After All, It’s Their First Time 何しろ・何より・ことだから

何しろ foregrounds a strong reason (“after all,” “because”), 何より ranks something as especially important, and ことだから lets the listener infer a likely action from someone’s known character or situation. なにやら is a vague “something or other,” often used when the speaker cannot identify the details.

何しろ introduces the reason the speaker wants the listener to keep in mind. It often appears with から or のだから and can sound persuasive or explanatory.

Person + のことだから invokes what is known about that person to make a prediction. It typically assumes the listener shares that knowledge. 何より means “more than anything,” while なにやら describes something indistinct: なにやら音がする, “there’s some sort of sound.”

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