とうとう土壇場に追い込まれた。

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とうとう 土壇場 に 追い込まれた 。

English Translation

We have been completely cornered.

Furigana

とうとう土壇場(どたんば)に追(お)い込(こ)まれた。

Romanji

Tōtō dotanba ni oikomareta.

Words

到頭 (とうとう)

finally; at last; reaching a head

土壇場 (どたんば)

last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

追い込む (おいこむ)

to herd; to corner; to drive

Kanji

土

Readings: ド、 ト、 つち

Meanings: soil, earth, ground, Turkey

壇

Readings: ダン、 タン

Meanings: podium, stage, rostrum, terrace

場

Readings: ジョウ、 チョウ、 ば

Meanings: location, place

追

Readings: ツイ、 お.う

Meanings: chase, drive away, follow, pursue, meanwhile

込

Readings: -こ.む、 こ.む、 こ.み、 -こ.み、 こ.める

Meanings: crowded, mixture, in bulk, included, (kokuji)