A favorable time or set of circumstances for doing something. Often used with verbs like ある, 作る, 逃す, 与える.
If I have a chance to go to Japan, I'd love to visit Kyoto.
彼はその機会を逃してしまった。
He missed that opportunity.
My senior gave the new employee a chance to speak.
Even when I'm busy, I try to make opportunities to talk with my family.
I was fortunate to have the chance to study abroad, and I learned a lot.
I'd like to take this opportunity to think about my career.
I never had the chance to speak with him directly.
If the chance comes up, I'd like to travel together again.
機会 is the general word for an opportunity or occasion, while ついで specifically implies an incidental chance that arises while doing something else.
機会 is the ordinary word for an opportunity, while 瀬 in this sense survives only in literary or fixed expressions like 逢う瀬.
機会 is a general word for any opportunity, whereas 出番 specifically means the moment when someone gets to show their ability or play their part.
機会 is the common, everyday word for an opportunity or occasion, whereas 機運 is a narrower, more literary term for favorable timing.
機会 is the everyday, general word for 'opportunity/occasion', while 時機 specifically emphasizes the correct timing for action.
機会 is the common modern word for an opportunity, while 便 is a formal, somewhat old-fashioned term for an occasion, as in 便がある.
機会 means a general chance or opportunity to do something, while きっかけ specifically points to the event that sets a change in motion.
機会 is the common, everyday word for a chance or opportunity, while 期 in this sense survives mainly in fixed phrases like 期を待つ.
機会 is the common word for a chance or opportunity, while 時節 suggests a more natural or seasonally-tied sense of the right timing.
opportunity loss; missed opportunity
opportunity cost