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(This car is certainly attractive, but the price is too high.)

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TO+-? > -D z 2 i~~w$jw:~, wv..9r:e,~,~&+mb~o
(I certainly heard about the party, but I don't remember when it is
going to be.)
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BW~KCA L~S, %- ~2 ik+;hw9~:,
(It's true that I promised (to do it), but I didn't say that I would do it
right now.)
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&BWB--EP gg~ aw, ;iPt~ii~a$h'a~,rz~~
(He definitely makes a bad first impression, but actually he is a nice
man.)
ZD$$@CAB~G:WL+~E~, ~~:i&~~a-cwab~,
(I admit that this is a good school, but it's not suitable for me.)

a$jtr'b~#-h'$$d'31:d, TX,~~G:E~Z~G~GI,~IZ~~~
(I admit that it was my fault (lit. I was bad.), but you shouldn't be that
mad.)
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(It it true that many Japanese go abroad now. There are also many who
speak other languages (lit. foreign languages) well. However, there are
still few who can be called "true internationalists.")

Tashikani - ga is usually used when the speaker admits that something is
certain or true but wants to say something in opposition to what is admitted.