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(doing) various things; (doing) this and that
being apt to; being prone to; tending to
at any rate; anyhow; anyway
all sorts of (negative things); various
things that do not exist; rabbit horns
とかくこの世間というものは厳しい。
This world tends to be harsh.
人というものはとかく忘れやすいものだ。
People tend to be forgetful.
人生はとかく難しい。
Life is often difficult.