一応

いちおう

Also written 一往

Meanings

Noun, の-adjective, Adverb more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion; pretty much; roughly; so far as it goes; technically
Noun, Adverb tentatively; for the time being
just in case
once

ええ、先方から一応返事はありました。
Yeah, there was some sort of reply from them.
「フェイスブックやってる？」「一応ね。でもほとんど使ってない」
"Do you have a Facebook account?" "Yeah, just in case. But for the most part I don't use it."
一応聞いとくけど、明日は制服だよね？
I want to ask, just in case - we should wear our uniforms tomorrow, right?
俺は話の流れで一応聞いただけで特別の興味はないので、別に話しても話さなくてもどっちでもいい。
We were talking and I casually asked about something, and I wasn't really interested, so it doesn't matter to me if you speak or not.
そのスチュワーデスは、一応フランス語を話すことができる。
The stewardess can speak French after a fashion.