I know there are different ways to get the sense of 'although..., but...' in a
sentence. Too many ways for me to be clear about how to express it at all, to
be honest. In Chinese it's as simple as can be: 虽然。。。但是。Is there an equivalent
in Japanese that suits most situations, independent from style and politeness
level? Also, if you happen to know of a good Chinese-Japanese Dictionary I'd
be more than happy with your recommendation.

Greets, Touming
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How to create 'although' sentences in Japanese
I'm not sure if this is very polite, but at least in a casual setting you can
use のに:

> 天気がよかったのに、散歩に行きませんでした。
>
> Although the weather was fine, I didn't go for a walk.

I think a more formal way of expressing a similar construction is using ながら:

> 寒いながら、ジャケット着ずに待ちました。
>
> Although it was cold, I waited without putting my jacket on.

_Disclaimer: I am not 100% sure the example above are correct, probably a
native speaker could correct me._
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To me, が seems to be the thing you're looking for. It is most commonly known
as the "subject marking particle", but can also be placed at the end of a
clause to create the sense of "although" or "but".

For example:

> 今日はいい天気だ **が** 、遊びに行きたくない。  
>  Although the weather is nice today, I don't want to go play.

This type of が can also be used in polite sentences:

> 私は日本に行ったことがあります **が** 日本語がぜんぜんできません。  
>  Although I've been to Japan before, I can't speak Japanese at all.
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