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1006950 jmdict A [id=2156286] 抑[rK];抑々[rK];抑抑[rK];抑も[io,rK] そもそも[ichi1,news2,nf25] [1][n,adv][uk] in the first place; to begin with; from the start; originally; ab initio [2][conj][uk] [note="used when bringing up something already mentioned"] after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?") [3][n,adj-no][uk] beginning; start