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This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

際どいところを辛うじて助かった。

Sentence Analyzer

際どい ところ 辛うじて 助かった

English Translation

I had a close shave.

Furigana

(きわ)どいところを(かろ)うじて(たす)かった。

Romanji

Kiwadoi tokoro o karōjite tasukatta.

Words

際どい (きわどい)
very close; close; narrow (e.g. narrow victory); dangerous; risky; hazardous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; risqué; delicate (e.g. question); immoral; questionable; shady; extreme; harsh; cruel
(ところ、とこ)
place; spot; scene; site; address; district; area; locality; one's house; point; part; space; room; whereupon; as a result; about to; on the verge of; was just doing; was in the process of doing; have just done; just finished doing
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
辛うじて (かろうじて)
barely; narrowly; just manage to do something
助かる (たすかる)
to be saved; to be rescued; to survive; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble

Kanji

Readings: サイ、 きわ、 -ぎわ
Meanings: occasion, side, edge, verge, dangerous, adventurous, indecent, time, when
Readings: シン、 から.い、 つら.い、 -づら.い、 かのと
Meanings: spicy, bitter, hot, acrid
Readings: ジョ、 たす.ける、 たす.かる、 す.ける、 すけ
Meanings: help, rescue, assist