ことの次第（ことのしだい）
JLPT N1 · noun
Meaning: the details/how things came to be
Example sentences
- ことの次第を詳しく説明する。 — They explain in detail how the whole thing came about.
- ことの次第を聞いて驚いた。 — I was shocked when I heard how things had happened.
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