いちおう

一応

more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion; pretty much; roughly; so far as it goes; technically

N5Common wordNoun
Noun, No-adjective, Adverb
more or lessthough not quite satisfactorilyafter a fashionpretty muchroughlyso far as it goestechnically
Noun, Adverb
tentativelyfor the time being
Noun, Adverb
just in case
Noun, Adverb
once

Example Sentences

ええ、先方(せんぽう)から一応(いちおう)返事(へんじ)はありました。

Yeah, there was some sort of reply from them.

過去問がもしあるならば一応目を通すほうがいいと思います。

If there are past exam questions then I think it would be best to give them a quick look over.