Illustration: At the counter of a small Japanese noodle shop, a diner's elbow has accidentally knocked a water cup over the edge. The neighboring customer catches it with one hand just below the counter while still holding a lifted bundle of noodles in the other.

とっさに

tossani

on the spur of the moment

Example sentences

コップが倒たおれ、とっさに手てを伸のばした。
The cup tipped over, and I instinctively reached out.
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名前なまえを聞きかれ、とっさに答こたえられなかった。
When asked for the name, I couldn’t answer right away.
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ドアが閉しまりかけて、とっさに声こえを上あげた。
As the door was about to close, I called out without thinking.
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