しょうじ
Meanings
Noun
1. trifling matter; trifle
Pitch accent
しょ
うじ
Composed of
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
individual concrete phenomenon (as opposed to a general principle)
Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
minor incident; sideshow
don't put the trivial ahead of the important; don't sweat the small stuff; don't bother with the details (before embarking on a great enterprise); read the fine print; be careful of the small things (before embarking on a great enterprise)
a small leak can sink a great ship