Shirabe
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  • noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
English JMdict (multilingual)
1
noun (common) (futsuumeishi) possibility;chance;likelihood;probability
おそれ is often preferred for negative outcomes
See also:
Might she have missed her train?
2
noun (common) (futsuumeishi) potential;potentiality;promise
3
noun (common) (futsuumeishi) philosophy possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)

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