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N1 Noun

駆(か)け付(つ)け三杯(さんばい)three cups of sake which latecomers to a party are made to drink

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    1. Noun

      1. 1.

        three cups of sake which latecomers to a party are made to drink

    All Forms

    駆け付け三杯 【かけつけさんばい】

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      • け

      • つ

      • け

      • さ

      • ん

      • ば

      • い

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    Examples

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    • 宴会(えんかい)に遅刻(ちこく)した社員(しゃいん)に駆(か)け付(つ)け三(さん)杯(ばい)をする。

      To make employees who are late to the banquet drink 3 cups of sake.

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    • 駆(か)け付(つ)け三杯(さんばい)をされた友人(ゆうじん)がもう酔(よ)っ払(ぱら)っています。

      My friend who was made to drink three cups of sake as a penalty for arriving late to the party is already drunk.

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    • お酒(さけ)の弱(よわ)い人(ひと)に対(たい)して駆(か)け付(つ)け三(さん)杯(ばい)をしてはいけません。

      You shouldn't apply the tradition of making those who are late to a party drink 3 cups of sake to those with a low alcohol tolerance.

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    • 酒豪(しゅごう)の部長(ぶちょう)ともなると、駆(か)け付(つ)け三(さん)杯(ばい)くらいでは全(まった)く酔(よ)わないそうだ。

      When it comes to the heavy-drinking department head, simply drinking 3 cups of sake for being late to a party probably won't get get them drunk at all.

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    • 送別(そうべつ)会(かい)に遅刻(ちこく)してしまった僕(ぼく)が駆(か)け付(つ)け三(さん)杯(ばい)をする事(こと)になったのは当然(とうぜん)だった。

      I arrived late to the going away party, so I was fittingly made to drink 3 cups of sake.

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