| 苦肉 | [くにく, kuniku] (n) desperation measure [Add to Longdo] |
| 苦肉の策 | [くにくのさく, kunikunosaku] (exp) last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity; (P) [Add to Longdo] |
| We arrived at that plan out of pure desperation, but the book sold well. | 苦肉の策で企画したんですが。本がよくが売れまして。 |