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壇
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Idiomatic expression
last moment; eleventh hour
Examples
これは彼の土壇場だ。
This is his eleventh hour.
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Orig. meaning
platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
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Word born of confusion between the kanji 擅 and 壇
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity; one's monopoly
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rostrum; platform
Examples
この運動は、フェミニストたちが女性問題について論じるための話の広場ないし演壇のようなものである。
This movement is like a forum or platform from which feminists speak out on women's issues.
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taking the podium; mounting the rostrum; going on stage to give a speech, etc.
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artists' world; painting circles
Examples
その作品が画壇に大いに物議をかもした。
This artwork excited much controversy in the world of art.
