“Desperate” in Japanese
Short answer
Desperate in Japanese is “捨て鉢” (sutebachi). Full meaning: desperate, reckless.
Other ways to say “Desperate” in Japanese
自棄糞
yakekuso desperate
躍起
yakki desperate, frantic, excited, worked up, heated, eager
やっき
yakki desperate, frantic, excited, worked up, heated, eager
ヤッキ
yakki desperate, frantic, excited, worked up, heated, eager
絶望的
zetsubouteki desperate, hopeless
デスパレート
desupareeto desperate
必死
hisshi frantic, frenetic, desperate; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
ヤケ糞
yakekuso desperate
やけ糞
yakekuso desperate
やけくそ
yakekuso desperate
血みどろ
chimidoro bloody, gory, covered in copious amounts of blood, blood-drenched; desperate, frantic
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