to argue about small or unimportant details
些細なことや重要でないことを議論する (shasai na koto ya jūyō de nai koto o giron suru)
"Stop splitting hairs and focus on the main issue."
"些細なことを議論するのはやめて、主要な問題に集中してください。" (Shasai na koto o giron suru no wa yamete, shuyō na mondai ni shūchū shite kudasai)
in the same conditions or with equal chances
after an unpleasant experience, you are careful to avoid it...
to delay doing something
to delay or reduce doing something
decisions made based on factual data rather than assumptions
to play an important part in something