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► 副詞
然う  [(1)そう]    meaning:  so  rank: 1
☆ あいつにそうはさせない ⇨ I won’t let him do so
☆ うん、そうなのよ ⇨ Yeah, that is so, right
☆ キャビアはそう美味しいとはえない ⇨ I just don’t think caviar is that delicious
☆ そう? ⇨ Is that so?
☆ そうしたかったらそうすればい ⇨ If you want to do so, then you can do so
☆ そうはさせるか ⇨ I won’t let you do that. I won’t let that happen
☆ そうは問屋さない ⇨ That is not how wholesalers sell, things won’t work that way
☆ それはそう不思議なことではない ⇨ That’s not such a strange occurrence
☆ 本当にそうなの? ⇨ Is that really so, true?
☆ 物事はそう簡単かない ⇨ Things won’t go that easily
☆ もそうしたい ⇨ I want to do that too, I want it that way too
☆ もそう思う ⇨ I think so too
☆ もそうは言っていない ⇨ Nobody is saying so, that

► 動詞
然り  [(2)しかり]  [liter]    meaning:  so  rank: 4
☆ 値段いから品質いともらないし、もまた然りだ ⇨ Being expensive doesn’t always mean the quality is high, and so is the other way around (high quality doesn’t’ always mean expensive)

► 形容動詞
然様  [さよう]  [coll]  [polite]    meaning:  so  rank: 3
☆ 然様でございます ⇨ Yes, that is so, you’re correct

► 接続詞
だから  [(1)だから]  [coll]    meaning:  so  rank: 1
☆ だから?だから? ⇨ So? So what?
☆ なんでダメなんだ?だからさっきも説明したじゃないか ⇨ Why not? Well, I already explained to you  (☛ Used to indicate you already mentioned something once, or you will repeat or rephrase it)

  [で]  [coll]  [peer]    meaning:  so  rank: 2
☆ で、結局何いたいの? ⇨ So, what are you really trying to say?

ですから  [(1)ですから]  [coll]  [polite]    meaning:  so  rank: 2
☆ ですから先程御説明した通り… ⇨ Just like I explained to you earlier …  (☛ Used to indicate you already mentioned something once, or you will repeat or rephrase it)