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“At the critical moment” in Japanese

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いざって時 izattetoki izattetoki

At the critical moment in Japanese is “いざって時” (izattetoki). Full meaning: at the critical moment, when the time comes, when it's most important, when necessary, in an emergency, when push comes to shove.

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