やはり・矢張りyahari[0]heiban (flat)

1. adverbas expected; sure enough; just as one thought
   「そうか。やはり私のほうが年としを食くってる。私は今年ことしで２０うんたら才さいだ」「いや、わかんねーよ」↗

   "Oh? Then, as I expected, I've been around longer than you. This year I'm 20-mumble years old." "What does that tell me?"
2. adverbafter all (is said and done); in the end; as one would expect; in any case
   止やむを得えず訪問ほうもんするのはいやだったが、やはりしないわけにはいかなかった。↗

   I disliked the idea of the necessary call, but it had to be done.
3. adverbtoo; also; as well; likewise; (not) either
4. adverbstill; as before
5. adverball the same; even so; still; nonetheless
   彼かれは頭あたまがよいがやはり嫌きらいだ。↗

   He's intelligent, but I still don't like him.

   欠点けってんがあるけどやはり彼かれが好すきです。↗

   I love him despite his faults.

• SynonymやっぱりCasualListed as an antonym but isn't one: it's just the colloquial form of 「やはり」 with the same meaning, differing only in register.
• Synonym案の定あんのじょうNeutralMeans just as one predicted, typically for an unwanted outcome though neutral ones are fine too, as in 「案の定雨が降った」.
• SynonymやっぱしCasualAn even more casual variant of 「やっぱり」 with a cutesy or rustic flavor; avoid it in formal settings.
• Related結局けっきょくNeutralPoints to the final result after twists and turns, as in 「結局行かなかった」; the emphasis is on how things ended up.
• Related果たしてはたしてWrittenLeans toward written prose; means 'just as expected', and before a question it asks whether something is really the case.
• Related畢竟ひっきょうWrittenWritten prose for 'when you get right down to it', as in 「畢竟人は孤独だ」.
• RelatedなんといってもNeutralSays that whatever anyone may say, this point matters most; it singles out the foremost reason or example.
• RelatedなんてったってCasualColloquial contraction of 「何と言ったって」; close to 「何と言っても」 with a casual punch, as in 「なんてったって夏だ」.
• RelatedさてこそWrittenOld-fashioned way to say 'just as I thought' or 'no wonder'; rarely heard in modern Japanese.

For 'as expected' or 'after all', default to 「やはり」; in everyday speech use 「やっぱり」 (or the even looser 「やっぱし」). When a prediction—often a bad one—comes true, pick 「案の定」; for the outcome after much back and forth, 「結局」; to stress what matters most, 「何と言っても」 (casually 「何てったって」). 「果たして」 and 「畢竟」 suit written prose, and 「さてこそ」 is old-fashioned.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 以前いぜんまたはほかと同様どうように。
2. 思おもった通とおり。
3. 結局けっきょくは。
4. いろいろと考かんがえた末すえに意見いけんを変かえるさま。また元もとの意見いけんに戻もどすさま。
5. したことやしなかったことを後悔こうかいするさま。