Opportunistic - Hiyori

Japanese: 日和見 - ひよりみ

〘noun〙① The act of observing weather conditions. Also, the person who observes them. In particular, good weather and favorable winds are the primary conditions for sailing on Japanese ships, so it is necessary to constantly predict the weather, and being skilled in this area was considered an important qualification for a boatman. *Haiku poem, Sentakumono (1666) 1 "Outside the custom of opportunism, the cloudy sky is cloudy (Masataka)" 2. Observing the situation around you, and not actively deciding your own attitude. Trying to decide your future depending on how things turn out. *Haiku poem, Mibana Sukiyashi (1679) "The tip of the wooden board leans south (Ichizuru) Opportunism that knows no escape from the previous verse (Saigoku)"

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 天候の状態を観測すること。また、その人。特に和船の航海では好天順風を第一条件とするため、常に空模様を予測する必要があり、その技術に長じることが船頭の重要な資格とされた。※俳諧・洗濯物（1666）一「日和見のならひの外や花ぐもり〈正隆〉」② 周囲の形勢をうかがい、自分の態度を積極的に決定しないこと。事のなりゆきによって去就を決めようとすること。※俳諧・見花数寄（1679）「摺子木の先は南へ傾きて〈一鶴〉前句の逃れ知らぬ日和見〈西国〉」

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