“Hopeless situation” in Japanese
Short answer
Hopeless situation in Japanese is “汚泥” (odei). Full meaning: sludge, slime, dregs, mire; hopeless situation, hell, despair.
Other ways to say “Hopeless situation” in Japanese
死に体
shinitai losing posture, falling position from which it is impossible to recover; lame duck; hopeless situation
淤泥
odei sludge, slime, dregs, mire; hopeless situation, hell, despair
汚でい
odei sludge, slime, dregs, mire; hopeless situation, hell, despair
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