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Grammar and points of interest
〜に越したことはない（にこしたことはない）
〜に越したことはない（にこしたことはない）
the best thing to do is ~; there is no harm in ~; it's safest to ~
損害があった場合のことを考えると保険に入るに越したことはないと思う。
Conjugations and inflections
Words
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to meet; to encounter; to see (逢う is often used for close friends, etc. and may be associated with drama or pathos, 遭う may have an undesirable nuance)2. to have an accident; to have a bad experience (esp. 遭う when in kanji; often written with kana only)
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
case; situation(click the word for examples and links)
noun
1. thing; matter (often written with kana only)2. incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis (often written with kana only)
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to think about; to take into consideration2. to ponder; to reflect; to try to come at a conclusion; to think over (something)
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2. to break into
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1. to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across
2. to go over (e.g. with audience)
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2. never happens; there is never a time when (often written with kana only)
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'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to think; to consider; to believe (想う has connotations of heart-felt)2. to think (of doing); to plan (to do)
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