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jmdict 1466950 Active (id: 2167010)
如何しても [rK]
どうしても [ichi1]
1. [exp,adv] [uk]
▶ by all means
▶ at any cost
▶ no matter what
▶ at any rate
▶ surely
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 2210240 どうしたって 1. by all means; no matter what; at any rate
  ⇐ see: 1009000 どうも 5. in spite of oneself; try as one might; no matter how hard one may try (to, not to)
2. [exp,adv] [uk]
▶ whether (one is) willing or not
▶ willingly or unwillingly
▶ willy-nilly
3. [exp,adv] [uk]
《with. neg. verb》
▶ on no account
▶ by no means
4. [exp,adv] [uk]
▶ in the end
▶ in the long run
▶ after all
▶ eventually



History:
3. A 2021-11-30 14:46:06  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
如何しても	10950
どうしても	9576706
  Diff:
@@ -6 +6 @@
-<ke_pri>ichi1</ke_pri>
+<ke_inf>&rK;</ke_inf>
2. A 2018-09-16 00:33:46  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
1. A* 2018-08-22 01:25:58  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
GG5 (has these 4 senses).
  Comments:
I was looking at the Tanaka sentence:
残念ですが、あなたの名前をどうしても覚えられない。I'm sorry to say I don't remember your name.
and puzzled by the どうしても. I'll link it to the proposed sense 3.
  Diff:
@@ -12,0 +13 @@
+<pos>&exp;</pos>
@@ -18,3 +18,0 @@
-<gloss>after all</gloss>
-<gloss>in the long run</gloss>
-<gloss>cravingly</gloss>
@@ -23,0 +22,25 @@
+<sense>
+<pos>&exp;</pos>
+<pos>&adv;</pos>
+<misc>&uk;</misc>
+<gloss>whether (one is) willing or not</gloss>
+<gloss>willingly or unwillingly</gloss>
+<gloss>willy-nilly</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&exp;</pos>
+<pos>&adv;</pos>
+<misc>&uk;</misc>
+<s_inf>with. neg. verb</s_inf>
+<gloss>on no account</gloss>
+<gloss>by no means</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&exp;</pos>
+<pos>&adv;</pos>
+<misc>&uk;</misc>
+<gloss>in the end</gloss>
+<gloss>in the long run</gloss>
+<gloss>after all</gloss>
+<gloss>eventually</gloss>
+</sense>

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