行き掛かり（いきがかり）
JLPT N1 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, then stays high with no drop
Meaning: in the course of things
Example sentences
- 行き掛かりで最後まで手伝う。 — Since things had already gone this far, he helped out to the end.
- 行き掛かりで引き受けた。 — He ended up taking it on because of how things had unfolded.
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