あいにく
Unfortunately
Ainiku ame ga furidashita.
→ Unfortunately, it started raining.
案の定
As expected / Sure enough
An no jō, kare wa chikoku shita.
→ Sure enough, he was late.
敢えて
Dare to / Bravely
Hantai sareru to wakatte iru ga, aete iu.
→ I know I'll be opposed, but I dare say it.
強いて
By force / If I must say
Shiite erabu nara kore da.
→ If I must choose, it's this one.
自ずから
Naturally / Of itself
Dokusho o tsuzukereba, onozukara chishiki ga mi ni tsuku.
→ If you keep reading, knowledge will naturally be acquired.
自ら
Personally / By oneself
Mizukara susunde aisatsu suru.
→ Proactively greet people personally.
とかく
Tend to / In any case
Toshi o toru to, tokaku wasureppoku naru.
→ As one ages, one tends to become forgetful.
なるたけ
As much as possible
Narutake hiyō o osaeru.
→ Keep costs down as much as possible.
努めて
Make an effort / Try to
Kaigi de wa tsutomete hatsugen suru.
→ Make an effort to speak up in meetings.
ひいては
As a result / Consequently
Kaisha no tame, hiite wa shakai no tame ni naru.
→ It will benefit the company, and consequently society.
もはや
Already / No longer
Nigeru koto wa mohaya fukanō da.
→ It is already impossible to escape.
かえって
Actually / Instead
Tetsudatte moratta ga, kaette meiwaku datta.
→ I had them help, but it was actually a nuisance.
取りあえず
First of all / For now
Toriaezu biiru o tanomō.
→ Let's order beer for now.
かろうじて
Barely / With difficulty
Karōjite gōkaku rain o koeta.
→ I barely passed the passing line.
ことごとく
All / Every single
Yosō ga kotogotoku hazureta.
→ Every single prediction was wrong.
ふんだんに
Plenty of / Abundantly
Yasai o fundan ni tsukau.
→ Use plenty of vegetables.
幸い
Luckily / Fortunately
Saiwai ni mo tenki ni megumareta.
→ Luckily, we were blessed with good weather.
現に
Actually / Really
Gen ni, kare wa mada tōchaku shite inai.
→ Actually, he hasn't arrived yet.
いずれも
Both / Either / Any
Teian sareta an wa, izure mo subarashii.
→ All of the proposed ideas are wonderful.
仮に
Suppose / If
Kari ni ichiokuen attara, nani o kau?
→ If you had 100 million yen, what would you buy?
ひょっとすると
Possibly / Perhaps
Hyotto suru to ashita wa yuki kamo shirenai.
→ Perhaps it might snow tomorrow.
もしかして
By any chance / Perhaps
Moshikashite, kagi o otoshita?
→ Did you drop your keys by any chance?
どうにか
Somehow
Shimekiri ni dōnika maniawaseru.
→ Somehow make the deadline.
どうやら
Likely / Probably
Dōyara kaze o hiita yō da.
→ It seems likely I caught a cold.