ことによると
possibly; perhaps
→ It may possibly snow from the afternoon.
さぞ・さぞかし
surely; must be
→ After working that hard, you must be very happy to have passed.
てっきり
firmly believe; be convinced
→ I was convinced that today was a day off.
いかにも
indeed; truly; just like
→ His work has a finish that truly looks professional.
一見
at first glance
→ At first glance, this dish looks spicy, but it is actually sweet.
さも
as if; as though
→ He bragged as if he had done it himself.
どうやら
apparently; it seems
→ The sky is getting dark. It looks like it is going to rain.
かろうじて
barely; narrowly
→ I ran and barely made the last train.
危うく
nearly; almost
→ I slipped on the stairs and almost got injured.
幸い・不幸にも
fortunately / unfortunately
→ I was in an accident, but fortunately I was not injured.
案の定
as expected; sure enough
→ The sky looked threatening, and sure enough, it began to rain.
いっそ
rather; might as well
→ If it is this painful, perhaps I should just give up altogether.
あえて
dare to; deliberately
→ Knowing I might be disliked, I dared to warn him.
あらかじめ
in advance; beforehand
→ Please copy the meeting materials in advance.
何とぞ
please; I sincerely ask
→ I sincerely ask for your kind cooperation.
仮に
supposing; hypothetically
→ Suppose you had one million yen. What would you use it for?
強いて
if one must; forcibly
→ If I had to choose, I would say I prefer this design.
ろくに
properly; adequately
→ I've been so busy lately that I cannot even get proper rest.
一向に
not at all; no sign of
→ Even though I am taking medicine, my cold is not getting any better at all.
到底
possibly; by no means
→ There is no way this much work can be finished in one day.
一概に
indiscriminately; categorically
→ You cannot categorically say that old things are bad.
よもや
surely not; never imagined
→ I never imagined that he would betray us.
