| Subject | English | Japanese |
| gen. | n adj-no barely alive condition | 瀕死状態 |
| gen. | barely continuing | 細細 |
| gen. | barely continuing | 細々 news1 nf22 |
| gen. | adv barely escaping alive | 命辛辛 |
| gen. | adv barely escaping alive | 命からがら news2 nf38 |
| gen. | adv barely escaping alive | 命辛々 |
| gen. | adj-i stock market barely holding steady | 弱保合い |
| gen. | n barely keeping a business going | 自転車操業 (analogy that a bicycle falls over when its wheels cease rotating) |
| gen. | n barely miss | 一足違い (meeting someone, catching a train, etc.) |
| gen. | adj-na adv on-mim just barely | ギリギリ |
| gen. | exp adv just barely | やっとの思いで |
| gen. | adj-na adv on-mim just barely | ぎりぎり ichi1 |
| gen. | there being barely a chance of escaping death | 十死一生 |
| gen. | exp vs-s to barely manage to get by | 口を糊する |
| gen. | v5k vi to barely manage to reach | 辿り着く |
| gen. | v5k vi to barely manage to reach | 辿りつく |
| gen. | v5k vi to barely manage to reach | たどり着く spec1 |