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まず隗より始めよ
【まずかいよりはじめよ】

[exp] [proverb]
▶ start with the first step
▶ when embarking on a great project, start with immediate steps

Cross references:
	⇒ see: 2730020 隗より始めよ 1. start with the first step; when embarking on a great project, start with immediate steps

[exp] [proverb]
▶ he who first suggests it should be the first to do it

Cross references:
	⇒ see: 2730020 隗より始めよ 2. he who first suggests it should be the first to do it

History:

4.	A 2018-10-10 10:25:06 Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
	Diff:	@@ -15 +15 @@ -<gloss g_type="expl">when embarking on a great project, start with immediate steps</gloss> +<gloss>when embarking on a great project, start with immediate steps</gloss>
3.	A 2018-10-09 05:35:11 Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
	Diff:	@@ -12,0 +13 @@ +<misc>&proverb;</misc> @@ -18,0 +20 @@ +<misc>&proverb;</misc>
2.	A 2012-07-22 04:48:39 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
1.	A* 2012-07-17 16:33:29 Nils Roland Barth <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	GG5 daijr koj
	Comments:	* Add original “first step” sense * Link to simpler form of idiom, given in dicts
	Diff:	@@ -12,0 +12,7 @@ +<xref type="see" seq="2730020">隗より始めよ・1</xref> +<gloss>start with the first step</gloss> +<gloss g_type="expl">when embarking on a great project, start with immediate steps</gloss> +</sense> +<sense> +<pos>&exp;</pos> +<xref type="see" seq="2730020">隗より始めよ・2</xref>

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