迫せまる
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, る, intransitive)
1. to approach; to draw near; to be imminent
The more I walk, the more the sea seems to loom before my eyes.
Verb (5-dan, る, transitive)
2. to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
I know I'm pressing you to make a hard choice.
Kanji used
draw very near
Pitch accent
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Top 1100
Used in vocabulary (11 in total)
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
to be imminent; to be impending; to be pressing; to be urgent
to be true to nature; to be lifelike
Examples (29 in total)
Christmas is just around the corner, too.
Ruin is closing in, right before our eyes.
The shadow of war was closing in on the town.
Maybe we can get closer to the mysteries of the world.
Graduation is fast approaching.
If danger approaches the young lady, I will rush to her side.
Then, the sound of footsteps clattered closer.
I was pressed to take responsibility and marry her.
The teacher pushed him for an answer.
The union is pressing for a ten-percent pay hike.
I know I'm pressing you to make a hard choice.
Autumn was deepening, and the footsteps of winter were approaching.
The enemy is slowly closing in and surrounding us.
A global crisis is at hand.
Pressuring someone into marriage because they caused an accident is just awful.
The more I walk, the more the sea seems to loom before my eyes.
In the woods they found themselves in danger.
The morning is just a few hours away.
I was the unreasonable one for pressing them to give an answer immediately.
The prospect of famine hangs over many areas of the world.
The problem is that dinner time is already approaching.
I protect myself from the approaching flames with wind magic.
The day for Layla to return to her original world was imminent.
I'm terribly busy because the report deadline is near.
Instead of beating around the bush, Jones got straight to the point.
The impending examination loomed large in her mind.
The forest presses right up to the edge of the houses, and it looks like they will soon be swallowed up.
The aggressive salesman urged me to sign the contract right away.
She seemed pressed for time and often glanced at the clock on the wall.