よりいっそ => I'd rather... than... N2
Description
さっぱり…ない => nothing/ absolutely not… N2
Position, perspective
くなかった => Past negative of A-い N5
Conjugate verbs
ひとり ... だけでなく => not only…, not just… N2
Add
とっくに => long ago; already; a long time ago N2
いくら…といっても => no matter how ~ N3
Emphasize
…とばかりおもっていた => Thought that ... N3
Speculation
てっきり...と思う => surely; certainly; without a doubt N3
ばかりでなく => not only.. but also; as well as ~ N3
さっぱりだ => There is nothing exciting or positive at all N2
Emphasize negative meaning
に限り/に限って/に限らず => only if N2
いくら…からといっても => no matter how ~ N3
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