損そん得とく勘かん定じょう

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Meanings

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calculating profit and loss; mercenary thinking

Often used critically to describe a mindset that weighs everything by personal gain or loss, rather than literal accounting.

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He always acts based on profit-and-loss calculations, so he has few friends.

ボランティアに損そん得とく勘かん定じょうを持もち込こむべきではない。

You shouldn't bring a mercenary mindset into volunteering.