必ずしも～とは限らない
Not necessarily / Not always
Ichiryū daigaku o deta hito ga, kanarazushimo yūshū to wa kagiranai.
→ People who graduate from top universities are not necessarily excellent.
お金持ちが必ずしも幸福とは限らない
Rich does not necessarily mean happy
Benri na kikai ga, kanarazushimo hito o shiawase ni suru to wa kagiranai.
→ Convenient machines do not necessarily make people happy.
必ず
Surely / Certainly / Without fail
Doryoku sureba, kanarazu mukuwareru hi ga kuru.
→ If you work hard, a day will surely come when you are rewarded.
人間は必ず死ぬ
Humans are mortal (must die)
Ikiteiru mono wa, itsuka kanarazu shi o mukaeru.
→ All living things will surely face death someday.
いつか
Someday / Sometime
Itsuka uchū ryokō o shite mitai.
→ I want to travel to space someday.
いつかアフリカに行きたい
I want to go to Africa someday
Itsuka kare ni kono kimochi o tsutaetai.
→ I want to convey these feelings to him someday.
ここにはいつか来たことがある
I have been here sometime before
Sono hanashi, itsuka kiita koto ga aru ki ga suru.
→ I feel like I have heard that story sometime before.
いつまでも
Forever / Indefinitely
Itsumademo kako no koto o ki ni shite wa ikenai.
→ You shouldn't worry about the past forever.
いつまでもお元気で
Stay healthy forever (Best wishes)
Itsumademo oshiawase ni kurashite kudasai.
→ Please live happily forever.
いつのまにか
Before I knew it / Unnoticed
Hon o yonde itara, itsunomanika asa ni natteita.
→ I was reading a book, and before I knew it, it was morning.
いつのまにか夜になった
It became night before I knew it
Ame wa itsunomanika yandeita.
→ The rain had stopped before I knew it.
つい
Unintentionally / Accidentally
Himitsu o tsui shabette shimatta.
→ I accidentally blurted out the secret.
ついうそを言ってしまった
I unintentionally told a lie
Hara ga tatte, tsui hidoi koto o itte shimatta.
→ I got angry and unintentionally said something terrible.
ついに
Finally / At last
Kare no shōtai ga tsuini bareta.
→ His true identity was finally revealed.
ついに絵が完成した
The painting is finally finished
Tsuini nengan no maihōmu o te ni ireta.
→ Finally, I got my dream home.
どうしても
No matter what / By all means
Ano hito no koto ga dōshitemo suki ni narenai.
→ I just can't bring myself to like that person no matter what.
用事があってどうしても行けない
I have errands, so I can't go no matter what
Kaze o hiite, dōshitemo koe ga denai.
→ I caught a cold and simply cannot get my voice out.
どうしても成功させたい
I want to make it succeed by all means
Kono kikaku wa dōshitemo jitsugen sasetai.
→ I want to realize this project by all means.
どうも
Seemingly / Somehow / Very (Thanks/Sorry)
Kono keisan wa dōmo machigatteiru yōda.
→ This calculation seems to be wrong somehow.
どうも上手に話せない
I just can't seem to speak well
Hitomae dewa dōmo kinchō shite shimau.
→ I somehow get nervous in front of people.
どうも道に迷ったようだ
It seems we got lost
Saifu o dōmo otoshite shimatta rashii.
→ It seems I have dropped my wallet.
どうも失礼しました
I am very sorry / Excuse me
Omatase shite, dōmo sumimasen deshita.
→ I am very sorry to have kept you waiting.
昨日はどうも
Thanks for yesterday
Senjitsu wa dōmo gochisōsama deshita.
→ Thank you very much for the meal the other day.
なんとか
Somehow / Manage to
Nantoka shūden ni noru koto ga dekita.
→ I managed to catch the last train somehow.
なんとか会議に間に合った
Managed to make it to the meeting
Nantoka shimekiri ni maniawasetai.
→ I want to manage to make the deadline somehow.
この問題をなんとかしなければならない
Must do something about this problem
Akaji o nantoka shinakereba, kaisha ga tsubureru.
→ If we don't do something about the deficit, the company will go bankrupt.
どうにか
Somehow / Barely
Dōnika daigaku o sotsugyō dekita.
→ I somehow managed to graduate from university.
なんとなく
Somehow / Vaguely / For some reason
Kare ga iitai koto ga nantonaku wakaru.
→ I vaguely understand what he wants to say.
これはなんとなくおもしろそうな本だ
This looks like a vaguely interesting book
Kyō wa nantonaku ii koto ga arisō da.
→ I have a feeling something good will happen today.
なんとも～ない
Nothing / Not at all
Chūsha nante, nantomonai yo.
→ Injections are nothing at all (don't hurt).
そんなこと、なんとも思わない
I don't think anything of that
Tanin ni dō miraretemo, watashi wa nantomo omowanai.
→ I don't care at all how others see me.
もし
If
Moshi kare ga konakattara, dō shiyō.
→ What should I do if he doesn't come?
もしも１００万円あったら
If I had 1 million yen...
Moshimo umarekawareru nara, tori ni naritai.
→ If I could be reborn, I want to be a bird.
もしかしたら
Possibly / Maybe / By any chance
Moshikashitara, kare wa mada shiranai no kamoshirenai.
→ Maybe he doesn't know yet.
もしかすると
Possibly / Perhaps
Kagi o otoshita no wa, moshikasuruto eki kamoshirenai.
→ Perhaps I dropped the key at the station.
もしかすると、彼の話はうそかもしれない
Maybe his story is a lie
Moshikasuruto, kore ga saigo no chansu kamoshirenai.
→ Maybe this is the last chance.
なるべく
As much as possible
Narubeku zangyō wa shitakunai.
→ I want to avoid overtime as much as possible.
なるべく早く来てください
Please come as early as possible
Narubeku gutaiteki ni setsumei shite kudasai.
→ Please explain as specifically as possible.
なるほど
I see / Indeed / That makes sense
Naruhodo, sōiu riyū dattan desu ne.
→ I see, so that was the reason.
確か
If I remember correctly / Probably
Kare no ie wa tashika kono hen datta hazu da.
→ If I remember correctly, his house should be around here.
あの人は、確か林さんのお父さんだと思う
I think that person is probably Mr. Hayashi's father
Are wa tashika gonenmae no koto datta.
→ That was probably 5 years ago (if I'm not mistaken).
確かに
Certainly / Surely
Tashikani kare wa sainō ga aru ga, doryoku mo shiteiru.
→ He certainly has talent, but he also works hard.
あの人は、確かに林さんのお父さんだ
That person is certainly Mr. Hayashi's father
Kore wa tashikani watashi ga nakushita tokei desu.
→ This is certainly the watch I lost.
