末まっ梢しょう

noun

tip of a twig; branch tip

Literal botanical meaning: the very end of a tree branch or twig.

• 春はるになると、末まっ梢しょうに新あたらしい芽めが出でる。

  In spring, new buds appear at the tips of the twigs.

noun

tip; end; extremity

Extended physical sense: the far end or extremity of something, not limited to plants.

• 神しん経けいの末まっ梢しょうが損そん傷しょうした。

  The nerve endings were damaged.

noun

trifles; minor details; trivial matters

Figurative use: unimportant or peripheral matters. Often used in expressions like 末梢にこだわる (to get caught up in trivial details).

See also: 末梢的

• 会かい議ぎでは末まっ梢しょう的てきなことばかり話はなし合あわれた。

  Only trivial matters were discussed at the meeting.

• 彼かれはいつも末まっ梢しょうにこだわって本ほん質しつを見み失うしなう。

  He always gets caught up in minor details and loses sight of the big picture.