あやうい
ayaui

i-Adjective

1. dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger

あやういところたすかった。
ayaui tokorō tasukatta.
I had a narrow escape.
あやういところで少女しょうじょみずうみでおぼれそうになった。
ayaui tokorode shōjowa mizūmide oboresōni natta.
It was a close call when the little girl almost drowned in the lake.
i-Adjective

2. precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt; in jeopardy; uncertain; insecure; concerning; worrying

敵対てきたい勢力せいりょくかん和平わへい交渉こうしょう再開さいかいだけに、関係かんけいあやうい。
tekitaisēryokukanno wahēkōshōsaikaidakeni kankēwa ayaui.
Relations are tenuous as peace talks resume between warring factions.
かれいま入院にゅういんちゅう、生きられるかどうかはあやうい状態じょうたいだ。
karewa ima nyūinchūde ikirareruka dōkawa ayaui jōtaida.
He is now in the hospital and his life is in the balance.