Illustration: On a public basketball court beside an apartment complex, a beginner has stumbled over their own loose shoelace while attempting a clumsy throw. They face away from the basket, arms spread to recover their balance, as the ball drops cleanly through the hoop behind them.

まぐれ

magure

fluke, lucky chance

Example sentences

「トムってすごいんだよ。めちゃめちゃ高得点出こうとくてんだしてたんだ」「まぐれだよ。あいつがそんなに上手うまいはずないもん」
"Tom’s killing it! That’s one crazy high score." "It’s a fluke. He can’t be that good."
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一回勝いっかいかっただけならまぐれかもしれない。
Winning once might have been a fluke.
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あの難むずかしい問題もんだいが解とけたのはまぐれだった。
It was pure luck that I solved that difficult problem.
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