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場当たり
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 場当たり.
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Entry
1
Common noun
playing to the gallery; grandstanding; gag; claptrap
Examples
闇夜に鉄砲じゃあるまいし、そんな場当たり的なやり方でうまくいくとは思えないよ。
That's just a shot in the dark. How do you think you'll succeed by just acting on the spur of the moment like that?
2
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
ad hoc; haphazard
3
Abbreviation; Common noun
dress rehearsal
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