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N1 Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), No-adjective, Noun, Adverb

ぎりぎりat the last moment, just barely, grinding sound

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    1. Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), No-adjective, Noun, Adverb

      1.

      just barely, only just, at the very limit, at the last moment

      Onomatopoeic or mimetic word, Usually written using kana alone

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    限り限り 【ぎりぎり】ギリギリ

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      ぎりぎり終電(しゅうでん)()()ったのでホッとしています。

      I’m relieved because I just barely made the last train.

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      注射(ちゅうしゃ)(いた)かったので()ぎりぎり()いしばってしまった。

      The injection was so painful that I ended up grinding my teeth.

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      「ぽっちゃりだね」というコメントは、ぎりぎり許容(きょよう)できる悪口(わるぐち)だ。

      The comments about how I'm 'chubby' are insults that I can just barely take.

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      使(つか)わない木材(もくざい)(なわ)ぎりぎり(しば)()げてコンパクトに収納(しゅうのう)しました。

      I tightly bound the unused lumber with rope and stored it compactly.

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      (ひも)ぎりぎり(しば)ればこそ、その屈強(くっきょう)(おとこ)(うご)けなくする(こと)出来(でき)るでしょう。

      Only by tying him up tightly with a rope can we hope to immobilize that strong man.

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