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大事 だいじ N4

  1. crucial; important; serious
  2. precious; valuable
  3. crisis; major incident; matter of grave concern; serious matter
  4. great enterprise; great thing; great undertaking
  5. OK; safe

大事 おおごと

  1. crisis; major incident; matter of grave concern; serious matter

大事件 だいじけん

  1. big scandal; major happening; major incident

大事なところ だいじなところ

  1. important parts; private parts

大事にする だいじにする

  1. to cherish; to hold dear; to prize; to take good care of; to treasure; to value

大事に至る だいじにいたる

  1. to develop into a serious incident

大事の前の小事 だいじのまえのしょうじ

  1. don't bother with the details (before embarking on a great enterprise); don't put the trivial ahead of the important; don't sweat the small stuff
  2. be careful of the small things (before embarking on a great enterprise); read the fine print

大事を取る だいじをとる

  1. to be prudent; to play it safe; to take care doing something; to take no chances

大事故 だいじこ

  1. major incident; serious accident

大事業 だいじぎょう

  1. big business; large enterprise; large undertaking
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