Vocabulary
瀬戸際
せとぎわ
brink; verge; critical moment; crucial moment
noun
freq #18
Example sentences
彼(かれ)は死(し)の瀬戸際(せとぎわ)にいた。
He was at the gate of death.
今(いま)は生(い)きるか死(し)ぬかのせとぎわです。
It's a do-or-die situation.