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Shinto
great purification; purification rite performed twice a year, before daijōsai and after major disasters
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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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essentially the same with only minor differences
Examples
この二つは大同小異だ。
There is not much difference between the two.
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Proverb
the greater embraces the less; better too big than too small
Examples
ちょっと大きいけど、この封筒でいいや。大は小を兼ねるって言うし。
It might be a bit big but this envelope will do just fine. It's better to be too big than too small.
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large branch; bough
Examples
その木は大枝小枝が茂りすぎている。
The tree has too many twigs and branches.
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banner headline
Examples
その俳優の死は各紙で大見出しで報じられた。
The actor's death made big headlines in all the papers.
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great disaster; calamity
Examples
小難をのがれて大難に陥る。
Jump out of the frying pan into the fire.