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きゅうねこ 窮鼠猫
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'mu' ending
1. a cornered rat will bite a cat; despair gives courage to a cowardProverb
  • そんなに
  • 舐められた
  • あいて相手
  • じゃない
  • けど
  • なぁ
  • ・・・」「
  • そうだ
  • きゅうそねこをか窮鼠猫を噛む
  • って
  • 言う
  • じゃない
"I don't think she's an opponent you can ignore like that ..." "That's right, they say a cornered rat bites back, don't they?"
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窮鼠猫をかむ 【きゅうそねこをかむ】
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きゅうつう
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1. necessity is the mother of invention; there is always some way out of a difficulty if you really look for oneProverb
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きゅうちょうふところりょうころ 窮鳥懐猟師
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1. even the hunter will refrain from killing the bird that has flown to him for shelterProverb
  • いけすかない
  • ボス
  • けど
  • しごと仕事の
  • なや悩み
  • そうだん相談
  • したら
  • あんがい案外
  • きゅうちょうふところにいればりょうしもころ窮鳥懐に入れば猟師も殺さず
  • てな
  • ことになる
  • かも
The boss is hard to get along with. But if I try to talk to him about problems I have at work he might have a little heart. Even a hunter can't kill a bird who flies to him for protection.
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へんとうきゅう 返答
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Suru verb - special class
1. to be embarrassed for a reply; to be at a loss for a replySee also 返答に詰まる
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Noun
1. hakama; man's formal divided skirtArchaic, Jocular, humorous term, See also はかま
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Noun
1. spring staple shortage (before the harvest of rice, wheat, barley, etc.)
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Pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi)
1. without limit; endless
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窮み無き 【きわみなき】
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Noun
1. study of natural laws
Noun
2. branch of neo-Confusianist scholarship
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究理 【きゅうり】
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Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
1. dying in miserable circumstances
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Noun
1. desperate measure; expedient of last resort
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Noun
1. (Western) physicsArchaic, used from late Edo period to early Meiji period
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究理学 【きゅうりがく】
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Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
1. eternity; infinitude; immortality
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Suru verb - special class, Intransitive verb
1. to be at a loss; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be at one's wit's end; to be in a dilemma; to not know what to (do, say, etc)
Suru verb - special class, Intransitive verb
2. to be pressed for; to be pinched for; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
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Noun
1. hardships and privationsYojijukugo (four character compound)
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きゅういっさく 窮余一策
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun
1. desperate measure; last-ditch effortSee also 窮余の策
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun
1. desperate measure
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Noun
1. extremity; end; bound; limitSee also 極まる
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窮まり 【きわまり】
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