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真逆 [ichi1]
まさか [ichi1]
1. [int] [uk]
▶ by no means
▶ never!
▶ well, I never!
▶ you don't say!
▶ certainly (not)
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 2788210 そのまさかだ 1. yes it is!; it surely is; certainly
2. [n,adj-no] [uk]
▶ something unexpected
▶ emergency
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 2009790 まさかの時 1. in time of need; for a rainy day; in case of emergency
3. [n] [uk,arch]
▶ currently
▶ for the time being
▶ presently
▶ for now
4. [adv,adj-no] [uk,rare]
▶ indeed
▶ really
▶ truly
▶ unexpectedly
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 1611580 本当に 1. really; truly



History:
8. A 2016-05-20 11:50:01  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
7. A* 2016-05-20 08:36:50 
  Diff:
@@ -23,0 +24 @@
+<xref type="see" seq="2009790">まさかの時</xref>
6. A 2013-05-27 23:52:03  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
GG5
  Comments:
In its まさか entry, GG5 has the example:
「まさかこれ全部僕がやるんじゃないですよね?」「そのまさかだよ」 "Surely this isn't all for me to do, is it?"―"It surely is."
Yes, I think it's worth an entry.
5. A* 2013-05-27 15:16:51  winnie <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
http://dev.jgram.org/pages/viewOne.php?tagE=masaka  
http://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1060101575  
http://ameblo.jp/bakassakagen/entry-10894306018.html
  Comments:
A couple times now, I've run across dialogue in a book where one person says "まさか" and the other person replies "そのまさかだ"... an exchange like "No way!"/"Way!" or "No!"/"Yes!" or "It can't be!"/"It is!".  I also found it at the three reference links.

I thought of adding an entry for そのまさかだ, but I didn't know how to phrase the meaning... basically it's the opposite of whatever the other person is using まさか for, but I can't figure out how to generalize it.

So if you have an idea, and you think it's worth adding an entry, you might do so.
4. A 2012-05-11 04:19:36  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
OK, I'll make it "arch".
  Diff:
@@ -31,1 +31,1 @@
-<misc>&obsc;</misc>
+<misc>&arch;</misc>
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