彼は危うく難を逃れた。
He narrowly escaped disaster.
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Please be careful as your footing is unstable.
大企業の不正を暴くのは、虎尾春氷の危うさを伴う作業だ。
Exposing the corruption of a large corporation is a task that involves the danger of 'treading on thin ice.'
その作戦は、まさに一縷千鈞の危うさであった。
That operation was truly as precarious as hanging a thousand weight by a single thread.
諸行無常の世の中、運命は乍存乍亡の危うさを秘めている。
In a world of constant change, one's fate is often 'sasonsabou' (precarious and transient).
Usage Notes
Describes a situation where danger is imminent or the outcome is uncertain. More formal than 'abunai'.
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