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如何して どうして N5

  1. by what means; how; in what way
  2. for what purpose; for what reason; what for; why
  3. cannot possibly
  4. no way

如何しても どうしても N3

  1. at any cost; at any rate; by all means; no matter what; surely
  2. whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; willy-nilly
  3. by no means; on no account
  4. after all; eventually; in the end; in the long run
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