3 (Useful) Common Japanese Adverbs Flashcards
spice up your speech and writing with common adverbs
ああ
ah; yes
敢えて【あえて】
dare to; daringly; deliberately; purposely ~
間に【あいだに】
while; during~ something happened
あくまでも
to the end; persistently; absolutely; is still very ~
あまり
so much… that
あまりにも
too much; so much… that; excessively ~
あまり~ない
not very, not much ~
案の定【あんのじょう】
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
あらかじめ
beforehand; in advance; previously
あるいは
or; either; maybe; perhaps; possibly ~
後で【あとで】
after~; later
ばかりに
simply because; on account of~ (negative result)
別に~ない【べつに~ない】
not really, not particularly
びっくり
to be surprised
ちょっと
a little
丁度【ちょうど】
exactly
大分【だいぶ】
considerably; greatly; a lot
大丈夫【だいじょうぶ】
OK; okay; alright; problem free
だんだん
gradually
できるだけ
as much as possible
どんどん
rapidly; more and more
どんなに~ても
no matter how (much)
どう
how; in what way; how about
どうにも~ない
not … by any means; no matter how hard one tries, cannot ~
どうやら
possibly; apparently; seems like; somehow; barely ~
どうも
thank you; thanks
どうせ
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; after all; no matter what
どうして
why; for what reason; how
どうしても
no matter what; at any cost; after all ~
どうぞ
please
再び【ふたたび】
again; once more
再び【ふたたび】
again; once more; a second time
ふと
suddenly; accidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally ~
普通 【ふつう】
usually
ごとき / ごとく / ごとし
like; as if; the same as ~
逆に【ぎゃくに】
conversely; on the contrary ~
初めて【はじめて】
for the first time
はっきり
clearly
反面【はんめん】
while, although; on the other hand~
果たして【はたして】
as was expected; sure enough; really; actually ~