The difference between ~はともかく and ~はさておき I read somewhere that both ~はともかく and ~はさておき mean something like "aside from ~" E.g. このレストランは値段はともかく味はいい。 I was wondering...what is the difference between the two? 「冗談はともかく」も「冗談はさておき」(Joking aside...)も正しい？