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土俵際  [どひょうぎわ]    meaning:  edge  rank: 4
☆ 人生の土俵際にいる ⇨ He is at the sumo-ring edge of life  (☛ The edge of a Sumo ring which you lose a match when you go over. Often used figuratively)


More examples:
  • 相手を土俵際でうっちゃった ⇨ He threw the opponent out at the edge of the sumo ring
  • 相手を土俵際にがぶり寄った ⇨ He pushed the opponent little by little to the edge of the ring