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adverb (fukushi)expressions (phrases
using anything one can lay one's hands on;haphazardly;on the rebound;at random;indiscriminately
手当たり次第に買物をするのはやめたほうがいいですよ。
You had better stop buying things at random.
Other forms
手当たりしだい 【てあたりしだい】 · 手当り次第 【てあたりしだい】 · 手あたりしだい 【てあたりしだい】 · 手あたり次第 【てあたりしだい】 · 手当りしだい 【てあたりしだい】
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suffix
depending on
after a noun
仕事の成功はあなた方の努力次第です。
Our success in this work depends on your efforts.
2
suffix
as soon as;immediately after;upon
after a noun or the -masu stem of a verb
空港に着き次第、電話します。
I'll phone you as soon as I get to the airport.
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suffix
as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes");whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand")
after the -masu stem of a verb
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
order;program;programme;precedence
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
circumstances;course of events;state of things
こういう次第だ。
This is how it stands.
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
reason
