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だいじのまえのしょうじ
Meanings
Expression
Proverb
1. don't put the trivial ahead of the important; don't sweat the small stuff; don't bother with the details (before embarking on a great enterprise)
2. read the fine print; be careful of the small things (before embarking on a great enterprise)
Alt. forms
大だい事じの前まえの小しょう事じ
だいじのまえのしょうじ
Composed of
① : 重大な事柄。② : 大がかりな企て。③ : 心配な事態。④ : 念入りな配慮。自重。用心。⑤ : 大切に扱うこと、扱うべきこと。⑥ : 重要なこと。成否がかかっていること。
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
① 些細な事柄。