スキを衝いて
English translation: take advantage of (cash in on) the small interval ...
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1 hr confidence: 
to attack the opportunity (unguarded moment) Explanation: http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/definition/UNGUARD... Japanese Kanji 虚を衝く (to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment), 隙を窺う(to watch for an unguarded moment). (various references) |
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5 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1(materialized) just before Explanation: 全体の文脈が定かではないのでこのようなシンプルな表現が妥当かと思いました。 もしくは "just prior to" |
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21 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1take advantage of (cash in on) the small interval ... Explanation: What 衝いて means in this case is につけこむ, namely スキにつけこむ. The whole sentence can be translated something like this: By taking advantage of the small interval created right before the formation of male dominance in the transitional process of nascent "political system" ......... HTN |
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1 day 22 hrs confidence:
… while capitalizing on a break Explanation: The English term “break” has such a double meaning as an opportunity or stroke of fortune and a brief rest or moment. So, I think you can use “break“ to express “スキ” in English in this context. |
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