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Please say that again

this river is dangerous to swim in

apart from something
Examples:

q: did you make that?
a: sauce igai – apart from the sauce

q: what do you want to eat?
a: mochi igai nandemoii – anything except mochi

under / less than & over / more than
Examples:

We got here in under an hour

more that 100 –

clean / crisp Examples:

私はあなたの言うことがさっぱりわかりません。
I have no idea what you mean.

彼が現在どこにいるのかぼくにはさっぱりわからない。
I have no idea where he is at present.

in the end / overall Examples:

彼女は結局来なかった
She didn’t come after all.

その日は結局、雨降りだった
The day turned out wet.

definitey, certainly Examples:

そのほんはかならずうれる
sono hon wa kanarazu ureru
That book will definitely sell.

basically
Examples:

基本的(きほんてき)に基本的(きほんてき)にあなたの意見(いけん)に賛成(さんせい)です
kihonteki ni kihonteki ni anata no iken ni sansei desu
Basically, I agree with your opinion

anyway Examples:

how much?! how many? More:
Used in comedy to mean “Seriously?” or “wtf” as you said
Used when
dondake=dore dake=how much
sondake=sore dake=that much or only
kondake=kore dake=this much or only

what was it? More:
It’s like saying “What is it? ” or “What was it?”. Like for trying to remembering something you forgot.

oforu yoii shitekuru
I’ll prepare the bath

stating the obvious – correct, of course.
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