“To be badly off” in Japanese
Short answer
To be badly off in Japanese is “左前になる” (hidarimaeninaru). Full meaning: to go downhill (e.g. for one's business), to be badly off (economically).
Other ways to say “To be badly off” in Japanese
困る
komaru to be troubled, to have difficulty, to be in a fix, to be at a loss, to be stumped, to be embarrassed; to be bothered, to be inconvenienced, to be annoyed; to be badly off, to be hard up, to be in straitened circumstances
困まる
komaru to be troubled, to have difficulty, to be in a fix, to be at a loss, to be stumped, to be embarrassed; to be bothered, to be inconvenienced, to be annoyed; to be badly off, to be hard up, to be in straitened circumstances
こまっ
koma to be troubled, to have difficulty, to be in a fix, to be at a loss, to be stumped, to be embarrassed; to be bothered, to be inconvenienced, to be annoyed; to be badly off, to be hard up, to be in straitened circumstances
こまる
komaru to be troubled, to have difficulty, to be in a fix, to be at a loss, to be stumped, to be embarrassed; to be bothered, to be inconvenienced, to be annoyed; to be badly off, to be hard up, to be in straitened circumstances
こまッ
koma to be troubled, to have difficulty, to be in a fix, to be at a loss, to be stumped, to be embarrassed; to be bothered, to be inconvenienced, to be annoyed; to be badly off, to be hard up, to be in straitened circumstances
こまろ
komaro to be troubled, to have difficulty, to be in a fix, to be at a loss, to be stumped, to be embarrassed; to be bothered, to be inconvenienced, to be annoyed; to be badly off, to be hard up, to be in straitened circumstances
こまろふ
komaroo to be troubled, to have difficulty, to be in a fix, to be at a loss, to be stumped, to be embarrassed; to be bothered, to be inconvenienced, to be annoyed; to be badly off, to be hard up, to be in straitened circumstances
こまん
koman to be troubled, to have difficulty, to be in a fix, to be at a loss, to be stumped, to be embarrassed; to be bothered, to be inconvenienced, to be annoyed; to be badly off, to be hard up, to be in straitened circumstances
困っ
koma to be troubled, to have difficulty, to be in a fix, to be at a loss, to be stumped, to be embarrassed; to be bothered, to be inconvenienced, to be annoyed; to be badly off, to be hard up, to be in straitened circumstances
困ッ
koma to be troubled, to have difficulty, to be in a fix, to be at a loss, to be stumped, to be embarrassed; to be bothered, to be inconvenienced, to be annoyed; to be badly off, to be hard up, to be in straitened circumstances
困まッ
koma to be troubled, to have difficulty, to be in a fix, to be at a loss, to be stumped, to be embarrassed; to be bothered, to be inconvenienced, to be annoyed; to be badly off, to be hard up, to be in straitened circumstances
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