枝葉末節
shi.you.ma-.ssetsu
Literally: branch – leaf – tip – node/joint
Alternately: Peripheral, relatively inconsequential things. The leaves and branches of a matter, rather than the trunk.
Notes: Some versions may replace 節 with 端 (tan, “edge”).
UNIMPORTANT (relatively)
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