N1 Grammar - Unit 2 - Adverbs (Part A)

あらかじめ

beforehand, ahead of time

いきなり

abruptly, without warning

一切

いっさい

all ; absolutely none

おおむね

largely, mostly, in general

おのおの

each

かねて

previously; for a while

再三

さいさん

again and again

じきに

right away, shortly, at once, immediately

しばし

soon, for a brief period

しばしば

often, frequently

しばらく

a moment, a while

せいぜい

as much as one can ; at the most

直ちに

ただちに

right away; directly (face, lead to, etc)

たちまち

suddenly, in an instant (regarding a change)

つい

unintentionally (against better judgment); near

とうとう

finally, at last, in the end

堂々と

どうどう（と）

boldly, confidently, unashamedly

なかなか

very, quite, rather; by no means

はっきり（と）

clearly, to be certain; without hesitation

はるばる

all the way, from a great distance

ひたすら

intently, devotedly, with all one’s heart

ふと

suddenly, incidentally

平然（と）

へいぜん（と）

calmly, cooly, with composure

もっぱら

solely, exclusively (regarding one thing)

やがて

before long, soon; almost

悠々と

ゆうゆうと

calmly, leisurely; easily

ろくに

(not) properly, (not) sufficiently

(always used with negative verb)

わざわざ

going out of one’s way (to do)

わざと

deliberately, intentionally

(usually negative connotation)