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偶
1
by chance; by accident; accidentally; happen to (be, do); unexpectedly; casually
Examples
通りを歩いていたとき、私はたまたま旧友に出会った。
Walking along the street, I happened to meet my old friend.
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occasionally; once in a while; now and then
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occasional; infrequent; rare
Examples
友理子はたまの逢瀬を心行くまで楽しんでしまいました。
Yuriko thoroughly enjoyed her occasional secret meetings with her lover.
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occasionally; once in a while; now and then
Examples
たまには会いに来て下さい。
Come and see me once in a while.
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Common noun; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
coincidence; chance; accident; fortuity
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Adverb (fukushi)
by chance; unexpectedly; accidentally
Examples
私は、偶然旧友に会った。
I met an old friend by chance.
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Common noun; Philosophy
contingency
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accidental; incidental; occasional; casual
Examples
彼が不作法なのは意識的であって、偶発的ではなかった。
His rudeness was conscious, not accidental.
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coincidentally; by chance; unexpectedly; accidentally; randomly
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rarely; unusually; seldom; once in a while
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by chance; coincidentally; as it happens
Examples
私は偶然にも京都で旧友にあった。
I met an old friend by chance in Kyoto.
