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GRAMMAR
〜をよそに
disregarding
ignoring
Explanation
NOTE

〜をよそに means disregarding / ignoring — someone acts while paying no attention to something.

親おやの心配しんぱいをよそに、彼かれは旅たびに出でた。
Ignoring his parents' worry, he set off on a journey.
NOTE

It is formal and often carries criticism — the speaker disapproves of the disregard.

住民じゅうみんの反対はんたいをよそに、工事こうじが始はじまった。
Disregarding the residents' opposition, the construction began.
The thing being ignored is usually a feeling, opinion, or situation expressed as a noun.
NOTE

Attach をよそに directly to a noun, usually one describing emotions or circumstances.

STRUCTURE
N辞
をよそに
周まわりの視線しせんをよそに、彼女かのじょは歌うたい続つづけた。
Mawari no shisen o yoso ni, kanojo wa utaitsuzuketa.
Ignoring the stares around her, she kept on singing.
先生せんせいの注意ちゅういをよそに、生徒せいとは遊あそび続つづけた。
Sensei no chuui o yoso ni, seito wa asobitsuzuketa.
Disregarding the teacher's warning, the students kept playing.
家族かぞくの反対はんたいをよそに、彼かれは会社かいしゃを辞やめた。
Kazoku no hantai o yoso ni, kare wa kaisha o yameta.
Ignoring his family's objection, he quit the company.
家族かぞくの心配しんぱいをよそに、彼女かのじょは遠とおくの街まちへ引ひっ越こした。
Kazoku no shinpai o yosoni, kanojo wa tooku no machi e hikkoshita.
Disregarding the worries of her family, she moved to a distant city.
批判ひはんをよそに、彼かれは新あたらしい計画けいかくを進すすめている。
Hihan o yosoni, kare wa atarashii keikaku o susumete iru.
Ignoring the criticism, he is moving forward with his new plan.
周囲しゅういをよそに、彼かれは自分じぶんの夢ゆめを追おい続つづけた。
Shuui o yosoni, kare wa jibun no yume o oitsuzuketa.
Disregarding those around him, he continued to chase his dream.

Practice exercises

1
親おやの心配しんぱいをよそに、彼かれは夜よる遅おそく帰かえった。
Ignoring his parents' worry, he came home late at night.
Answer
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2
住民じゅうみんの不安ふあんをよそに、計画けいかくが進すすんだ。
Disregarding the residents' anxiety, the plan moved forward.
Answer
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3
世間せけんの批判ひはんをよそに、会社かいしゃは方針ほうしんを変かえなかった。
Ignoring public criticism, the company did not change its policy.
Answer
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4
景気けいきは悪わるいとは言いうものの、現実げんじつをよそに株価かぶかは高騰こうとうした。
Although they say the economy is bad, stock prices soared disregarding reality.
Answer
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5
両親りょうしんの心配しんぱいをよそに、彼かれは留学りゅうがくという夢ゆめを追おった。
Disregarding his parents' worries, he pursued his dream of studying abroad.
Answer
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6
母ははの注意ちゅういをよそに、子供こどもたちは騒さわいでいる。
The children are making noise disregarding their mother's warning.
Answer
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7
雨あめとはいえ、悪天候あくてんこうをよそに出でかけた。
Although it was raining, he went out disregarding the bad weather.
Answer
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8
世間せけんの批判ひはんをよそに、企業きぎょうはプロジェクトを推進すいしんした。
The company pushed the project forward disregarding public criticism.
Answer
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