崖っぷち

Meaning

1. n
   cliff edge; edge of a precipice
2. n
   perilous position; critical moment; brink

Example sentences

• 崖っぷちに沿って狭い道が通っている。

  There is a narrow path running along the cliff.

• 私と、同僚とが、山の崖っぷちに立っている小屋に等しい二間の家ーー二間と云っても、上り口と、その次と、六畳に二畳の家に住んでいた。食べるものは、芋、干魚、豆腐、寒い山の上なので、冬になると芋が凍っている。

  Me and my colleagues lived in a small 2 room cabin built on the edge of a cliff on the mountain. I say 2 rooms, but besides the entrance, there was a 6 by 2 tatami room. We ate potatoes, dried fish and tofu. Because we were on the top of a cold mountain, the potatoes would freeze during the winter.