day 4quite, rather, anyway

quite, rather, anyway

Say how much (not very, fairly, incredibly, rarely) and draw a conclusion from what you know with ～わけだ (so that's why, no wonder).

today’s words

• 大して たいして · (not) very, (not) much
• たいそう · very, greatly
• だいぶん · a good deal, quite (a lot)
• どうせ · anyway, in any case (it won't change)
• 何分 なにぶん · as you know, since (it is…); please (excuse)
• なんとなく · somehow, for no particular reason
• なんとも · (can't say) anything; really, truly
• 残らず のこらず · all, without exception
• 果たして はたして · really, I wonder; just as expected
• 本来 ほんらい · originally; by nature, properly
• まあまあ · so-so, not bad
• まれ · rare (まれに: rarely)
• めちゃくちゃ · a mess; absurd; terribly (casual)
• めっきり · noticeably, markedly
• もともと · originally, from the start
• ものすごい · tremendous, incredible
• やたら · a lot, too much, for no reason
• 余計 よけい · unnecessary, extra; all the more
• わりあいに · fairly, comparatively
• 割と わりと · relatively, rather (casual)

sentences

• 四十年も住んでいるから、詳しいわけだ。 · He's lived here forty years, so no wonder he knows it so well.
• 毎日練習しているんだから、上手なわけだ。 · She practises every day, so of course she's good.
• つまり、明日は休みというわけですね。 · So what you're saying is, tomorrow is a day off.
• 最近、めっきり朝が寒くなった。 · The mornings have got noticeably colder lately.
• どうせやるなら、楽しくやろう。 · If we're doing it anyway, let's enjoy it.