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Though, even though, in spite of or despite the fact that: introducing a clause that expresses a concession. / But, except.

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although

Source Word

although

IPA(Pronunciation)

Conjunction

Japanese Meaning

〜だけれども / 〜にも関わらず / けれども / とはいえ

Although the forecast predicted rain, we decided to go ahead with the picnic.

天気予報は雨を予測していたにもかかわらず、私たちはピクニックを決行することにしました。

Sense（1）

Though, even though, in spite of or despite the fact that: introducing a clause that expresses a concession.

Although it was very muddy, the football game went on.

Sense（2）

But, except.

It was difficult, although not as difficult as we had expected.