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列車のコンパートメントはすぐ窮屈になる。

Train compartments soon get cramped.

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その大臣は不正取引によって窮地に立ちました。

The minister was in a fix over illegal dealings.

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飢饉が人々にひどい窮乏をもたらした。

Famine caused great distress among the people.

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その家族はきわめて困窮していた。

The family lived in the depths of misery.

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彼は仕事をくびになってから困窮している。

He has been in deep water since he got fired from his job.

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大統領は国民に貧窮や病気との戦いで団結するように呼びかけた。

The president called on the people to unite in fighting poverty and disease.

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市は困窮者に毛布を供給した。

The city supplied the needy with blankets.

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窮地から足掻き出る。

He will wriggle out of the fix.

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まさかそのような窮地に立たされているとは露知らず。

Good grief! I had no idea you had been placed in such a tight spot.

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非の打ち所がない計画は、窮屈だなあ。

A faultless plan is stifling, isn't it?

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「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」

"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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いけすかないボスだけど、仕事の悩みを相談したら案外、窮鳥懐に入れば猟師も殺さず、てなことになるかもね。

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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結婚してくれと言われたとき、私は言葉に窮した。

Asked to marry him, I was at a loss for words.

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人間楽ばかりしてるとダメになる。たまには、自分で自分の首をしめるくらい窮地に追い込むのもありだと思う。

Comfort can spoil you. Once in a while, it can do you good to corner yourself.

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