► 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思えない ⇨ 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良い ⇨ 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
☆ そうは問屋が卸さない ⇨ 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?
☆ 物事はそう簡単に行かない ⇨ Things won’t go that easily
☆ 私もそうしたい ⇨ I want to do that too, I want it that way too
☆ 私もそう思う ⇨ I think so too
☆ 誰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
☆ 値段が高いから品質が良いとも限らないし、逆もまた然りだ ⇨ 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?だから何? ⇨ 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 [で] [coll] [peer] meaning: so rank: 2
☆ で、結局何が言いたいの? ⇨ So, what are you really trying to say?
ですから [(1)ですから] [coll] [polite] meaning: so rank: 2
☆ ですから先程も御説明した通り… ⇨ Just like I explained to you earlier … (☛ Used to indicate you already mentioned something once, or you will repeat or rephrase it)