► 副詞
一目散に [(3)いちもくさんに] meaning: desperate rank: 4
☆ 彼は一目散に逃げ出した ⇨ He started running away desperately (☛ Run desperately)
► 動詞
思い詰める [(5)おもいつめる] meaning: desperate rank: 2
☆ 彼は思い詰めて自殺した ⇨ He felt there was no way out, and committed suicide
必死こく [(4)ひっしこく] [coll] [humorous] meaning: desperate rank: 3
☆ 駅まで必死こいて走った ⇨ I ran to the station as fast as I could
► 成句
藁 [わら] [藁にも縋る] meaning: desperate rank: 3
☆ 彼は藁にも縋る思いでお祓いをした ⇨ She resorted to exorcism, as if grabbing at straws, in desperation
► 名詞
血眼 [ちまなこ] meaning: desperate rank: 4
☆ 人々は金を血眼で探している ⇨ People are desperately looking for gold (☛ Literally means “bloodshot eyes”)
躍起 [やっき] meaning: desperate rank: 4
☆ 彼は噂を打ち消すのに躍起だ ⇨ He was desperate to deny the rumor
躍起 [やっき] [躍起になる] meaning: desperate rank: 4
☆ 彼は噂を打ち消すのに躍起になった ⇨ He was desperate to deny the rumor
► 形容動詞
必死 [ひっし] meaning: desperate rank: 1
☆ 駅まで必死に走ったが電車に間に合わなかった ⇨ I ran to the station like my life depended on it, but I still couldn’t catch the train
必死 [ひっし] [必死になる] meaning: desperate rank: 1
☆ 彼は事業を再建しようと必死になっている ⇨ He is desperately trying to rebuild his business
死に物狂い [(5)しにものぐるい] meaning: desperate rank: 2
☆ 私は死に物狂いで逃げた ⇨ I ran away like a mad man
破れかぶれ [(4)やぶれかぶれ] meaning: desperate rank: 4
☆ 破れかぶれでやったら旨く行った ⇨ I made a desperation move, and then it worked (☛ Do something out of desperation with no clear prospect of success)