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N1 Adverb, Suru verb

どうにかin some way or other, one way or another

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    1. Adverb, Suru verb

      1.

      in some way or other, one way or another, somehow, only just, barely

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      親権(しんけん)(うしな)った男性(だんせい):「どうにか子供(こども)()えないかな。」

      Man who lost custody: "I wonder if there's some way or other I could see my children." {in some way or other, one way or another}

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      刑事(けいじ):「必死(ひっし)捜査(そうさ)で、どうにか被害(ひがい)(しゃ)()つけるつもりだ。」

      Detective: "Through desperate investigation, I intend to find the victim one way or another." {in some way or other, one way or another}

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      (あきら)めなかったので、どうにか富士山(ふじさん)山頂(さんちょう)辿(たど)()(こと)出来(でき)ました。

      Because I didn't give up, I was able to reach the summit of Mount Fuji one way or another. {in some way or other, one way or another}

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      この映画(えいが)どうにか作品(さくひん)として(かたち)になってきたが、公開(こうかい)できるのはまだまだ(さき)だろう。

      This film has somehow taken shape as a work, but it's still a long way off before it can be released. {in some way or other, one way or another}

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      (もと)(かれ):「どうにかまた()えないか?」(もと)カノ:「絶対(ぜったい)(いや)よ!下心(したごころ)しか()えないわ!」

      Ex-boyfriend: "Can't we find a way to meet again?" Ex-girlfriend: "Absolutely not! I can only see your ulterior motives!" {in some way or other, one way or another}

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