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瀬戸際せとぎわ

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Common
Pitch accent
せ と ぎ わ
Meaning
  1. brink; verge; critical moment; crucial moment
    のるかそるかの瀬戸際せとぎわまできた。
    The situation has come to the point where we either sink or swim.
Kanji
瀬 ライ rapids, current, torrent 戸 コ door, counter for houses, door radical (no. 63) 際 サイ occasion, side, edge
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瀬戸際外交せとぎわがいこう

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Pitch accent
せ と ぎ わ が い こ う
Meaning
  1. brinkmanship diplomacy
    See also: 瀬戸際政策 (せとぎわせいさく)
Kanji
瀬 ライ rapids, current, torrent 戸 コ door, counter for houses, door radical (no. 63) 際 サイ occasion, side, edge 外 ガイ outside 交 コウ mingle, mixing, association
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瀬戸際政策せとぎわせいさく

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Pitch accent
せ と ぎ わ せ い さ く
Meaning
  1. 1
    JMdict
    brinkmanship
  2. 2
    Wikipedia
    EN Brinkmanship (also brinksmanship) is the practice of trying to achieve an advantageous outcome by pushing dangerous events to the brink of active conflict.
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Kanji
瀬 ライ rapids, current, torrent 戸 コ door, counter for houses, door radical (no. 63) 際 サイ occasion, side, edge 政 セイ politics, government 策 サク scheme, plan, policy
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