めったな => hardly; rarely; seldom N2
Ban
めったにない => Rarely N3
Degree. Level, Amount
をめぐって => concerning; in regard to ~ N2
めったに~ない => hardly; rarely; seldom N3
きっと => surely; undoubtedly; almost certainly; most likely N4
てっきり...と思う => surely; certainly; without a doubt N3
さっき => some time ago; just now; a very short time ago N4
~んがため(に)/~んがための      => in order to ~ N1
~づめだ      => full of N1
に[先立「さきだ」]って/に[先立「さきだ」]ち/に[先立「さきだ」]つ => Before A occurs/takes place N2
Time, Situation
ため => In order to, for N4
Purpose, target
ずくめ => completely; entirely; nothing but ~ N1