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枝葉末節

しようまっせつ

trivial details

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Examples

  1. 枝葉末節にこだわるな。

    しようまっせつにこだわるな。

    Don't get hung up on trivial details.

  2. それは枝葉末節の問題にすぎない。

    それはしようまっせつのもんだいにすぎない。

    That is no more than a side issue.

  3. 枝葉末節の議論は後回しにして、本質を話そう。

    しようまっせつのぎろんはあとまわしにして、ほんしつをはなそう。

    Let's put the minor points aside and talk about what really matters.

Common patterns

枝葉末節にこだわる
to fuss over trivia
枝葉末節の問題
a side issue
枝葉末節を省く
to cut out the minor details

Memory tip

Branches and leaves (枝葉), the tips of the twigs (末節) — everything except the trunk. Its natural opposite in an argument is 本質 or 根幹, and it usually carries a rebuke.

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