Tamasaka (たまさか – “By Chance”)
Tamasaka たまさか In yesterday’s post, I introduced the Japanese adverb, tamatama (たまたま), which means “by chance.” 昨日は「偶然」を意味する副詞「たまたま」を紹介しました。 To mean the
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Tamatama (たまたま – “By Chance”)
Tamatama たまたま The Japanese adverb tamatama (たまたま) means that something happens by chance. 日本語の「たまたま」は、「偶然」を表す副詞です。 Tamatama is often used in our
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Senzai Ichigū (千載一遇 – Chance in a Million)
Senzai Ichigū 千載一遇 An opportunity that rarely comes along is sometimes described as senzai ichigū (千載一遇) in Japanese. 滅多に訪れることのない稀な好機のことを「千載一遇」ということがあります。 Sen
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Shiodoki (潮時 – Time/Chance)
Shiodoki 潮時 Everything has its shiodoki (潮時). あらゆる物事には「潮時」があります。 Shio (潮) means “tide” abd doki/toki (時) means “time,” so the literal
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Nigashita Sakana wa Ookii (逃した魚は大きい)
Nigashita Sakana wa Ookii 逃した魚は大きい Today, I knew that I missed a very big chance. 私は今日、とても大きなチャンスを逃していたことを知りました。 However, something that you
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Kiki Ippatsu (危機一髪 – Having a Close Shave)
Kiki Ippatsu 危機一髪 If you want to describe an extremely dangerous situation, you can use ‘kiki ippatsu’ (危機一髪) in Japanese.
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Wanchan (ワンチャン – Possibility)
Wanchan ワンチャン I wrote that I couldn’t make a deadline for submission of manuscripts yesterday. 昨日私は、原稿の締め切りに間に合わなかったと書きました。 However, there seems to
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