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Meaning of 土壇場 in Japanese
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土壇場
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Kana Readingどたんば
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Romajidotanba
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- last moment; eleventh hour
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
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Examples of 土壇場, どたんば in a sentence
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He is shivering on the brink.
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We'd better finish up this project before the eleventh hour.
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I am sorry to cancel the appointment at the last minute.
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The game was canceled at the last minute.
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土壇場で踏ん張ってその契約を勝ち取らない限り、我々は破産も同然だ。
If we don't make a last ditch stand at winning that contract, we may very well go under.
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Words failed me at the last minute.