Illustration: In a Japanese apartment, a teenager greets a returning parent with an extravagantly attentive welcome. They kneel to position the parent's slippers perfectly, while a prepared cup of tea and neatly folded hand towel wait within arm's reach.

いやに

iyani

awfully, unusually

Example sentences

今日きょうはいやに暑あつい。
It’s awfully hot today.
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彼かれは、今日きょうはいやに礼儀正れいぎただしい。
He is being very polite today.
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あの店みせ、今日きょうはいやに混こんでいるね。
That shop is awfully crowded today.
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