話し合いの最中、ボスがいきなり灰皿で奴を殴った。
In the middle of the talk, the boss suddenly hit him with an ashtray.

Read the explanation below to understand the nuance of how this grammar structure is used.
This is when shit hits the fan out of nowhere. No warning, no build-up. It’s abrupt, it’s sudden, and it usually means trouble.
Metaphor: This is a jump scare. You’re just walking, and BAM! A gun goes off. You’re talking, and BAM! You get punched. That BAM! is ikinari.

Read the table below then use it to conjugate some words you know.
This one’s easy. It’s an adverb, so it doesn’t change.
| Formula | Example | Translation |
| いきなり + Verb | いきなり 殴った | He suddenly punched. |
| いきなり + Event | いきなり 警報が鳴った | Suddenly, the alarm rang. |
You just drop いきなり in the sentence, usually right before the action that happened. It describes how it happened: abruptly.

Read the examples to figure out how the grammar works.
This is what happens when the plan goes to hell.
- 奴はいきなりナイフを抜いた。
He suddenly pulled a knife. - 角を曲がったら、いきなり敵の組と鉢合わせた。
We turned the corner and suddenly ran right into the rival crew. - 静かだったのに、いきなり銃声が響いた。
It was dead quiet, and then suddenly gunfire rang out. - 金庫を開けようとしたら、いきなり警報が鳴り響いた。
The moment we tried to open the safe, the alarm suddenly blared. - 車に乗せたとたん、人質がいきなり暴れだした。
As soon as we got him in the car, the hostage suddenly started freaking out. - 俺のビートを聴かせたら、彼がいきなりリリックを書き始めた。
When I played my beat, he suddenly started writing lyrics. - バーベキューの最中、いきなり警察が踏み込んできた。
In the middle of the neighborhood barbecue, the cops suddenly raided us. - あの新入りは、いきなりアニキに殴りかかった。
That new recruit suddenly took a swing at the big bro. - 密告者がいきなり「すべて話す」と叫んだ。
The informant suddenly screamed, “I’ll tell you everything!” - ローライダーで流してたら、いきなり油圧が壊れた。
We were cruising in the lowrider, and the hydraulics suddenly broke.
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