Grammar
N1 connective

Setting aside 〜はさておき

Meaning

"Setting ~ aside", "leaving ~ for later" — shelving one topic to get to a more urgent one.

Formation

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

Joking aside, let us get to the main topic.

Breakdown
joke setting aside the main topic let us enter

Setting cost aside, let us first make a plan.

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cost setting aside first a plan let us draw up

Results aside, the effort deserves recognition.

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results setting aside the effort ought to be acknowledged

Leaving the fine points aside, as a whole it is a good proposal.

Breakdown
fine, detailed points setting aside as a whole proposal

Never mind me — what are you going to do?

Breakdown
me setting the matter of aside you what will you do

⚠️ Often confused with

Without regard for 〜もかまわず

"Without caring about ~", "regardless of ~" — ignoring something one ought to mind.

Undaunted by 〜をものともせず

"Undaunted by ~", "in defiance of ~" — overcoming a hardship without being cowed.

Irrespective of 〜を問わず

"Regardless of ~", "irrespective of ~" — the variable makes no difference.