覚さめ際ぎわ

noun

on the verge of waking; half-awake moment

Refers to the transitional state just before fully waking up, often used in literary or descriptive contexts.

• 覚さめ際ぎわに夢ゆめの内ない容ようをはっきり覚おぼえていることがある。

  Sometimes I remember the dream clearly just as I'm waking up.

• 覚さめ際ぎわのぼんやりした意い識しきの中なかで、誰だれかの声こえが聞きこえた気きがした。

  In the hazy consciousness on the verge of waking, I thought I heard someone's voice.