場合|ばあいbaai[0]heiban (flat)
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- nouncase; occasion; situation; circumstances
- Synonym際さいWrittenWritten/formal prose for 'at the time of, on the occasion of', as in 「ご利用の際は」; typical of notices and announcements rather than everyday speech.
- Synonym折おりWrittenWritten and elegant; points to a (chosen) opportunity or moment, as in 「折を見て」「折に触れて」, rather than a situation or condition.
- SynonymケースNeutralA loanword for a concrete instance or case, as in 「ケースバイケース」; it stresses the individual case rather than the general situation.
Default to 「場合」 for a situation or occasion. Use 「際」 for 'at the time of' in formal notices, 「折」 for an elegant sense of timing or opportunity, and 「ケース」 for a concrete individual case, as in 「ケースバイケース」.
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