Illustration: At the top of a narrow apartment staircase, a resident has finally delivered an unwieldy stack of bedding. One knee braces the bottom futon, a cheek pins a slipping pillow, and both arms strain around the bundle.

JLPT N2adverbLevel estimated by Bebop

どうにか

dounika

somehow, barely

Example sentences

  1. 私わたしはどうにか家族かぞくを養やしなっている。

    I manage to support my family.

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  2. 彼かれはどうにか試験しけんに受うかった。

    He managed to pass the examination.

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  3. どうにかその本ほんを読よみ終おえた。

    I managed to finish the book.

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