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Note: 主に話し言葉で使われる語には（話）という印をつけています。
対照・対比
| 〜しかし | but, and yet, while, however, where, whereas |
| 〜だけれども | but, though, even though, although, however, while, yet, though yet, as |
| 対照的に | in contrast, in contrast to A |
| 〜に反して | contrary to A |
| 一方で・対して | on the other hand/side, on the flip side, while, meanwhile, conversely, whilst |
| 悪い面は | on the downside |
| 同様に | like, as, similarly, similar to, equally, likewise, equally, in the same way, as with, as is the case with |
| 〜の場合と同様に | as is the case in/for |
| 〜と違って | unlike |
| でなければ | otherwise |
| 少なくとも | at least, at the very least |
| 前者は | for the former |
| 後者は | for the latter |
| 比較的 | relatively |
| 比較して言えば | relatively speaking |
原因・結果
| 〜だから | so, so that, because, since, as, for, on account of, therefore, thus, hence |
| 〜が原因で | for, because of, due to, on account of, owing to, this is caused by ~ |
| 〜したので | for doing |
| したがって | consequently, accordingly |
| 〜のおかげで | thanks to |
| 〜なので・〜を考えると | with |
| 〜なので・〜という点で | in that |
| 〜の結果 | as a result (of ~), consequently, accordingly, in doing so |
| 〜であるにも関わらず | despite, in spite of, for all ~ , with all ~, nevertheless, nonetheless, notwithstanding |
| 〜を考慮して | in consideration of, in light of, (take A into account, make allowances for) |
| 〜を考慮すれば | considering |
結論・明確化
| つまり | in short, in sum, in brief, in conclusion, in summary, to summarize, in other words, i.e., basically（話）, in a nutshell（話）, in a word (話) |
| すなわち | namely, to wit |
| より正確に言えば | more precisely, namely, or rather |
| 正確ではないですが | "not precisely, but" |
| 言い換えれば | that is, or, in other words, i.e., I mean, this means |
| 概して | generally, in general, generally speaking, overall, all in all, on/as the whole, altogether, by and large（話） |
| 結局 | after all, in the end, eventually, in the event, finally, lastly, at the end of the day（話） |
| やっと・ついに | at last, at length, eventually, finally |
| 一般的に | in general, generally, usually, most commonly, on average |
| 普通は | usually, normally, commonly |
| 規範的に | canonically |
| どちらにせよ | either way, in either case |
目的
| 〜するためには | in order that, in order to, so that, so as to |
| 〜しようとして | in an effort to do |
情報追加
| そして | and, then, and then |
| そのうえ〜 | also, in addition, additionally, besides, plus, furthermore, moreover, over and above, as well（話） |
| 〜に加えて | apart from, aside from, as well as, not only/merely, along with, other than, and again, again |
| 〜に加えて・一緒に | along with |
| 〜だけでなく〜も | not only/merely … but also |
| 例えば | such as, like, including, for example, for instance, say, e.g., ex., : (colon), — (dash) |
| 具体的にいうと | concretely, specifically |
| （例えば）〜のように | as in |
| とりわけ | especially, specially, specifically, particularly, in particular, not least |
| 代わりに | instead, instead of, alternatively, in place of, in lieu of |
| 〜を除いて | except, but, apart from, aside from, other than |
| 〜は別として | apart from, aside from |
| 〜については・ 〜に関して |
about, on, as for, as to, with regard to, with respect to, w.r.t., in regard to, as regards, regarding, concerning, relating to, in terms of, -wise（話） |
| 〜の観点から | in terms of |
| 私の考えでは | in my view |
| 私にとって | to me, for me |
| 〜と言うよりむしろ | rather, or rather |
| この場合は | in this case, in some cases, in those cases |
| 何よりも | above all (things), most of all, first and foremost |
| 主に | mainly, chiefly, mostly, largely, typically, primarily |
文章
| 初めに | (at) first, firstly, to being with, to start with, primarily, in the first place, first of all（話）, first things first（話）, foremost |
| 初めは | initially |
| 最後に | finally, lastly, in conclusion |
| 留意すべきことは | note that, keep in mind that, nota bene, N.B. |
| 〜で説明されている通り | as described/shown above/below, as I said before/earlier, as seen earlier, as discussed in Section N |
| 〜によれば | according to |
| 私の意見では | in my opinion, in my book（話） |
| ここでは | here |
| 理論上は | in theory, on paper, theoretically |
| 実際には | in practice, in effect, effectively |
話題
| さて・ところで | well（話）, now, now that, by the way, in the meantime |
| ついでに・ところで | incidentally |
| とにかく | anyway, at any rate, in any case, in any event, at all events |
| 〜と言えば | speaking of, as for, as to, about |
強調
| もちろん | of course |
| 確かに | certainly, surely, true, admittedly |
| 絶対に | absolutely, definitely（話）, positively（話）, hell（話） |
| 明らかに | clearly, obviously, certainly, undoubtedly |
| 実際 | actually, realistically, indeed, in fact, in point of fact, in reality |
| ところが実際は | as it turns out, as it is |
| 繰り返して言うが | once again, again（話） |
| 最も重要なことに | most importantly |
条件
| もし〜ならば | if, in the event that/of |
| もし〜でなければ | unless |
| 〜とすれば・〜と仮定して | assuming (that), providing (that), provided (that), given (that) |
| 〜になるという条件で | providing, provided that |
| 〜である限り | only if, as long as |
| 〜の場合を除いて | except if, unless |
| 〜の条件なら | only do |
| 場合によっては | in some cases |
| もしもそうなった場合には | in which case |
| もし〜であり、かつその場合に限り (必要十分条件) |
if and only if, iff |
時間
| いつ | when, at which time, at what time |
| 〜するときに | when, as |
| 〜する前に | before |
| 〜した後に | after |
| その後 | later, afterward(s), subsequently, thereafter |
| 〜するまで | till, until |
| 〜するまでには | by the time ~ |
| 〜して以来 | since, ever since |
| 〜している間 | while, meanwhile, in the meantime, whilst |
| 〜している間はずっと | all the time |
| しばらくは | for the meantime |
| 今では | now, today |
| 現在 | now, today, currently, at present, presently |
| 最近では | these days, recently, nowadays |
| かつては | formerly, in the past |
| 将来 | in the future, someday, one day |
| 近い将来 | in the near future, in the not too distant future |
| 今頃はもう | by now（推量の助動詞と共に） |
| 今のところ | for now, for the moment, for the present, for the time being, so far |
| これまで | so far, up to now, up to this point, up until this point, thus far |
| 同時に | at the same time, at once, simultaneously with |
| 突然 | suddenly, all of a sudden, all at once, unexpectedly |
| 〜するとすぐに | directly, immediately, right away, at once, (as soon as ~) |
| あっという間に | in no time |
| それまでの間 | in the meantime |
| するにつれて〜 | as（As time passed, ~） |
| たまに | occasionally |
| よくあることだが | as is often the case |
| 衝動的に | impulsively, on impulse, on the spur of the moment |
推量
| 必ず | surely, certainly |
| まず間違いなく | arguably |
| 十中八九 | probably, in all likelihood |
| おそらく | maybe, perhaps, apparently, very/more/most likely, seemingly, supposedly, presumably |
| ひょっとすると | possibly |
状態・様態
| 〜のように | as（前置詞） |
| するような〜 | ~ as do（関係代名詞としての as） |
| 驚くべきことに | to my surprise, to my astonishment, remarkably |
| 喜ばしいことに | to my delight |
| がっかりしたことに | to my disappointment |
| 不快なことに | to my discomfort |
| 不名誉なことに | to my disgrace |
| むかつくことに | to my disgust |
| 恥ずかしいことに | to my embarrassment |
| 恐ろしいことに | to my horror |
| ほっとしたことに | to my relief |
| 満足なことに | to my satisfaction |
| 残念なことに | unfortunately, to my sorrow, to my chagrin |
その他
| 〜する時はいつでも | whenever |
| 〜のところへ | where |
| 〜であるが | whereas |
| 〜のところはどこでも | wherever |
| 〜かどうか | whether |
| それによって〜する | whereby |
| 〜でなければ | without（米）-> unless |
| 個人的に | personally |
| 事実上・実際には | practically |
| 統計的に | statistically |
| 厳密には | technically |
| 大体 | roughly |
| 厳密に言えば | strictly speaking |
| 個人的に言えば | personally speaking |
| 現実的に言えば | practically speaking |
| 統計的に言えば | statistically speaking |
| 技術的に言えば | technically speaking |
| 大まかに言えば | roughly speaking |
| もともと | originally |
| 基本的には | basically, essentially |
| 〜の限りでは | as far as |
| 別名 | a.k.a., AKA |
| 私が知る限りでは | as far as I know, AFAIK |
| 私見を申し上げますと | in my humble opinion, IMHO |
| 私の率直な意見では | in my honest opinion |
| 正直に言うと・実を言えば | to be honest, honestly, truly, really |
| 本当に（心から、純粋に） | genuinely |
| 大まじめに | in all seriousness |
| 〜しないように | lest, for fear that |
| いったん〜すると | once |
| ただし・ただ〜なので（できない） | only reason |
| いつものように | as always |
| 一見すると〜 | at a glance |
| ある意味で | in a way, in a sense, in the way, in the sense |
| 希望としては | hopefully |
| ありがたいことに | thankfully |
| 幸運にも | fortunately, happily, luckily |
| あいにく | unfortunately, unhappily, sadly |
| この点については | in this regard |
| 慣例によれば | by convention |
| 単に | merely, simply |
| （どんなに良くても）せいぜい | at best |
| 最悪の場合 | at worst, worst case |
| 可能な限り | wherever possible |
| この点において | at this point |
| 歴史的に | historically |
| 慣習的に | traditionally |
| 直感的に見れば | intuitively |
| 実験的に・経験的に | empirically |
| 皮肉をこめて | sarcastically |
| 個人的には | personally |
| 意図的に | intentionally, by intention, purposefully |
| 意識的に | consciously |
| 潜在的に | subconsciously |
| 現状では | as it stands, as things stands |
| はるかに、圧倒的に | by far |
| 長い目で見れば | in the long run |
| 目先の計算では | in the short run |
| なるべく・できれば | preferably |
| デフォルトでは | by default |
| オプションで | optionally |
| 便宜上 | for convenience |
| 簡単/簡潔にするために | for simplicity, for brevity |
| 原則として | in principle |
| 言うまでもなく | needless to say |
| 参考までに言うけど | for what it's worth（話） |
| 当然 | naturally |
| まさか | as if（話） |
| あらかじめ | in advance |
| 考えてみると | come to think of it |
| なぜか | somehow, for some reason（話） |
| このままでは | at this rate |
| 少しずつ | gradually, little by little |
| 当該の | in question |
| うっかり、無意識に | inadvertently |
| 表向きは | ostensibly |
| 後から考えれば | in/with hindsight |
| もしそうなら | if so |
| もしそうでないなら | if not |
| Bとは言わないまでもA | A if not B |
| 興味深いことに | interestingly |
| 些細なことだが | trivially |
| 〜かどうかによる | depend on/upon whether |
| 皮肉にも | ironically |
| 仮に | hypothetically |
| 意外にも | surprisingly |
| 理想的には | ideally |
| 真面目な話をすると | seriously（話） |
| このようにして | In this way |
| というか、っていうか | actually |
| そういう訳で | that being the case |
| 以上です | this is it (話) |
Special thanks
内容について指摘・推敲をしてくださった以下の方に感謝申し上げます。
- Eugen Dück
See also
- Weblio英語例文検索
- Nyanglish – 世界最大の英語例文検索エンジン (nyanglish.com, サービス終了)