いかにも (ikanimo) is an adverb that expresses the sense of 'truly', 'indeed', or 'really'. It is used to emphasize the speaker's feeling or to convey a strong impression or expectation.
としても (toshitemo) - (N1) - While both いかにも (ikanimo) and としても (toshitemo) express emphasis, いかにも (ikanimo) emphasizes the speaker's feelings or impression while としても (toshitemo) emphasizes a condition or supposition.
ずにはいられない (zuniwa irarenai) - (N1) - Both いかにも (ikanimo) and ずにはいられない (zuniwa irarenai) express a strong feeling, but いかにも (ikanimo) emphasizes the speaker's impression while ずにはいられない (zuniwa irarenai) expresses a state where one cannot resist or help doing something.
ともなく (tomonaku) - (N2 - N1) - いかにも (ikanimo) and ともなく (tomonaku) are both adverbs used to express a sense of 'somehow' or 'without specific intention'. However, いかにも (ikanimo) adds an emphasis or certainty to the situation, while ともなく (tomonaku) describes an action that occurs without being aware of or planning it.
Useful Vocabulary that appeared in this page
* 優秀 (ゆうしゅう)excellent
* 言葉 (ことば)words
* 素直 (すなお)sincere
* 提案 (ていあん)proposal
* 興味深い (きょうみぶかい)interesting
* 行動 (こうどう)action, behavior
* 彼女らしい (かのじょらしい)typical of her
* 変わる (かわる)to change
* 結果 (けっか)result
* 悪い (わるい)poor
* まれに (まれに)rarely
* 奇妙 (きみょう)strange
* 変わっている (かわっている)unusual
Quiz
Which of the following means 'His actions are really strange'?
