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進退しんたい 窮きわまる

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進退窮しんたいきわまる

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Inflections of 進退窮まる
Pitch accent
し ん た い き わ ま る
Meaning
  1. 1
    to be driven into a corner; to be left with nowhere to turn; to be in a dilemma
    家主やぬしに家賃やちんを払はらえば、食物しょくもつを買かう金かねがなくなる。進退しんたいきわまったというところだ。
    If we pay the rent to the landlady, we won't have any money for food; we are between the devil and the deep blue sea.
  2. 2
    to be unable to go forward or backward; to be stranded; to get stuck
Kanji
進 シン advance, proceed, progress 退 タイ retreat, withdraw, retire 窮 キュウ hard up, destitute, suffer
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極きわまる

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Inflections of 極まる
Common
Pitch accent
き わ ま る
Meaning
  1. 1
    to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; to terminate; to come to an end
  2. 2
    extremely
    after adjectival noun. e.g. 退屈極まる話
  3. 3
    to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be at a loss
    esp. 窮まる. occ. 谷まる
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Kanji
極 キョク extreme, pole, extremely
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