noun
lingering life; feeble existence; brink of ruin
Literary noun describing a state of barely surviving, a life hanging by a thread, or a situation on the verge of collapse. Often used in dramatic or historical contexts.
戦乱の後、彼は余喘を保つだけの生活を送った。
After the war, he lived a life barely clinging to survival.
その組織はもはや余喘の状態に過ぎない。
The organization is now nothing more than a lingering shadow of its former self.