conjunction
- but still, however, and yet, nevertheless, for all that
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N3 usually written using kana alone conjunction
- and, and then, thus, and now, and finally
popular rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone adverb noun noun (generic) conjunction noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic)
- in the first place, to begin with, from the start, originally, ab initio
- after all, anyway, actually, well, ..., ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"), ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
- beginning, start
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N4 usually written using kana alone conjunction
- so, therefore, and, (and) then
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N3 usually written using kana alone conjunction
- or, or else
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone conjunction
- on the contrary, far from it, if anything, in fact, instead
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N4 usually written using kana alone conjunction
- besides, in addition, also, moreover
usually written using kana alone conjunction
- while it may be true that, just because, nevertheless, not necessarily
expression conjunction
- as one would expect from ..., given that ... (naturally ...), because ..., being ...
- for good reason, there is a (good) reason that ...
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone expression conjunction
- as one would expect from ..., given that ... (naturally ...), because ..., being ...
- precisely because ..., all the more because of ...
- on account of ..., ... being what it is
- only to, only for, only in