〜はさておき
Setting aside 〜はさておき
Meaning
"Setting ~ aside", "leaving ~ for later" — shelving one topic to get to a more urgent one.
Formation
[noun] + はさておき (〜はさておいて)
Notes
The shelved topic is not dismissed, only postponed. 冗談はさておき ("joking aside") is the stock phrase for turning a conversation serious.
Examples
冗談(じょうだん)はさておき、本題に入(ほんだいにはい)りましょう。
Joking aside, let us get to the main topic.
Breakdown
費用(ひよう)はさておき、まず計画(けいかく)を立(た)てましょう。
Setting cost aside, let us first make a plan.
Breakdown
結果(けっか)はさておき、努力(どりょく)は認(みと)めるべきです。
Results aside, the effort deserves recognition.
Breakdown
細(こま)かい点(てん)はさておき、全体(ぜんたい)としてはよい案(あん)です。
Leaving the fine points aside, as a whole it is a good proposal.
Breakdown
私(わたし)のことはさておき、あなたはどうするのですか。
Never mind me — what are you going to do?
Breakdown
⚠️ Often confused with
〜もかまわず
Without regard for 〜もかまわず
"Without caring about ~", "regardless of ~" — ignoring something one ought to mind.
〜をものともせず
Undaunted by 〜をものともせず
"Undaunted by ~", "in defiance of ~" — overcoming a hardship without being cowed.
〜を問わず
Irrespective of 〜を問わず
"Regardless of ~", "irrespective of ~" — the variable makes no difference.