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Characters Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

Variations:
損なう(P)
害う(rK)
損う(io)

see styles
 sokonau
    そこなう
(transitive verb) (1) to harm; to hurt; to injure; to damage; to spoil; to mar; to ruin; (suf,v5u) (2) (after the -masu stem of a verb) to fail to do; to do amiss; to miss one's opportunity to do; (suf,v5u) (3) (after the -masu stem of a verb) to almost do; to come close to doing

Variations:
機をうかがう
機を窺う
機を伺う(iK)

see styles
 kioukagau / kiokagau
    きをうかがう
(exp,v5u) (See 機会をうかがう) to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity

Variations:
虎視眈々
虎視眈眈
虎視たんたん(sK)

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 koshitantan
    こしたんたん
(adv-to,adj-t) (yoji) vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye

Variations:
千載一遇
千載一隅(iK)
千載一偶(sK)

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 senzaiichiguu / senzaichigu
    せんざいいちぐう
(adj-no,n) (yoji) once-in-a-lifetime (opportunity); golden (opportunity); one-in-a-million (chance)

Variations:
事あるごとに
事ある毎に
ことある毎に(sK)

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 kotoarugotoni
    ことあるごとに
(exp,adv) at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn

Variations:
見逃す(P)
見のがす
見遁す
見逃がす(io)

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 minogasu
    みのがす
(transitive verb) (1) to miss; to overlook; to fail to notice; (transitive verb) (2) to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to turn a blind eye to; (transitive verb) (3) to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); (transitive verb) (4) {baseb} to let (a good ball) go by

Variations:
何かというと
何かと言うと
なにかと言うと(sK)

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 nanikatoiuto
    なにかというと
(expression) on the least pretext; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance; at the drop of a hat

Variations:
何かといえば
何かと言えば
なにかと言えば(sK)

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 nanikatoieba
    なにかといえば
(expression) (See 何かと言うと) on the least pretext; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance; at the drop of a hat

Variations:
チャンスを窺う
チャンスを覗う
チャンスを伺う(iK)

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 chansuoukagau / chansuokagau
    チャンスをうかがう
(exp,v5u) (kana only) (See うかがう・2) to wait for an opportunity

Variations:
失う(P)
喪う(rK)
失なう(sK)
亡う(sK)

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 ushinau
    うしなう
(transitive verb) (1) to lose; (transitive verb) (2) to miss (a chance, opportunity); (transitive verb) (3) to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; (transitive verb) (4) to concede (goals, points, etc.)

Variations:
イコールオポチューニティー
イコール・オポチューニティー

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 ikooruopochuunitii; ikooru opochuunitii / ikooruopochuniti; ikooru opochuniti
    イコールオポチューニティー; イコール・オポチューニティー
equal opportunity

Variations:
折に触れて(P)
折にふれて(P)
折りに触れて
折りにふれて

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 orinifurete
    おりにふれて
(expression) at every opportunity; whenever possible; whenever the occasion arises; from time to time; occasionally

Variations:
行き掛けの駄賃
行きがけの駄賃
いきがけの駄賃
ゆきがけの駄賃

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 ikigakenodachin(行ki掛keno駄賃, 行kigakeno駄賃, ikigakeno駄賃); yukigakenodachin(行ki掛keno駄賃, 行kigakeno駄賃, yukigakeno駄賃)
    いきがけのだちん(行き掛けの駄賃, 行きがけの駄賃, いきがけの駄賃); ゆきがけのだちん(行き掛けの駄賃, 行きがけの駄賃, ゆきがけの駄賃)
(expression) (idiom) taking the opportunity to do something; doing something incidentally; doing something while (you) are at it; doing something on the way; while I'm at it

Variations:
機会をうかがう
機会を窺う
機会を伺う(iK)
機会を覗う(sK)

see styles
 kikaioukagau / kikaiokagau
    きかいをうかがう
(exp,v5u) to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity

Variations:
洞ヶ峠を決め込む
洞が峠を決め込む
洞ヶ峠をきめこむ
洞が峠をきめこむ

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 horagatougeokimekomu / horagatogeokimekomu
    ほらがとうげをきめこむ
(exp,v5m) (proverb) to wait for a good opportunity; to come down on the right side of the fence; to see which way the cat jumps; to wait and see at Horagatoge

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Apparently, we were the first ones who were crazy enough to think that western people might want a combined Chinese, Japanese, and Buddhist dictionary.

A lot of westerners can't tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese - and there is a reason for that. Chinese characters and even whole words were borrowed by Japan from the Chinese language in the 5th century. Much of the time, if a word or character is used in both languages, it will have the same or a similar meaning. However, this is not always true. Language evolves, and meanings independently change in each language.

Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House

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