散ちり際ぎわ

noun

moment when blossoms fall; scattering of petals

Literally the instant when flowers, especially cherry blossoms, scatter. Often used in poetic or reflective contexts about transience.

• 桜さくらの散ちり際ぎわは、はかなくて美うつくしい。

  The moment when cherry blossoms fall is fleeting and beautiful.

noun

one's last moments; on the point of death; deathbed

Figurative extension from falling blossoms: the way one faces death, or the final moments of life. Often carries a nuance of dignity or grace in one's final moments.

• 彼かれの散ちり際ぎわは、まるで武ぶ士しのようだった。

  His final moments were just like those of a samurai.