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N2 Noun

損得(そんとく)loss and gain, advantage and disadvantage

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    1. Noun

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        loss and gain, advantage and disadvantage

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    損得 【そんとく】

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    • 商売(しょうばい)には損得(そんとく)がつきまとう。

      Loss and gain are inherent in business.

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    • 損得(そんとく)を離(はな)れた仕事(しごと)は存在(そんざい)しません。

      There is no job that is free from advantages and disadvantages.

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    • ボランティアは損得(そんとく)がない活動(かつどう)である。

      Volunteering is an activity that is not about gain or loss.

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    • 損得(そんとく)抜(ぬ)きで付(つ)き合(あ)ってくれる友達(ともだち)こそ、本当(ほんとう)の友達(ともだち)だ。

      Friends who hang out with you without considering loss or gain are your true friends.

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    • 貧乏(びんぼう)な家庭(かてい)で育(そだ)った者(もの)としては、損得(そんとく)で動(うご)いてしまう気持(きも)ちも理解(りかい)出来(でき)ます。

      As someone who was raised in a poor family, I can understand the feeling of acting based on gains and losses.

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