局きょく外がい

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

outside; external

Refers to being outside a particular sphere, circle, or organization. Often used in fixed expressions like 局外者 (outsider) or 局外に立つ (stand outside).

• 彼かれはその問もん題だいには局きょく外がいの立たち場ばを取とった。

  He took an outsider's stance on the issue.

• 局きょく外がい者しゃには分わからない事じ情じょうがある。

  There are circumstances that outsiders don't understand.