1. grazing, skimming, almost touching, passing within inches, being within a whisker, shaving close

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no' adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi) word usually written using kana alone

2. barely, just, narrowly, by a slim margin

adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi) noun (common) (futsuumeishi) nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no' word usually written using kana alone