先ほどの彼らのやり取りにはひやひやしたよ。まさに一触即発の危機だったね。

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English Translation

I was really nervous to see how they dealt with each other just now. I guess things were touch-and-go between them.

Furigana

先(さき)ほどの彼(かれ)らのやり取(と)りにはひやひやしたよ。まさに一触即発(いっしょくそくはつ)の危機(きき)だったね。

Romanji

Saki hodo no karera no yaritori ni wa hiyahiyashita yo. masani isshokusokuhatsu no kiki datta ne.

Words

先 (さき)

previous; prior; former; some time ago; preceding; point (e.g. pencil); tip; end; nozzle; head (of a line); front; ahead; the other side; the future; hereafter; destination; the other party

程 (ほど)

degree; extent; bounds; limit; indicates approx. amount or maximum; upper limit

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

彼ら (かれら)

they (usually male); them

やり取り (やりとり)

giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

冷や冷や (ひやひや)

feeling chilly; being fearful

よ (よ)

indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.; used when calling out to someone; used to catch one's breath or get someone's attention; yo!

正に (まさに)

exactly; surely; certainly; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening); duly; naturally

一触即発 (いっしょくそくはつ)

critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation

危機 (きき)

crisis; danger; risk