極めて難しい
extremely difficult
→ Solving this problem is extremely difficult.
すこぶる迷惑
very annoying
→ Late-night construction is very annoying.
はなはだ立派だ
exceedingly splendid
→ His deeds are exceedingly splendid.
断然得だ
a definite bargain
→ Buying on sale is a definite bargain.
ひときわ目立つ
stand out conspicuously
→ Her dress stands out conspicuously at the party.
うんと練習する
practice a lot
→ Practice a lot to win the game.
とりわけ今年は暑い
especially hot this year
→ Summer is hot every year, but it is especially hot this year.
とびきり新鮮な魚
exceptionally fresh fish
→ Buy an extraordinarily fresh fish at the market.
ことのほかいい成績
get unexpectedly good results
→ I got unexpectedly good results on this test.
ことに甘い物が好きだ
like sweets in particular
→ Among foods, he likes sweets in particular.
いたって健康
really healthy
→ My grandfather is elderly but really healthy.
もっぱら勉強に励む
devote oneself entirely to one's studies
→ Examinees devote themselves entirely to their studies.
ことごとく失敗する
fail one's task / fail one after another
→ New plans fail one after another.
まるっきりだめだ
completely useless, no good
→ This computer is old and completely useless.
てっきり犯人だと思う
think that one is surely the culprit
→ Looking at his face, I think that he is surely the culprit.
さっぱりわからない
have no idea at all
→ I have no idea at all about the math problem.
いっこうに治らない
not cured at all
→ I caught a cold, and even taking medicine doesn't cure it at all.
到底できない
simply impossible
→ It's simply impossible to finish this job in one day.
一切関係ない
nothing whatsoever to do with
→ I have nothing whatsoever to do with that incident.
てんでやる気がない
not feel like doing anything at all
→ I'm tired and don't feel like doing anything at all.
ろくに休めない
hardly take a day off
→ I'm busy with work and can hardly take a day off recently.
あえて反対する
dare to oppose
→ While everyone agrees, he dares to oppose.
強いてカタカナで書く
write in katakana if one must
→ Venture to write loanwords in katakana.
大人でもできないんだから、まして子供には無理だ
It's impossible even for an adult, to say nothing of children.
→ It's impossible even for an adult, to say nothing of children.
去年よりやや暑い
rather hot compared to last year
→ This summer is rather hot compared to last year.
ごく当たり前
quite normal
→ Greeting is quite normal.
幾分元気がない
somewhat cheerless
→ Maybe he has a cold, he is somewhat cheerless.
そこそこ儲かる
reasonably profitable
→ This business is reasonably profitable.
いささか気になる
a bit concerned
→ I am a bit concerned about his health condition.
ほぼ2倍
almost twice as much as
→ Sales became almost twice as much as last year.
およそ1万人
approximately 10,000 people
→ Approximately 10,000 people gathered at the event.
