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other people's affairs; someone else's problem
同僚の失敗をひと事だと笑えない。
I can't laugh at a colleague's failure as if it's none of my business.
ひと事のように聞こえるかもしれないが本気だ。
It might sound like I'm talking about someone else, but I'm serious.
老後の問題をひと事と思わず準備しよう。
Let's not treat the issue of old age as someone else's problem—let's prepare.