ことなかれ（ことなかれ）
JLPT N1 · noun
Meaning: avoiding trouble at all costs
Example sentences
- ことなかれ主義では改善しない。 — Nothing improves with a play-it-safe, avoid-trouble attitude.
- ことなかれの態度をあらためる。 — He corrects his conflict-avoiding attitude.
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