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In a sense this is a useful Japanese expression: ある意味

Wednesday, September 10th, 2008 by Agro Rachmatullah

In a jpod101 teacher’s conversation, I found a new and very useful expression: ある意味. It means “in a sense”. (literally it means “a certain meaning”)

Here’s the relevant conversation from episode 331 (Second Honeymoon):

よし: I think it’s sweet. In a way…
さから: Uhm… In a way ね? ある意味… (笑)

And here are more examples from around the web:

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