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No matter (how much) A
Shows an extreme situation, usually followed by an unfavorable result
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いくら 私 が 寛 容 で も 許 せ な い こと も ある 。 
No matter how open-minded I am, there are things that I cannot forgive.
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いくら 考 え て も 答 え が みつからない 。 
No matter how much I think about it, I cannot find an answer.

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いくら
ANoun
でも
いくら
Aな-adjective
でも
いくら
Aい-adjective
-い
くても
Basic Examples:
いくら賢くても (no matter how intelligent)

いくら
AVerb: て-form
も
Basic Examples:
いくら言っても (no matter how much (I) say)

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どんなに
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stupidguy
Years Studied: not enough
Studying: Kanji and vocab: N3, pushing through N1. Grammar's waiting until October-ish.
Level: 162, 好 : 68

Related grammar: どんなに

It's a strong enough similarity that these two grammar points are presented as "fairly interchangeable." However, they're not directly equivalent.

Regarding the choice for {いくら／どんなに}～ても: いくら is more conversational than どんなに (Handbook, page 294).
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There's more nuance available to look at in other places. I'll edit this post when I get to study these (in a long time).

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マイコー
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 Level: 209, 好 : 9,394

I went ahead and added the related marker to those two expressions.

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