まさか

Japanese

Alternative spelling
真逆

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まさか • (masaka)

unexpectedly, inconceivably, impossibly, surely
まさか事故(じこ)に遭(あ)うとは思(おも)ってもいませんでした。
Masaka jiko ni au to wa omotte mo imasen deshita.
Never in my wildest dreams would I have imagined that I would be in an accident.

まさか • (masaka)

of course not, don't be silly
まさか！そんなわけないでしょう？
Masaka! Sonna wake nai deshō?
Goodness, of course not!
no way, come off it
まさか、本当(ほんとう)にやったのか？
Masaka, hontō ni yatta no ka?
No way, he/she actually did it!?
no shit
(The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)

まさか • (masaka)