| Subject | English | Japanese |
| gen. | exp how about ...? | どうかな |
| gen. | exp How about ...? | どうだい |
| gen. | exp How about ...? | どうしてる |
| gen. | adv uk how about | 如何 ichi1 (いかん) |
| gen. | exp How about ...? I wonder | どうかしら |
| gen. | exp n how it came about | 事の起こり |
| gen. | n yoji a decision hinging on how someone feels about it | 胸先三寸 |