| desperate measure | (n) desperate actions taken as a means to an end, Example: he had to resort to desperate measures |
| 窮策 | [きゅうさく, kyuusaku] (n) desperate measure; expedient of last resort [Add to Longdo] |
| 窮余の一策 | [きゅうよのいっさく, kyuuyonoissaku] (n) (See 窮余の策) desperate measure; last-ditch effort [Add to Longdo] |
| 窮余の策 | [きゅうよのさく, kyuuyonosaku] (n) desperate measure [Add to Longdo] |
| 苦肉の策 | [くにくのさく, kunikunosaku] (exp) last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity; (P) [Add to Longdo] |