► 副詞
やっぱり [(3)やっぱり] [coll] meaning: but rank: 1
☆ やっぱりお袋の味が一番だ ⇨ When everything is said and done, mom’s cooking is the best (☛ A colloquial form of やはり)
☆ 買おうかと思ったがやっぱり止めた ⇨ I had thought about buying it but I decided not to (☛ A colloquial form of やはり)
やはり [(2)やはり] [liter] meaning: but rank: 1
☆ 他の店を試したが、やはりここのラーメンが一番美味しい ⇨ I tried other restaurants, but the ramen of this restaurant is the best (☛ You come back to the original opinion, conclusion)
☆ 行こうかとも思ったけどやはり止めた ⇨ I had thought about going but I decided not to (☛ You come back to the original opinion, conclusion)
やっぱ [(1)やっぱ] [coll] [peer] meaning: but rank: 3
☆ やっぱ止めた ⇨ I decided not to (even though I flirted with the idea) (☛ A colloquial form of やはり)
やっぱし [(3)やっぱし] [coll] [peer] meaning: but rank: 3
☆ やっぱし止めた ⇨ I decided not to (even though I flirted with the idea) (☛ A colloquial form of やはり)
► 接続詞
併し [(2)しかし] [liter] meaning: but rank: 1
☆ しかしこのまま何もしない訳には行かない ⇨ But we can’t just do nothing about it
☆ しかし私は彼の言うことにも一理あると思う ⇨ However I do feel what he says has a point too
但し [(1)ただし] [liter] meaning: but rank: 1
☆ 但し祭日の場合は除く ⇨ However that excludes national holidays
☆ 分かりました。但し一つだけ条件が有ります ⇨ OK. However I have one condition
だけど [(1)だけど] [coll] meaning: but rank: 1
☆ だけど全てが彼の責任というわけでもないよ ⇨ But it is not like everything is his fault either
でも [(1)でも] [coll] meaning: but rank: 1
☆ でも… でも何？ ⇨ But… But what?
☆ でも全部が彼の所為じゃない ⇨ But it is not that everything is his fault
☆ でも未だ彼のこと好きなんでしょ？ ⇨ But you still love him, don’t you?
其のくせ [そのくせ] [coll] meaning: but rank: 2
☆ 彼は彼女のことはもう忘れたと言うが、そのくせ他の女の子には全く興味を示さない ⇨ He says he is over her, but he won’t even show any interests in other girls (☛ Express the speaker’s frustration toward contradictions by the person in question)
但 [(1)ただ] [coll] meaning: but rank: 2
☆ ただどうしても気になることが一つ有ります ⇨ However there is one thing that makes me feel uneasy
ところが [(3)ところが] [liter] meaning: but rank: 2
☆ 彼は一旦同意した。ところが後になって態度を翻した ⇨ He had agreed once. However he changed his stance later
なのに [(1)なのに] [coll] [peer] meaning: but rank: 2
☆ 最初彼女はそれで良いと言っていた。なのに後になって嫌だと言い出した ⇨ Initially she had said it was OK. But, in spite of that, later she started saying she didn’t like it
尤も [(3)もっとも] meaning: but rank: 2
☆ 高級車には全然興味が無いね。もっともそんなのを買う金はどの道持ってないけど ⇨ I’m not interested in luxury cars at all. Although I don’t have the money to buy them anyway (☛ Start a contradictory phrase that denies the premise of the previous statement)
併し乍ら [(4)しかしながら] [liter] meaning: but rank: 3
☆ 彼には同情の余地がある。併し乍ら彼の行為が犯罪であることには違いない ⇨ There is room for sympathy for him. However, it is still true that what he did is a crime
だが [(1)だが] [liter] meaning: but rank: 3
☆ だが運命は思わぬ方向に展開した ⇨ However the fate developed in an unexpected direction
が [が] meaning: but rank: 4
☆ が、全てが円満という訳ではない ⇨ However it is not like everything is perfect
けれど [(1)けれど] [liter] meaning: but rank: 4
☆ 無理と分かっている。けれど諦め切れない ⇨ I know it’s impossible. But I still can’t give it up
けれども [(1)けれども] [liter] meaning: but rank: 4
☆ 無理と分かっている。けれども諦め切れない ⇨ I know it’s impossible. But I still can’t give it up
ばってん [(3)ばってん] [dial] meaning: but rank: 4
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