Vocab Info
N1 な-adjective, の-adjective, Noun, Adverb
ぎりぎりat the last moment, just barely, grinding sound
Dictionary Definition
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な-adjective, の-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
All Forms
限り限り 【ぎりぎり】、ギリギリ
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Examples
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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’m relieved because I just barely made the last train.
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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 grinding my teeth.
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「ぽっちゃりだね」というコメントは、ぎりぎり許容できる悪口だ。
The comments about how I'm 'chubby' are insults that I can just barely take.
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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 rope and stored it compactly.
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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 hope to immobilize that strong man.
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