ところ
tokorode

Conjunction

1. by the way; incidentally; well; now

Usually Written in Kana
「ところでよ、そのおめーのお とうさんはどこにいんのさ?」「横転 おうてんしたトラックの したなんよ」
"tokorodeyo sono omēno otōsanwa dokoniinnosa" "ōten shita torakkuno shitanan'yo"
"By the way, where's your old man?" "Under that over-turned truck."
Particle

2. even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)

Usually Written in Kana
ぶつくさ ったところでしょうがない。
butsukusa itta tokorodeshōga nai.
Complaining won't change anything.