List: Connector

Wordpopular  obsolete kanji  expression 

• towards, against, regarding, in contrast with

Wordpopular  JLPT N3  suffix  noun  noun (generic) 

• depending on
• as soon as, immediately after, upon
• as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"), whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand")
• order, program, programme, precedence
• circumstances, course of events, state of things
• reason

Wordpopular  JLPT N2  usually written using kana alone  conjunction 

• but, however, provided that

Wordpopular  usually written using kana alone  expression 

• according to, by (means of), due to, because of

Wordpopular  JLPT N4  conjunction  expression 

• so, therefore, accordingly, consequently, on those grounds, that is why, for that reason
• like I said, I told you already

Wordpopular  expression 

• than, in comparison to
• rather than, over, above

Wordrarely used kanji form  usually written using kana alone  conjunction 

• on the contrary, far from it, if anything, in fact, instead

Wordpopular  JLPT N3  expression  adverb 

• as a matter of fact, by the way, to tell you the truth, to be honest, frankly

Wordpopular  JLPT N3  usually written using kana alone  conjunction 

• even so, however, still, whereupon, even though, nevertheless, on the contrary, as a matter of fact, despite

Wordpopular  auxiliary  colloquial  abbreviation  conjunction 

• if, in case, if it is the case that, if it is true that
• as for, on the topic of
• if that's the case, if so, that being the case
• if possible, if circumstances allow