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Grammar detail: もかまわず

もかまわず
without care for; with no concern for
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plain form verb
い adjective
noun
な adjective (no な)+である
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のもかまわず
のもかまわず
もかまわず
もかまわず
means
to do B without care for; without caring about A
This expression is often used to describe a situation where a person carries out action B without consideration for A. In the particular context, it would generally be accepted that A is something to which it is best to give consideration, or for which to care about.
In many cases もかまわず is used when making a critical observation that implies the person carrying out the action has little regard for the impact of their action on others, or for how others may view them.
エレベーターに
の
乗
っている
のもかまわず、
あね
姉
が
けいたいでんわ
携帯電話
で
おお
大
きな
こえ
声
で
しゃべ
喋
っていた
。
My sister spoke loudly on her phone with no concern for the fact that we were on an elevator.
やました
山下
さんは
あした
明日
だいじ
大事
な
かいぎ
会議
があるのもかまわず
よなか
夜中
の
よじ
4時
までお
さけ
酒
を
の
飲
んでいた
。
Mr. Yamashita was out drinking until 4 a.m., not caring that we have an important meeting tomorrow.
あの
おとこ
男
は
きゃく
客
の
めいわく
迷惑
もかまわず、お
みせ
店
の
い
入
り
ぐち
口
の
まよこ
真横
でタバコを
す
吸
っている
。
That guy is standing right next the entrance smoking away without a care for its impact on other customers.
きけん
危険
であるのもかまわず、
もう
猛
スピード
で
くるま
車
を
と
飛
ばしていた
。
Without any regard for danger, she went flying by in her car at a ridiculous speed.
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Kanji used in this grammar

乗
ジョウ   load; power   のる to board   のせる to load on   
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姉
シ   あね elder sister   
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携
ケイ   たずさえる to carry in one's hands   たずさわる to engage in   
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帯
タイ   belt   おび sash   おびる to wear, to carry   
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電
デン    electricity   
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話
ワ   はなす to talk   はなし talking   
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大
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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声
セイ   ショウ   こえ voice   こわ- voice   
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喋
しゃべる to chat   
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山
サン   やま mountain   
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下
カ   ゲ   した below, under   しも bottom part   もと under (influence)   さげる to lower, to reduce   さがる to be lowered   くだる to descend   くだす to judge   くださる to give   おろす to drop off (passenger)   おりる to get off (train)   
明
メイ   ミョウ   あかり light   あかるい bright   あかるむ to brighten   あからむ to become luminous (at dawn)   あきらか obvious   あかす to lay bare   あく to open   あける to empty   
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日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
事
ジ   ズ   こと thing; matter   
会
カイ   エ   あう to meet   
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議
ギ    deliberation   
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夜
ヤ   よる    よ night   
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中
チュウ   ジュウ   なか middle   
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時
ジ   とき time, occasion   
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酒
シュ   さけ    さか- sake   
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飲
イン   のむ to drink   
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男
ダン   ナン   おとこ male, man   
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客
キャク   カク    guest   
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迷
メイ   perplexed   まよう to be perplexed   
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惑
ワク   uncertain   まどう to be uncertain, bewildered   
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店
テン   みせ shop   
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入
ニュウ   いる to enter   はいる to enter   いれる to put in   
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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真
シン   truth   ま exactly; deep   
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横
オウ   よこ side   
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吸
キュウ   すう to suck, inhale   
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危
キ   あぶない dangerous   あやぶむ to be apprehensive of   あやうく barely, narrowly; almost   
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険
ケン   けわしい steep   
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猛
モウ   fierce
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車
シャ   くるま car   
飛
ヒ   とぶ to fly   とばす to let fly   
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