Japanese vocabulary

逆説と制限 「ぎゃくせつとせいげん」

Adversative and restriction

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Intermediate

Words

但し 「ただし」 [tadashi]
however / provided that / but
尤も 「もっとも」 [mottomo]
although / mind you / of course
ところが 「ところが」 [tokoroga]
even so / however / but (unexpectedly)
それなのに 「それなのに」 [sorenanoni]
and yet / in spite of that
にも拘らず 「にもかかわらず」 [nimokakawarazu]
nevertheless / in spite of / regardless
それどころか 「それどころか」 [soredokoroka]
on the contrary / far from it
寧ろ 「むしろ」 [mushiro]
rather / preferably / instead
唯 「ただ」 [tada]
only / just / simply / however
精々 「せいぜい」 [seizei]
at most / at best / as much as possible
例え 「たとえ」 [tatoe]
even if / even though / granting that

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