命拾い (いのちびろい) Japanese meaning | KotomoraFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000 Meanings
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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
narrow escape from death; barely surviving
Used when someone survives a life-threatening situation by a small margin. Often appears as 命拾いをする or 命拾いした.
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He had a brush with death; it was truly a narrow escape.
