How to say struggling in Japanese

じたばたjitabata Inflection: adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun:
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering - onomatopoeia

Example Sentences

利益rieki 追求tsuikyuu にni 必死のhisshino ブローカーBUROOKAA はha、必ずしもkanarazushimo ルールブックRUURUBUKKU にni のっとっているnottotteiru とは限らないtohakagiranai のですnodesu。: Brokers struggling to make a profit don't always play by the book.
彼らkarera はha 自由jiyuu をwo 得ようeyou とto 戦っているtatakatteiru。: They are struggling for freedom.
彼らkarera はha ビジネスBIJINESU のno 世界sekai でde 生き延びようikinobiyou とto 奮闘funtou しているshiteiru。: They are struggling to survive in business.
日本nippon はha 今ima もmo 景気後退keikikoutai からkara立ち立chi直ろう直rou とto 努力doryoku をwo 続けているtsuzuketeiru。: Japan is still struggling to emerge from recession.
足掻きagaki がga とれないtorenai。: She is struggling helplessly.

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