- それはそれとして
- それはそれとしてsetting [putting] that aside; apart from that; be that as it may; that said.
●内輪のつきあいを大切にするのもいいけど, それはそれとして, もっと外部に目を向けてみるのもいいんじゃないかな. Internal relations are certainly important, but that said, it seems to me that we should pay more attention to the outside world.
・〔アンケートで〕 中には感情的に文句を並べただけのものもあるが, それはそれとして参考にしたい. Some contain just strings of emotional complaints, but be that as it may, they will be informative.
・デフレの影響は心配だが, それはそれとして物が安く買えるのはありがたい. Deflation is worrying, but apart from that, it's good that prices go down.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.