によると / によれば => according to ~ N3
Base, base
によれば/によると => according to ~ N3
いずれにせよ => anyway N2
Situation
ところによると / よれば => According to.. N3
Base, base
~もようだ(~模様だ)      => look; perhaps; seems N1
ようだったら => If... N2
Condition (hypothetical condition)
ようだ => appears; seems; looks as if ~ N4
よていだ => plan to, intend to N4
Plan
これだけ … のだから ... => To this extent... N2
Emphasis on degree
かのようだ/かのように/かのような => as if; just like ~ N2
なによりだ => most, best, above all N3
The highest (comparative) level
ようだ => Looks as if A N4
Situations and Experiences