窮鼠猫を噛む

きゅうそねこをかむ

a cornered rat will bite a cat, despair turns cowards courageous

窮鼠

きゅうそ

cornered rat or mouse

噛み噛み

かみかみ

while fumbling one's words; with a stutter

猫

ねこ ネコ ねこま

cat

噛む

しがむ かむ

to bite, to chew, to gnaw

噛柴

たむしば タムシバ

willow-leafed magnolia (Magnolia salicifolia), anise magnolia

鼠

ねずみ ネズミ ねず

mouse, rat

窮追

きゅうつい

cornered, driven to the wall

窮策

きゅうさく

desperate measure, expedient of last resort

窮鳥

きゅうちょう

cornered bird

窮余

きゅうよ

extremity, desperation

窮民

きゅうみん

poor people, the poor

窮鬼

god of poverty

窮地

きゅうち

dilemma, predicament

窮理

きゅうり

study of natural laws

貧窮

ひんきゅう

great poverty

窮状

きゅうじょう

distress, wretched condition

窮迫

きゅうはく

financial difficulty, distress

窮境

きゅうきょう

predicament