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否が応でも【いやがおうでもiyagaoudemo】いやが応でも・嫌が追うでもirr.

expression:

  • willy-nilly; whether willing or not
にしろnishiro

expression:

  • though; even if; whether ... or ...
綱引き☆【つなひきtsunahiki】綱曳き

noun:

  • tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable)
  • forward puller (of a rickshaw)

国会kokkaiのno動きugokiはhaこのkono問題mondaiをwoめぐるmeguru与野党yoyatou間kanのno政治的seijiteki綱引きtsunahikiとなったtonatta。 Parliamentary activity has become a political tug of war between the ruling and opposition parties over the issue.

存廃☆【ぞんぱいzonpai】

noun:

  • (whether to) continue or eliminate; existence
存否☆【そんぴsonpi・ぞんぴzonpi】

noun:

  • (whether) existent or non-existent; life or death
治乱【ちらんchiran】

expression:

  • (whether at) peace or at war; in peacetime and at war; order and chaos
原告適格【げんこくてきかくgenkokutekikaku】

noun:

  • standing (of a legal case, e.g. whether there are grounds to prosecute)
得喪【とくそうtokusou】

noun:

  • acquisition or forfeiture; acquisition (question of whether or not something is acquired) - from 取得 and 喪失
かka☆

particle:

  • yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it? - used at sentence-end; indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical)
  • or; whether or not - after each alternative
  • some- (e.g. something, someone) - after an interrogative ➜ 何か
  • hmm; huh - indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; sometimes after other particles ➜ とか

prefix:

  • very - emphatic prefix; usu. before an adjective ➜ か弱い

suffix:

  • -al; -ial; -ic; -ical; -ish; -y - suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; after an indeclinable word ➜ 定か

adverb:

  • in that way - archaism
JLPTN3
どうしてもdoushitemo☆《如何しても》

expression / adverb:

  • by all means; at any cost; no matter what; at any rate; surely
  • whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; willy-nilly
  • on no account; by no means - with. neg. verb
  • in the end; in the long run; after all; eventually

彼女kanojoはhaどうしてもdoushitemo自分jibunのno思い通りomoidooriにniしようとするshiyoutosuru。 She will have her own way.

残念zannenですがdesuga、あなたanataのno名前namaeをwoどうしてもdoushitemo覚えられないoboerarenai。 I'm sorry to say I don't remember your name.

そのsono計画keikakuをwo成功seikouさせるsaseruためにtameniはha君のkimino援助enjoがgaどうしてもdoushitemo必要hitsuyouだda。 Your help is indispensable for the success of the scheme.

や否や【やいなやyainaya】

expression:

  • the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...
  • whether or not
いくつでもikutsudemo《幾つでも》

adverb:

  • great many; ever so many
  • any number; as few or as many (as you like); whether large or small - preceding よい, 構わない, etc.
起き伏し【おきふしokifushi】起伏し・起き臥し Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • rising and going to bed; daily life

adverb:

  • all the time; constantly; whether awake or asleep
見分ける☆【みわけるmiwakeru】見わける Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate (both figuratively and visually)
  • to identify (whether an object is positive or negative in some aspect); to know the difference between something of superior and inferior quality (on sight or figuratively)

彼kareとto彼のkareno兄aniをwo見分けるmiwakeruのnoはha簡単kantanだda。 It is easy to tell him from his brother.

ケリーKERIIはha良質なryoushitsuna英語eigoをwo見分けるmiwakeru目meがgaあるaru。 Kelly has an eye for good English.

知らず【しらずshirazu】不知

suffix noun:

  • not having; unaffected by

conjunction:

  • aside; I don't know about ... - often as ～は知らず
  • I know not whether; I know not if - at the beginning of a sentence - archaism

親oyaのno心子子知らずshirazu。 It is a wise father that knows his own child.

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