切羽;切刃 | [せっぱ, seppa] (n) (1) thin washer on either side of the guard (tsuba) of a sword; (2) (See 切羽詰まる) (up to) the hilt; wits' end [Add to Longdo] |
切羽詰まる;切羽つまる | [せっぱつまる, seppatsumaru] (v5r, vi) (See 切羽・せっぱ・2) to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be packed to the hilt [Add to Longdo] |