何しろ

JLPT Level: N2
Meanings

No wonder

After all

In fact

Because

At any rate

Usage

何しろ + clause

何しろ、 + clause

何しろ ~ から / ので (because.../since...)

Explanation
何しろ is a sentence adverb used to emphasize a reason, situation, or conclusion. It roughly means “anyway,” “after all,” or “the fact is …” and is often placed at the beginning of a sentence to preface or justify what follows. It expresses the speaker’s strong feeling or insistence about the given matter and sounds more forceful than softer connectors like だから or それで. It can introduce a justification for a decision, an action, or a statement, and is commonly used in casual conversation as well as in written Japanese.
何しろ今日は締め切り日だ。
とにかくきょうはしめきりびだ。

The important thing is that today is the deadline.

何しろ彼は遅刻してしまった。
何しろ(とにかく)かれはちこくしてしまった。

After all, he ended up being late.