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A2 Noun

小差(しょうさ)slight difference

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    1. Noun

      1.

      slight difference, narrow margin

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    小差 【しょうさ】

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      我々(われわれ)小差(しょうさ)惜敗(せきはい)しました。

      We lost by a slight difference.

      • N1

      小差(しょうさ)ではなくて大差(たいさ)試合(しあい)()ちたい。

      I want to win the match not by a slight difference, but by a large margin.

      • N1

      小差(しょうさ)同僚(どうりょう)成績(せいせき)(およ)ばなかったので(くや)しいです。

      I feel frustrated because I fell short of my colleague's performance by a narrow margin.

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      監督(かんとく):「小差(しょうさ)惜敗(せきはい)したと()っても、()けは()けだ。反省(はんせい)しなさい。」

      Director: 'Even if we say we lost by a slight difference, a loss is a loss. Reflect on it.'

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      選手(せんしゅ):「ライバルに小差(しょうさ)(やぶ)れ、自分(じぶん)(ちから)不足(ぶそく)(かん)じずにはいられません。」

      Player: 'I was defeated by my rival by a narrow margin and I can't help but feel my own lack of strength.'

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