～はさておき— Putting That Aside for Now

• 冗談はさておき、真剣に考えよう。

  Jōdan wa sateoki, shinken ni kangaeyō.

  Joking aside, let's think about this seriously.

  はさておき shelves the joking to move to serious discussion.

• 細かい点はさておき、まず全体の計画を決めよう。

  Komakai ten wa sateoki, mazu zentai no keikaku o kimeyō.

  Setting the details aside, let's first decide the overall plan.

  はさておき puts the fine details on hold to focus on the big picture.

• 値段はさておき、このデザインは気に入った。

  Nedan wa sateoki, kono dezain wa ki ni itta.

  Price aside, I really like this design.

  はさておき temporarily brackets the question of price to comment on the design.

• ・Register: neutral to slightly formal; common as a conversational pivot.
• ・Frequently in the set phrase 冗談はさておき ('joking aside').
• ・Implies the topic is deferred, not dismissed forever.

Commonly confused with

The JLPT rarely asks whether you recognise a pattern — it asks which of several similar patterns fits. These are the ones ～はさておき is tested against.

• に応えて — In Response To / Living Up To
• ～も～ば～も — Both This And That
• ～ことは～が — True, But…
• ～つつ — While / Even Though
• ～というと／といえば／といったら — Speaking Of
• にかかわらず — Regardless Of / Irrespective Of
• にせよ〜にせよ — Whichever the Case
• にもかかわらず — In Spite of It All