過程

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 過程 (かてい) is a noun for the sequence of stages through which an outcome is reached.
• Basic usage: 完成までの過程を記録する records stages leading to completion, while 失敗に至る過程から学ぶ treats the development toward failure as a source of lessons.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• A process may lead to success or failure
  • 完成までの過程 leads toward completion, whereas 失敗に至る過程 leads to failure. The noun 過程 itself does not carry a positive-success judgment.