「ところで神社を知っていますか？」「軽く触れる程度には。信仰対象となった存在、いわゆるところの神格を祭る礼拝施設ね」

tbd

"By the way, do you know what a Shinto shrine is?" "I've a little bit of knowledge on the subject. It's a religious facility where that which is the object of worship, that called the genius loci, is enshrined."

ところで、平河代議士は、この件にどのていどタッチしているんでしょうか。

tbd

By the way, I wonder how much of a hand Hiragawa MP plays in this matter?

彼に忠告したところで、馬の耳に念仏だよ。

tbd

Giving advice to him is like talking to a brick wall.

酒を飲んでも、ウイスキーを飲んでも同じだ。どちらにしたところで飲み過ぎれば、飲めや歌えの騒ぎになるから。

tbd

It is a toss-up whether to drink sake or whiskey; too much of either results equally in drunken revelry.

私が選挙で一票入れたところで、何も変わらないと思ってしまう。

tbd

I figure my vote won't change anything.

I figure that my vote won't change anything.

君がいくら話をしたところで私を納得させることはできないよ。

tbd

You can talk until you're blue in the face, but you'll never convince me.

運命に文句を言ってみたところで始まらない。

tbd

It is no use quarreling with fate.

ところで彼は何処に住んでいますか。

tbd

By the way, where does he live?

ところで今日の午後はお暇ですか。

tbd

By the way, are you free this afternoon?

ところで午後お暇ですか。

tbd

By the way, are you free this afternoon?