ところをWhen, While, In spite of (the circumstances), Regardless of (the circumstances)

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  Pushindawood

  when
  while
  in spite of (circumstances)
  regardless of (circumstances)

  Structure

  • Verb + ところ + (を)
  • い-Adj + ところ + (を)
  • な-Adj. + ところ + (を)
  • Noun + の + ところ + (を)

  [ところ is a formal/polite construction used to express that the speaker acknowledges that they are inconveniencing the listener despite him being busy, in a hurry, resting, etc. Generally, it is followed by an apology, greeting, request, or expression of gratitude]

  [It can be used even if the listener is not actually busy to simply add politeness (since it is polite to assume so) and you can think of it as a filler]

  [を is often omitted]

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  I came across another usage of ところを・とこを that doesn’t match up with this grammar point at all, which makes me wonder if they should be regarded as different senses entirely.

  The source is A Dictionary of Japanese Particles by Sue Kawashima (published by Kodansha). The entry is on pp. 217, 218.

  ところを

  Indicates that something unexpected has happened or is happening. Colloquial form: “toko-o とこを.”

  English approximation: “although (usually) …”

  And there are three example sentences given, which I’ll reproduce here.

  主人は、いつもなら十時には帰ってくるところを、今度はまだ帰らない。
  Although my husband usually comes home before ten o’clock, he hasn’t come home yet tonight.

  いつもの年なら、今ごろは山は雪で白くなるところを、今年は暖かくてまだ全然雪がありません。
  Although usually at this point, the mountains turn white with snow, this year, it’s warm and there is still no snow at all.

  いつもなら七時には起きるとこを、今朝は目覚...