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何となく

なんとなく

for some reason

Mnemonic

Nothing is wrong with the party and nobody has upset you, and you would still rather not go. The same nanny なん as 何, shrugging rather than asking: なんとなく.

Worth knowing

何だか なんだか and どうも do much the same job. 何となく leans on there being no reason you could name.

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what
亻 person + 可 can, possible

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