閑かん話わ休きゅう題だい

conjunction

getting back to the subject; to return to the main topic; so much for digressions

A formal or literary set phrase used to signal a return to the main topic after a digression. Often used in speeches, essays, or formal writing.

• 閑かん話わ休きゅう題だい、本ほん題だいに戻もどりましょう。

  Getting back to the subject, let's return to the main topic.

• …と、前まえ置おきが長ながくなりましたが、閑かん話わ休きゅう題だい。

  ...and with that long preamble out of the way, so much for digressions.