よそ – Vocabulary details

よそ

Meanings

Adjective (の)

Noun

Usually written in kana

1. another place; somewhere else; strange parts

それに、たぶんよそからもこの通とおりに入はいる道みちがあるのだろう。Besides, there is probably a road leading into this street from somewhere else as well.

2. outside (one's family or group); someone else; other people

いくら近きん所じょって言いっても、よそのうちなんだからね。They may be neighbors, but it's still someone else's home, you know.

Noun

Usually written in kana

3. not caring for; being indifferent to; taking little notice of; ignoring; neglecting

as 〜をよそに, 〜をよそにして, etc.

そんな私わたしの不ふ安あんをよそに少しょう女じょはにっこりと微ほほ笑えんだ。Paying no heed to my worries, the girl gave a sweet smile.

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Used in vocabulary (20 in total)

よそよそしい

distant; cold; formal

よそ者もの

stranger; outsider

よそ見み

looking away; looking aside; outsider's perspective; observer's view

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Examples (11 in total)

よそに行いって欲ほしいんだけど。

I want you to go away.

とにかく、よそを当あたってくれ。

Anyway, please try somewhere else.

よその人にん間げんの助たすけは借かりられないよ。

We can't accept help from outsiders.

どこかよそに行いってくれればいいのに。

I wish they'd just go somewhere else.

いくら近きん所じょって言いっても、よそのうちなんだからね。

They may be neighbors, but it's still someone else's home, you know.

まあ、よその家いえのことを詮せん索さくしてもしょうがない。

Well, there's no point in prying into other people's business.

他ほかの人にん間げんの驚おどろきをよそに、彼かの女じょは言こと葉ばを続つづける。

Ignoring everyone else's surprise, she goes on talking.

そんな私わたしの不ふ安あんをよそに少しょう女じょはにっこりと微ほほ笑えんだ。

Paying no heed to my worries, the girl gave a sweet smile.

そんな私わたしの困こん惑わくをよそに、将しょう軍ぐんはさらりと続つづけた。

Ignoring my confusion, the general continued casually.

それに、たぶんよそからもこの通とおりに入はいる道みちがあるのだろう。

Besides, there is probably a road leading into this street from somewhere else as well.

俺おれは劇げき場じょう前まえの騒さわぎをよそに、関かん係けい者しゃ用ようの入いり口ぐちへと向むかった。

Ignoring the commotion in front of the theater, I headed for the staff entrance.

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