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This page gives 100 Japanese words on “Connectors and prepositions”. The full topic holds 143 in the KoKo app: 57 at the easy level, 50 at the medium level and 36 at the hard level.

Which words should I start with?

With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.

How can I remember this Japanese vocabulary?

By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.

Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?

Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

Japanese vocabulary: linking words and prepositions

But, so, because, with, without, in front of: the Japanese linking words and prepositions that connect your ideas and place things.

Here are 100 Japanese words on “Connectors and prepositions”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 40 words

Japanese	English
-しようとして	about to
-によれば	according to
実は	actually
-した後で	afterConjunction, followed by a clause
-に対抗して	against
それでも	all the same
-だけれども	although
そして	and
その結果	as a result
まるで-のように	as if
および	as well as
-の家で	at home ofPreposition, at the dwelling or premises of a person
-の際に	at the time of
なぜなら	becauseConjunction, formal register
-だから	becauseEveryday use
-の前に	beforePreposition, followed by a noun
-する前に	beforeConjunction, followed by the subjunctive
そればかりか	but also
-によって	byAgent, the one by whom the action is done
たとえ-でも	even if
-のために	forPreposition, purpose or recipient
-から	fromProvenance, origin
さらに	furthermore
もし	if
-の場合に	in case
-の代わりに	instead of
その上	moreover
-の上に	on
一方では	on one hand
でも	on the other handContrast, informal register
-なので	seeing that
-以来	sinceStarting point in time
そのため	that is why
それゆえ	therefore
そうして	thus
-に	toPreposition, movement in the direction of a place
-するとき	whenEveryday use
-のに対して	whereasContrast between two facts, with no idea of time
-している間に	whileConjunction, followed by a clause
-しないで	withoutConjunction, followed by the subjunctive

Level 2: medium 35 words

Japanese	English
-の上方に	above
-だけになおさら	all the more so since
-に沿って	along
-の中で	amongWithin a larger group
周りに	around
-の結果として	as a result of
-するとすぐ	as early asFrom the moment of, without waiting
-から始めて	as from
-するや否や	as soon as
-のせいで	because of
一方	besides
-にもかかわらず	despite
何はともあれ	despite everything
-が原因で	due to
-から遠く	far from
-に続いて	following
例えば	for example
-しないように	for fear that
-の前方に	in front ofPosition in space, ahead of
-するために	in order to
-の真ん中に	in the middle of
-している最中	in the process of
ちなみに	incidentally
なるほど	indeed
-する限り	insofar as
-の近くに	near
-のそばに	next to
-も-もない	nor
さもないと	otherwise
-よりむしろ	rather than
-できるように	so as to
-のおかげで	thanks to
-まで	untilPreposition, followed by a noun
-を用いて	using
-を目指して	with a view to

Level 3: hard 25 words

Japanese	English
-については	as regards
-の縁に	at the edge of
向こうに	beyond
要するに	briefly
-に関する	concerning
その結果として	consequently
-とは違って	contrary to
結局	eventually
-以外は	except
-を除いて	except for
第一に	firstly
言い換えれば	in other words
要約すると	in short
それにもかかわらず	nevertheless
ただし	nonetheless
逆に	on the contrary
その反面	on the other handContrast, formal register
-を口実に	on the pretext that
-の外部に	outside
-という条件で	provided that
-する用意がある	ready to
第二に	secondly
-のだから	sinceA reason the listener already knows
-を通って	through
-を通じて	throughoutFormal register, for the whole duration

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Japanese words on “Connectors and prepositions”. The full topic holds 143 in the KoKo app: 57 at the easy level, 50 at the medium level and 36 at the hard level.
Which words should I start with?: With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
How can I remember this Japanese vocabulary?: By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.