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どうして, 如何して
Adverb, See どうやって
1. how, in what way, by what means
2. why, for what reason, for what purpose, what for
3. cannot possibly
Interjection, often as どうして、どうして
4. no way
そのニュースはどうして漏れたのだろう。
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どうしても, 如何しても
Expression, Adverb
1. by all means, at any cost, no matter what, at any rate, surely
2. whether (one is) willing or not, willingly or unwillingly, willy-nilly
with. neg. verb
3. on no account, by no means
4. in the end, in the long run, after all, eventually
彼女はどうしても自分の思い通りにしようとする。
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なかなかどうして, 中々どうして
Expression, Adverb
considerably (beyond one's expectations), unexpectedly, surprisingly, contrary to one's expectations
彼女はなかなかどうして馬鹿ではない。
大山鳴動して鼠一匹, 泰山鳴動して鼠一匹, 大山鳴動してねずみ一匹, たいざんめいどうしてねずみいっぴき
Expression, Idiomatic expression
much ado about nothing, great cry and little wool, the mountain laboured and brought forth a mouse
同時展開, どうじてんかい
Takes suru
simultaneous development, spreading at the same time (e.g. two phenomena)