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to be factually incorrect; to differ from the actual facts; to not be the case
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Proverb
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)
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Proverb
read the fine print; be careful of the small things (before embarking on a great enterprise)
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Proverb; From the English saying
truth is stranger than fiction
Examples
最近思いもよらない事件が多いね。事実は小説より奇なり、とはよく言ったもんだよ。
You hear about a lot of incidents these days that would be hard to dream up. It really backs up the old saying that fact is stranger than fiction.
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construction work
Examples
建設工事の第一段階は終わった。
The first phase of construction has been completed.
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joint enterprise; joint venture
Examples
共同事業の始め方について彼らは互いに話し合いがついた。
They came to terms with each other on how to start a joint venture.
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to do as much as is humanly possible; to try every possible means
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one-man business; sole proprietor; sole proprietorship; individual owner-manager