a general practical principle based on experience
経験に基づいた一般的な実践原則 (keiken ni motozuita ippan-teki na jissen gensoku)
"As a rule of thumb, I double-check every document."
"おおよそのルールとして、私はすべての文書を二重に確認します。" (ōyoso no rūru toshite, watashi wa subete no bunsho o nijū ni kakunin shimasu)
to combine one thing with others
to expose wrongdoing or reveal secret information
someone told me something secretly
to increase effort or commitment toward something
to reject something by voting against it
to understand both perspectives in an argument