チャンスchansu[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounchance; opportunity
   お願ねがいだ！俺おれにチャンスをくれ。↗

   Come on! Give me a chance.

• 1.
  Synonym機会きかいNeutralThe most general word for an opportunity or occasion, as in 「機会があれば」; 「チャンス」 leans toward a rare, favorable chance and sounds more colloquial.
• 2.
  Synonym好機こうきWrittenWritten/formal prose for a prime moment to act, seen mostly in news reporting, as in 「好機を逃す」; 「チャンス」 is the everyday word.
• 3.
  Synonym時機じきWrittenWritten word for the right timing for doing something, as in 「時機を見る」「時機を逸する」; 「チャンス」 is more colloquial and upbeat.
• 4.
  Related潮時しおどきNeutralOriginally the turn of the tide; now the right moment to start or quit something, especially to bow out; 「チャンス」 is a chance to seize.
• 5.
  Related時ときNeutralBasically means time or a moment; in the sense of opportunity it appears mostly in set phrases like 「時を待つ」; 「チャンス」 points straight to a chance.
• 6.
  Related時宜じぎWrittenWritten word for a fitting, timely moment, as in 「時宜を得た」; 「チャンス」 is a chance you can grab.
• 7.
  AntonymピンチNeutralThe opposite of 「チャンス」 in how things are going: a tight spot or crisis; the two are often paired as 「ピンチはチャンス」.
• 8.
  Antonym危機ききNeutralOpposite of 「チャンス」 in terms of the situation: grave danger that threatens survival; more formal and severe than 「ピンチ」.

For everyday talk about an opportunity, use 「チャンス」 or 「機会」; 「機会」 is the more general word. In written prose prefer 「好機」 or 「時機」. 「潮時」 is for knowing when to quit, and 「ピンチ」 and 「危機」 are the opposites — a crisis, not a chance.

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1. 機会きかい、好機こうき。