みすみす
Adverb
1.
before one's own eyes, from under one's very nose, without doing anything, without resistance, helplessly, negligently, knowingly
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彼女はお気に入りのケーキが他の人に食べられるのを、見す見す見ていた。
She saw her favorite cake being eaten by someone else, but couldn't do anything.
そのチャンスを見す見す逃すわけにはいかなかった。
We couldn't just let the opportunity slip away before our very eyes.
彼はそれが悪い考えだと見す見す知りながら、それに従った。
He knew it was a bad idea, but he went along with it anyway.
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