いくら～ても
いくら～ても · ikura～temo · JLPT N4 · noun
may
いくら (how much) + ても (even if) = no matter how much
いくら is the same word used to ask a price: how much? ても is the verb's て-form plus も, meaning even if. Together: even if you do it how-much-ever, the result stays the same. Example: いくら食べても太らない = however much I eat, I don't gain weight.