今は生きるか死ぬかのせとぎわです。

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生きる 死ぬ のせ ぎわ です

English Translation

It's a do-or-die situation.

Furigana

(いま)()きるか()ぬかのせとぎわです。

Romanji

Ima wa ikiru ka shinu ka nose to giwa desu.

Words

(いま)
now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately; (one) more
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
生きる (いきる)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use; to function; to come to life; to be enlivened; to be safe (in baseball, go, etc.)
()
indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way
死ぬ (しぬ)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to look dead; to cease; to stop
乗す (のす)
to place on (something); to take on board; to give a ride to
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
(きわ、ぎわ)
edge; brink; verge; side; time; moment of
です (です)
be; is

Kanji

Readings: コン、 キン、 いま
Meaning: now
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける、 う.まれる、 うま.れる、 う.まれ、 うまれ、 う.む、 お.う、 は.える、 は.やす、 き、 なま、 なま-、 な.る、 な.す、 む.す、 -う
Meanings: life, genuine, birth
Readings: シ、 し.ぬ、 し.に-
Meanings: death, die