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見す見す (みすみす, misumisu) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “before one's very eyes”.
Kanji in this word
Example sentences 6
彼はチャンスをみすみす 逃してしまった
He let the opportunity pass him by.
三角洲でも6個の穴から泥水が2.5ｍ噴出するなどの地変が観測された。
Diastrophisms such as the gush of 2.5 meter high muddy water from 6 holes in the delta were observed.
清少納言と「高炉峰の雪は簾を掲げて見る」の逸話における簾（すだれ）は、御簾（みす）のこと。
The Sudare mentioned in the anecdote by Heian poet Sei Shonagon, "Lifting the Sudare, I gazed upon the snow covered Koroho".
みすみす千円損をした. I lost a thousand yen (quite) needlessly [unnecessarily].みすみす千円損をした. I (went and) threw away a thousand yen.彼はみすみすそのチャンスを逃した。
He let that chance slip right out from under his nose.
君があの悪党の術中にみすみす陥るのを僕は座視するわけにはいかない. I can't stand by and see you play into the hands of that rascal.御簾（みす）とは、特に緑色の布の縁取りなどをした簾のこと。
Misu are a type of Sudare that has been provided with a cloth fringe, which is often green in color.
みすみす機会を取り逃がしてしまった. I let the chance slip through my fingers.その会社は能力のある人間をみすみす飼い殺しにしている. The company just keeps talented men on the payroll without giving them a chance to show what they can do.横大路村には横大路、下三栖（しもみす）、三栖（みす）の3つの大字があった。
Yokooji village included three Oaza, i.e., Yokooji, Shimomisu and Misu.