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N1 な-Adjective
ぎりぎりat the last moment, just barely, grinding sound
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ぎりぎり終電に間に合ったのでホッとしています。
I am relieved because I just barely made it for the last train. {at the last moment, just barely, grinding sound}
注射が痛かったので歯をぎりぎり食いしばってしまった。
The injection was so painful that I ended up clenching my teeth with a grinding sound. {at the last moment, just barely, grinding sound}
「ぽっちゃりだね」というコメントは、ぎりぎり許容できる悪口だ。
The comment "you're chubby" is an insult that I can just barely tolerate. {at the last moment, just barely, grinding sound}
使わない木材を縄でぎりぎり縛り上げてコンパクトに収納しました。
I tightly bound the unused lumber with a rope and stored it compactly. {at the last moment, just barely, grinding sound}
紐でぎりぎり縛ればこそ、その屈強な男を動けなくする事が出来るでしょう。
Only by tying him up tightly with a rope, can we possibly immobilize that robust man. {at the last moment, just barely, grinding sound}
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