Vocabulary
間際
まぎわ
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); the eve (of)
noun
freq #15
Example sentences
彼（かれ）は死（し）ぬ間際（まぎわ）にあなたに手紙（てがみ）を書き続（かきつづ）けるように頼（たの）みました。
On his deathbed he asked me to continue writing to you.
彼（かれ）はその店（みせ）へ閉店（へいてん）間際（まぎわ）に行（い）った。
He went to the store at the last minute, just before it closed.