瀬戸際
せとぎわ
setogiwa
JMdict entry #1374380
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi) brink; verge; critical moment; crucial moment
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
彼は死の瀬戸際にいた。
kare ha shi no setogiwa ni i ta 。
He was at the gate of death.
今は生きるか死ぬかのせとぎわです。
ima ha ikiru ka shinu ka no setogiwa desu 。
It's a do-or-die situation.
のるかそるかの瀬戸際まできた。
noru ka soru ka no setogiwa made ki ta 。
The situation has come to the point where we either sink or swim.