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N2 Noun

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

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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)(はな)れた仕事(しごと)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)()きで()()ってくれる友達(ともだち)こそ、本当(ほんとう)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)家庭(かてい)(そだ)った(もの)としては、損得(そんとく)(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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