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This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

チャンスというものはいずれにしても、まれにしかない。

Sentence Analyzer

チャンス という もの いずれ して まれ しか ない

English Translation

Chances come rarely in any case.

Furigana

チャンスというものはいずれにしても、まれにしかない。

Romanji

Chansu toiu mono wa izure ni shite mo, mare ni shika nai.

Words

チャンス (チャンス)
chance; opportunity
と言う (という、とゆう)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X
(もの、もん)
person
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
何れ (いずれ、いづれ)
where; which; who; anyway; anyhow; at any rate; sooner or later; eventually; at some future date or time
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
為る (する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
()
too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other
(まれ)
rare; seldom
しか (しか)
only; nothing but
ない (ない)
not; emphatic suffix