Kind of a japanese newb here. I've googled this a bit and haven't seen
anything except demo vs temo comparisons. I understood that these words all
kind of mean "but, well, so, anyways"....am I way off base on this? And if
not, what are the subtleties or grammar rules governing each one?
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meaning usage nuances
では vs でも, vs じゃ what is the difference?
「じゃ」is colloquial form of 「では」.

I think it's no easy to explain here...

「では」emphasises, for example: 「東京 **では** 物価は高い」. This means, prices (costs) are
in expensive in Tokyo, having in mind than it's cheaper in other cities.

「でも」: Let's say you can accomplish 1 task in 2 different ways. Method 1 is
better than method 2, but it's achievable with method 2 as well. So you can
use 「でも」as follows. Method 2 **でも** できる。I would translate 「でも」as 「as well」or
「as well as」.

Hope this helps.
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