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I was at a loss for an answer.
私は返答に窮した。
A faultless plan is stifling, isn't it.
非の打ち所がない計画は、窮屈だなあ。
How did he make his living in such poverty?
彼はそんな窮乏の中でどうやって暮らしていたのか。
"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?"
「そんなに舐められた相手じゃないけどなぁ・・・」「そうだよ、窮鼠猫を噛むって言うじゃないか」
Famine caused great distress among the people.
飢饉が人々にひどい窮乏をもたらした。
I wouldn't push him too far. You don't know what he might do. I'd say you can't be too careful. They say even a doomed mouse will bite a cat if he has no choice.
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.