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7週5日目 評価すべきものがある
Regardless・list・opportunity
7週5日目

〜にすぎない

接続:N/普通形+にすぎない
just, nothing more
注意 / Note:LOWER the value of the thing just mentioned: that's all, not worth taking seriously. Often used to refute an overly high assessment or to be humble about yourself.
比較 / Compare:Same article: 〜恐れがある/〜ものがある. These models are often mistakenly chosen for each other — carefully read the 接続 and nuances above and then decide.
よく出る形 / Common form:名詞・普通形+にすぎない。Or go with ほんの・ただの・一つの. Stand at the end of the sentence.
これは一つの例にすぎない。
This is just an example.
うわさにすぎないので、信じないでください。
It's just a rumor so don't believe it.
私がしたのは、手順を整理したことにすぎません。
What I did was just rearrange the process.

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