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I have already looked at [this
question](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/3832/difference-
between-noun%E3%81%AA-and-noun%E3%81%A0%E3%81%A8%E3%81%84%E3%81%86) but it
didn't really help my understanding. I have the following sentence:

> 家来たちがそれぞれ自分の荷物を持ち上げて帰る用意をしている **というのに**
> 、彦一｛ひこいち｝はなにも入っていない風呂敷｛ふろしき｝をたたんでふところにしまいました。

My attempt at a translation is:

> Even though the retainers each picked up their own baggage and were
> preparing to return home, 彦一 folded up a _wrapping cloth_ with nothing in it
> and put it away in his breast pocket.

I thought のに translated as "even though" but that doesn't seem to join the two
clauses together in a convincing way. So I'm assuming the という part modifies のに
in some way such that it makes more sense. Please help me understand the
difference between のに and というのに. Thanks.
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Difference between のに and というのに
The answers in that old thread do not satisfy me, either.

My suggestion for a better translation of the 「というのに」 part in your sentence
would simply be " ** _while_** ". I would not buy the dictionary definition of
"even though" in this particular case.

The difference between 「のに」 and 「というのに」 is minimal in meaning and yet two-
fold.

1) 「のに」 sounds more informal and it is used more often in speaking.

2) 「というのに」 gives slightly more emphasis to the preceding words than 「のに」 does.
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