せとぎわ
Setogiwa
瀬戸際 (Setogiwa) is a Japanese noun meaning “brink, verge, critical moment, crucial moment”.
Meanings
- nounbrink; verge; critical moment; crucial moment
Examples
彼は死の瀬戸際にいた。
He was at the gate of death.
のるかそるかの瀬戸際まできた。
The situation has come to the point where we either sink or swim.
今は生きるか死ぬかのせとぎわです。
It's a do-or-die situation.
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