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峠
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Noun, used as a suffix
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge
Examples
私達が峠にさしかかる頃に雨になった。
It began to rain as we came near the pass.
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peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis; critical point; most difficult part
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Idiomatic expression
to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness)
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Orig. meaning
to cross a pass
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Idiomatic expression
to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness)
Examples
ブームは峠を越した。
The boom has peaked out.
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Orig. meaning
to cross a pass
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Proverb
to wait for a good opportunity; to come down on the right side of the fence; to see which way the cat jumps; to wait and see at Horagatoge