to achieve a small success but fail in the larger goal
小さな成功を収めるが、大きな目標で失敗する (chiisana seikou o osameru ga, ookina mokuhyou de shippai suru)
"By focusing on minor issues, they won the battle but lost the war."
"小さな問題に集中することによって、彼らは戦いに勝ったが、戦争に負けた。" (chiisana mondai ni shuuchuu suru koto ni yotte, karera wa tatakai ni katta ga, sensou ni maketa)
to share similar thoughts and feelings
to be certain that something is true or will happen
to take an idea and develop it further or act on it
to campaign for political office, especially by giving speec...
to begin an activity or journey
to admit or confess to something.
