狭せばまる

Meanings

Usage patterns

• 〈場ば所しょ〉が狭せばまるfor a place (road, path, etc.) to become narrower

  この先さき、道みちが急きゅうに狭せばまるので注ちゅう意いしてください。

  Please be careful, the road narrows suddenly ahead.

• 選せん択たく肢しが狭せばまるfor one's options/choices to become limited

  予よ算さんが減へったことで選せん択たく肢しが狭せばまった。

  With the reduced budget, our options became more limited.

• 差さが狭せばまるfor a gap or difference (e.g. in score, distance) to narrow

  後こう半はんになって二人ふたりの差さが狭せばまってきた。

  In the second half, the gap between the two of them started to narrow.

• 視し野やが狭せばまるfor one's field of view or perspective to become narrower

  疲つかれがたまると視し野やが狭せばまってしまう。

  When you're worn out, your perspective tends to narrow.