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My question is can 取り組む can be used as a general term for working on
something? Like as in "I'm working on something important." 何か重要なことに取り組んでいる。
Or does 取り組む carry too strong a connotation to be used here? Should I just
stick with the verb やる as in, 何か重要なことをやっている?
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Usage of the verb 取り組む
We usually use 取り組む with something that can be called a project or a mission
(and such things are normally important, too). But you cannot 取り組む with a task
you can finish in less than a day, no matter how important it is. As long as
that 重要なこと satisfies this criterion, saying 何か重要なことに取り組んでいる is just fine.

For example, 本の執筆に取り組んでいる is natural, but 重要なメールの返信に取り組んでいる sounds weird.
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