List: Connector

Wordpopular  adverb 

• supposing, even if, granting that, for argument's sake
• temporarily, provisionally, for the time being

Wordadverb 

• basically, fundamentally

Wordcolloquial  conjunction 

• or rather (say), or better (say), or perhaps I should say, or, how should I put it,..., I mean

WordJLPT N1  usually written using kana alone  conjunction 

• therefore, for that reason, so, because of that

Wordpopular  search-only kanji form  JLPT N2  polite language  usually written using kana alone  expression 

• thankfully, fortunately, luckily, by God's grace, under the gods' shadow
• thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness, thanks to your assistance, thanks to your support, thanks to your efforts

Wordpopular  usually written using kana alone  adverb 

• somehow, for some reason, without knowing why

Wordconjunction 

• instead, but (on the other hand)

Wordpopular  conjunction 

• apart from that, other than that, leaving that aside, more importantly, more ... than that, but, however

Wordexpression  auxiliary 

• rather than (do ...)

Wordpopular  expression 

• nevertheless, at any rate, even so, all things considered, be that as it may