► 接続助詞
のに [のに] [coll] meaning: even though rank: 1
☆ もう10月なのに未だ毎日暑い ⇨ It is very hot every day even though it is already October
☆ 彼は失敗したのに責任を取ろうとしない ⇨ He is not taking responsibility even though he made a mistake
☆ 彼は異常に気がついていたのに誰にも知らせなかった ⇨ Even though he had noticed the irregularity, he didn’t tell anybody
☆ 折角買ったのに結局使わなかった ⇨ Even though I bought it, I didn’t end up using it
► 終助詞
のに [のに] [coll] [peer] meaning: opinion rank: 2
☆ あんなバカは死ねばいいのに ⇨ An idiot like him should drop dead
☆ そこまで言わなくても良いのに ⇨ He, she, shouldn’t have put it that way (but he, she, did)
☆ もっと欲しかったそう言ってくれれば良かったのに ⇨ You should’ve told me so if you wanted more
☆ 止めておけばいいのに ⇨ I don’t think he, she, should do it (but he, she, probably will)