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窮地きゅうちCommon wordNounsdilemma; predicament; tight spot
困窮こんきゅうCommon wordNounspoverty; destitution; being in need · struggle greatly with; be hard pressed; be in distress
窮屈きゅうくつCommon wordN1な-adjectivescramped; tight; narrow · stiff; formal; rigid · constrained; uncomfortable; ill at ease · tight (finances); strained
窮状きゅうじょうCommon wordNounsdistress; wretched condition; plight
窮するきゅうするする verbsbe at a loss; be puzzled; not know what to do · be hard up; be in financial difficulty; be reduced to poverty
窮乏きゅうぼうCommon wordN1Nounspoverty; destitution; privation
貧窮ひんきゅうNounsgreat poverty; destitution
窮鼠きゅうそNounscornered rat
呼吸窮迫症候群こきゅうきゅうはくしょうこうぐんNounsrespiratory distress syndrome
困窮者こんきゅうしゃNounsthe poor; the needy; the destitute
困苦窮乏こんくきゅうぼうNounshardships and privations; extreme poverty and suffering
天壌無窮てんじょうむきゅうNounseternal as heaven and earth; everlasting
急性呼吸窮迫症候群きゅうせいこきゅうきゅうはくしょうこうぐんNounsacute respiratory distress syndrome; ARDS
春窮しゅんきゅうNounsspring staple shortage
無窮むきゅうな-adjectiveseternity; infinitude; immortality
無窮動むきゅうどうNounsmoto perpetuo; perpetual motion
ムグンファNounsrose of Sharon; Korean rose
生活困窮者せいかつこんきゅうしゃNounsperson in need; person facing economic hardship
窮すきゅうすVerbsbe hard pressed; be at a loss · become poor; be reduced to poverty
窮みなききわみなきOtherendless; boundless; without limit
窮余きゅうよNounsextremity; desperation
窮余の一策きゅうよのいっさくExpressionsdesperate measure; last-ditch effort
窮余の策きゅうよのさくExpressionsdesperate measure; last resort
窮地に陥るきゅうちにおちいるExpressionsfall into a predicament; get into a tight spot
窮境きゅうきょうNounspredicament; difficult situation; plight
窮屈袋きゅうくつぶくろNounshakama; man's formal divided skirt
窮措大きゅうそだいNounspoor student; impoverished scholar
窮死きゅうしNounsdying in poverty; dying in miserable circumstances
窮民きゅうみんNounspoor people; the poor
窮理きゅうりNounsstudy of natural laws; investigation of principles · neo-Confucian investigation of principle
窮理学きゅうりがくNouns(Western) physics
窮策きゅうさくNounsdesperate measure; last resort
窮迫きゅうはくNounsfinancial difficulty; distress; straitened circumstances
窮追きゅうついNounscornered; driven to the wall
窮すれば通ずきゅうすればつうずExpressionsnecessity is the mother of invention; there's always a way if you look for it
窮鬼きゅうきNounsgod of poverty · vengeful spirit
窮鳥きゅうちょうNounscornered bird
窮鳥懐に入れば猟師もこれを殺さずきゅうちょうふところにいればりょうしもこれをころさずExpressionseven a hunter won't kill a bird that seeks refuge in his bosom
窮鳥懐に入れば猟師も殺さずきゅうちょうふところにいればりょうしもころさずExpressionseven a hunter will not kill a bird that has come to him for shelter
窮鼠噛猫きゅうそごうびょうExpressionsa cornered rat will bite the cat; desperate people fight back fiercely