N5 — outside your level filter
しかし
しかしshikashiN5formal
however; but — the written way to say it
何度も練習した。しかし、本番では手が震えた。
nando mo renshuu shita. shikashi, honban de wa te ga furueta.
I practiced over and over. Yet on the day itself my hands shook. neutral
売上は昨年を上回りました。しかし、利益は横ばいのままです。
uriage wa sakunen o uwamawarimashita. shikashi, rieki wa yokobai no mama desu.
Sales exceeded last year's figures. However, profits have stayed flat. neutral
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however; but — sets the following sentence against the previous one
何度も練習した。しかし、本番では手が震えた。
nando mo renshuu shita. shikashi, honban de wa te ga furueta.
I practiced over and over. Yet on the day itself my hands shook. neutral
売上は昨年を上回りました。しかし、利益は横ばいのままです。
uriage wa sakunen o uwamawarimashita. shikashi, rieki wa yokobai no mama desu.
Sales exceeded last year's figures. However, profits have stayed flat. neutral
本研究の結果は仮説を支持している。しかし、標本数が十分であるとは言い難い。
honkenkyuu no kekka wa kasetsu o shiji shite iru. shikashi, hyouhonsuu ga juubun de aru to wa iigatai.
The results of this study support the hypothesis. However, the sample size can hardly be called sufficient. formal
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しかしながらshikashinagaraliterary
heavier and slower — reports, formal correspondence and speeches; identical in meaning, so in ordinary writing it only adds weight.