中々

• (Tokyo) なかなか [nàkánáká] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [na̠ka̠na̠ka̠]

中(なか)々(なか) • (nakanaka) 

1. very, quite, considerably, rather

   なかなか難(むずか)しい ― nakanaka muzukashii ― quite difficult

   なかなかの結果(けっか) ― nakanaka no kekka ― impressive results

   なかなかできない ― nakanaka dekinai ― not easily done

2. (with negative verb) by no means
   • 1906, Natsume Sōseki, Botchan‎^[1]:

     くだらないから、すぐ寝(ね)たが、なかなか寝(ね)られない。

     Kudaranai kara, sugu neta ga, nakanaka nerarenai.

     There was nothing doing, so I went to bed, but could not sleep.