危機

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 危機, read きき, means a critical situation in which serious harm or failure is imminent or likely.
• Basic usage: It can be a danger facing a protagonist or the threat that an underfunded plan will be canceled.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• An immediate crisis and danger of cancellation
  • It can be an immediate danger overcome by a protagonist or the risk that a plan will be canceled for lack of funds.