28: Adverbs 2 Cont

既に（すでに）

already (earlier than expected)

とっくに

long ago (much earlier than assumed)

直ちに（ただちに）

immediately (no delay at all)

直ぐに（すぐに）

right away (very soon)

そっくり

exactly alike (perfectly identical)

今に（いまに）

before long (sooner than you think)

実に（じつに）

truly (remarkably so)

別に（べつに）

not particularly (no special reason)

どうしても

no matter what (unavoidable outcome)

わざと

deliberately (with intention)

いわば

so to speak (figuratively)

呉れ呉れも（くれぐれも）

be sure to (earnestly, repeatedly)

至急（しきゅう）

urgently (requires quick action)

着々と（ちゃくちゃくと）

steadily (step-by-step progress)

半ば（なかば）

halfway (partly incomplete)

もしかしたら

might (slight possibility)

間もなく（まもなく）

soon (in a short time)

どんなに

how much (to a great extent)

どうせ

anyway (resigned expectation)

大して（たいして）

not much (low degree)

少しも（すこしも）

not at all (zero amount)

必ずしも（かならずしも）

not necessarily (not always true)

全く（まったく）

completely not (absolutely none)

やはり

still (as expected)

あんまり

not really (low intensity)

めったに

hardly ever (rare frequency)

まさか

no way (unexpected impossibility)

おそらく

probably (high likelihood)

多分（たぶん）

probably (general likelihood)

あたかも

just like (strong resemblance)

まるで

completely like (as if it were)

決して〜ない（けっして〜ない）

absolutely not (firm refusal)

到底〜ない（とうてい〜ない）

cannot possibly (beyond ability)