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一世一代いっせいちだい

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Pitch accent

Meaning

once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime

彼かれは臍へそを固かためて一世一代いっせいちだいの大だい事業じぎょうに乗のり出だした。

He resolved to embark on a once-in-a-lifetime enterprise.

Kanji

一イチ one, one radical (no.1) 世セイ generation, world, society 一イチ one, one radical (no.1) 代ダイ substitute, change, convert

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