Illustration: At a blind corner between a neighborhood laundromat and an apartment building, two old friends nearly bump into each other. One carries a basket of freshly folded laundry; the other is returning from shopping with a long spring onion protruding from a tote.

ばったり

battari

unexpectedly, by chance

Used especially for unexpectedly meeting someone. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

道みちでばったり彼女かのじょに会あいましてね。
I just ran into her on the street.
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ばったり昔むかしの友達ともだちに会あった。
I ran into an old friend.
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彼かれは駅えきでばったり彼女かのじょに会あった。
He came across her at the station.
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