かなり
Meanings
Adverb
Adjective (な)
Adjective (の)
Usually written in kana
1. considerably; fairly; quite
Pitch accent
なり
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Composed of
(arch.) to be; (arch.) to be (location); sum of money
Examples (155 in total)
Is it really bad?
I was quite drunk.
He is quite an odd man.
I'm pretty short.
It's quite complicated.
This is rather frightening.
I do feel pretty good.
I think it's pretty good.
It's pretty cold today.
It's quite an old building.
It's a huge shock to me.
It seems to be serious.
It's rather warm today.
That was far more complicated than I thought.
There were quite a few passengers on board the ship.
My blood pressure is quite high.
Tom is quite optimistic.
It gets quite cold in the winter.
She's quite gorgeous.
The result was rather disappointing.
Grandfather is quite senile.
He did an amount of work.
There is quite a bit of water remaining.
We're pretty confident.
She sang pretty well.
A bunch of people died in the explosion.
He's quite the outstanding player.
This is a pretty good camera.
My dog is pretty smart.
My first day in the university was rather boring.
Repairs will cost a lot of money.
That cat is quite fat.
The sea is pretty rough today.
Last night's earthquake was very strong.
She has quite a lot of clothes.
He has a fair income.
My girlfriend is a lot taller than me.
The police car was driving at fairly high speed.
He is rather poor at tennis.
She's in a fairly bad mood now.
He is under considerable stress.
Late autumn in Scotland is rather cold.
The airport is quite far from the city centre.
Tom is a fairly good guitarist.
Japan is much cooler than Algeria.
You've made a good many mistakes.
Her books sell pretty well.
Her face went very pink.
This used to be a pretty quiet place.
My idea is quite different from yours.
He looked pretty tired.
He's been waiting here for quite a while.
It sums up the situation pretty well.
There were quite a few children in the park.
I do a lot of work on the school newspaper.
This is a very popular product.
It's really dark outside. I wonder if a storm is coming.
She played the piano well enough.
He has quite a few friends.
I've heard quite a lot about you.
His debts amount to a considerable sum.
The shoes you are wearing look rather expensive.
He gave her a considerable sum of money.
His debt amounted to a considerable sum.
He owns a good few sheep.
This was quite a well thought-out plan.
City and country life are very different.
It will require substantial time and financial resources.
A considerable amount of time and effort have been spent already.
I've lost a lot of weight since I started my diet.
He has quite a few records.
The airport is quite a way from the city centre.
It appears that her injury was pretty bad.
This computer saves a great deal of time.
He is something of an expert on oriental art.
He used a lot of honey.
Quite a few students are absent today.
Japan's import of manufactured goods has increased considerably.
Tom is a pretty cool guy, isn't he?
Tom's French is already pretty good.
Quite a few Americans like sushi.
Tom was quite handsome when he was young.
There are quite a few hotels by the lake.
We were all rather exhausted.
To tell the truth, he was rather a shy boy.
Quite a few people turned out for the event.
This kind of work requires a lot of patience.
His notion of welfare is pretty abstract.
The tax increases affected our lives greatly.
There is a fairly small number of students at this university.
In the matter of food and clothing, we are pretty well off.
It took quite a while to sort out all our luggage.
Tom was a pretty good singer when he was younger.
I used to smoke. I was quite a heavy smoker.
She has changed a lot since then.
The house is quite run down.
Encryption technology has advanced to the point where it's pretty reliable.
It is very difficult for you to do this work.
A bunch of people were standing outside waiting.
Quite a few people came to the party.
Our knowledge on the problem is rather limited.
Our city is rather small in comparison with Tokyo.
That was quite an effort for a child.
I spend a lot of time listening to music.
"How are you feeling this morning?" "Pretty good, thanks."
She has many friends in the United States.
The status of a doctor is very high in this community.
There were quite a few people in the hall.
There are a number of places to see in this city.
He has quite a few valuable paintings.
I know a guy who plays the guitar fairly well.
Quite a few people were injured in the accident.
My work at school was well above average.
The foreigner speaks Japanese fairly well.
I got hurt during an experiment, and the injury was pretty serious.
The chances are very good that our team will win.
Your remarks were rather out of place.
Mary is not poor. On the contrary, she is quite rich.
The ship was built at considerable expense.
The policeman was rather abrupt with me.
Quite a number of people still believe it.
This library has a large collection of Chinese books.
They were pretty tired after having worked all day.
There were a good many candidates for the position.
Our price is considerably higher than the current market price.
There is considerable optimism that the economy will improve.
This is fairly good except for minor mistakes.
The nuclear ship was built at a considerable expense.
We had a good many anxious moments, but everything turned out all right in the end.
Being written in great haste, this letter has quite a few mistakes.
I met lots of famous people at that party.
Quite a few people came to the meeting yesterday.
The novelist is pretty popular among teenagers.
The political systems of Britain and Japan have a great deal in common.
To Brian's surprise, his debt amounted to a considerable sum.
There were many rotten apples in the basket.
The bronze statue looks quite nice from a distance.
The Middle East supplies a major portion of the oil that Japan consumes.
Tom managed a small bar near Boston for quite a long time.
The business will yield a fair return on the investment.
She gave considerable thought to what to do with the money.
That factory is pretty far from the town center.
"You're pretty good at English, aren't you?" "I'd like to think so."
Fruit trees require a large amount of space in which to grow.
It's rather cold today, but I think it'll be fairly warm tomorrow.
The spread of television has considerably deprived us of our time for reading.
During the colonial period, the place was rather exclusionary, admitting only foreign residents.
It rained so hard that we decided to visit him on another day.
We still have quite a few more miles to go before we get there.
You seem to have made considerable progress since I saw you last.
There's no denying his ability as a pitcher, but he is rather injury-prone.
A thousand yen discount is a pretty great deal, no?
Quite a few people have two cars.
Tom and Mary are both thirty, but they look much younger.
You are young. I, on the other hand, am very old.