危うく溺れるところだった。
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English Translation
        I came near to being drowned.
    
Furigana
Romanji
        Ayauku oboreru tokoro datta.
    
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                危うい
            
            
                (あやうい)
            
        
        
            dangerous; risky; hazardous; perilous; precarious; in danger; in jeopardy; critical; grave; at risk; uncertain; unreliable; insecure; unsteady; doubtful; close (i.e. a close call); narrow
        
    
            
                溺れる
            
            
                (おぼれる)
            
        
        
            to drown; to nearly drown; to sink below the surface (of water); to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to wallow in
        
    
            
                所
            
            
                (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
        
    
            
                だ
            
            
                (だ)
            
        
        
            be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative