はっぽうふさがり – Vocabulary details

はっぽうふさがり

Noun

1. being boxed in on all sides; having obstacles in every direction; being at a loss (what to do); being in a fix

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さがり

all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging paper lantern

being closed; being blocked up; being occupied; unlucky direction (in Onmyōdō; due to the presence of a god such as Ten'ichijin)

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