに見えるけど、全然やってないんだよ。
I look for all the world like an athlete in this outfit, but the truth is I don't do any sports at all.
2

very; extremely; totally; terribly

3

Interjection; Indicating agreement

absolutely; certainly; for sure

うにも何にもAdverbUsually kanaFreq #2346
1

With neg. verb

(not) in any way; in no way; at all

Examples
聴衆はコンサートが始まるのをどうにも待ちきれなかった。
The audience could hardly wait for the concert to begin.
2

terribly; awfully; hopelessly

なる何なるUsually kanaFreq #4989
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Pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi)

what kind of; what sort of; what

Examples
いかなる動物も、植物なしでは生存できない。
No animal can exist without plants.
2

Pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi); As いかなる...でも, いかなる...も, etc.

no matter what (kind of); whatever; any

つじょAdverb~と AdverbFreq #5020
1

'taru' adjective

suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly

Examples
トムの怒りは突如燃え上がった。
Tom's anger blazed out suddenly.
何なっかなFreq #17798
1

Word usually written using kana alone; Pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi)

what kind of; whatever sort of

2

Adverb (fukushi)

no matter what; however much

Examples
おやおや。いかな体育の授業といえど・・・真剣勝負の意気込みで臨まなければ、いざ実戦と言う時に役に立ちませんよ。
Well, even if it is just P.E. class, if you don't take it seriously, it won't do you any good in a real match.
ょじつNounFreq #19529
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Usu. 如実に

reality; actuality; actual conditions; true situation; faithful representation; vivid depiction

2

Buddhism

ultimate reality; absolute truth

奈何Freq #20801
1

Common noun; After a noun (+ の)

(depending on) how; (depending on) what; nature (of)

Examples
天候のいかんにかかわらず駅へ迎えに参ります。
Rain or shine, I will come to meet you at the station.
2

Adverb (fukushi); At sentence end

what is ...?; how is ...?; what will be ...?

つじょNounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #22475
1

lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation

Examples
それは相互理解の欠如がもとになっていると思う。
I think that is based on a lack of mutual understanding.
どうにかなる何にかなるExpressionUsually kanaGodan verbFreq #5028
1

to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK

Examples
心配するな, どうにかなるさ。
Don't worry, it will come out all right.
2

Slang; E.g. どうにかなってしまう

to go crazy

どうにもならない何にもならない~い Adj.ExpressionUsually kanaFreq #5793
1

hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done

Examples
状況は彼らではどうにもならなくなった。
The situation got out of their control.
今さら騒いでもどうにもならないよ。後の祭りだよ。
Yelling about it won't help now. You should have done that when it counted.
ういたしましてどう致しまして何致しましてInterjectionUsually kanaFreq #7192
1

you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure

Examples
「手伝ってくれてありがとう」「どういたしまして
"Thank you for your help." "It's my pleasure."
としてとつじょとしてAdverbFreq #10671
1

suddenly; all of a sudden

Examples
暗闇から強盗が突如として現れた。
The robber emerged from the darkness.
どうとでもAdverbUsually kanaFreq #12985
1

whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other

かがわし何わしい~い Adj.Usually kanaFreq #13977
1

suspicious; dubious; unreliable

Examples
あの宗教団体はかなりいかがわしい教義にとりつかれている。
That religious cult has got some pretty off the wall ideas.
2

indecent; unseemly

Examples
学生たるものはいかがわしい場所にちかづかない方がよい。
Students are expected to stay away from dubious places.