矢張り (Yahari) is a Japanese adverb meaning “as expected, sure enough, just as one thought, after all (is said and done)”.
Meanings
- adverbas expected; sure enough; just as one thought
- adverbafter all (is said and done); in the end; as one would expect; in any case
- adverbtoo; also; as well; likewise; (not) either
- adverbstill; as before
- adverball the same; even so; still; nonetheless
Examples
男の子はやはり男の子。
Boys will be boys.
彼は頭がよいがやはり嫌いだ。
He's intelligent, but I still don't like him.
それでもそれはやはり本当だ。
It is none the less true.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).