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Usages of shikashi
車 は きれい です。 しかし、 高い です。kuruma wa kirei desu. shikashi, takai desu.
The car is beautiful. However, it is expensive.
その 川 は 美しい です。 しかし、 その 水 は きれい じゃ ありません。sono kawa wa utsukushii desu. shikashi, sono mizu wa kirei ja arimasen.
That river is beautiful. However, its water is not clean.
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