往おう生じょう際ぎわ

noun

brink of death; one's last moments

Refers to the moment just before death. Often used in Buddhist or literary contexts.

• 往おう生じょう際ぎわに念ねん仏ぶつを唱となえた。

  He chanted a Buddhist prayer on his deathbed.

noun

knowing when to give up; grace in defeat

Almost exclusively used in the set phrase 往生際が悪い, meaning 'not knowing when to give up' or 'being a poor loser'. The standalone noun is rare.

See also: 往生際が悪い

• 彼かれは往おう生じょう際ぎわが悪わるくて、最さい後ごまで言いい訳わけをしていた。

  He was a poor loser and kept making excuses until the very end.

• 往おう生じょう際ぎわの悪わるい態たい度どは見み苦ぐるしい。

  A graceless attitude in defeat is unsightly.