土壇場で踏ん張ってその契約を勝ち取らない限り、我々は破産も同然だ。

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土壇場 で 踏ん張って その 契約 を 勝ち取らない 限り 、 我々 は 破産 も 同然 だ 。

English Translation

If we don't make a last ditch stand at winning that contract, we may very well go under.

Furigana

土壇場(どたんば)で踏(ふ)ん張(ば)ってその契約(けいやく)を勝(か)ち取(と)らない限(かぎ)り、我々(われわれ)は破産(はさん)も同然(どうぜん)だ。

Romanji

Dotanba de funbatte sono keiyaku o kachitoranai kagiri, wareware wa hasan mo dōzen da.

Words

土壇場 (どたんば)

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

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

踏ん張る (ふんばる)

to brace one's legs; to straddle; to stand firm; to plant oneself (somewhere); to hold out; to persist

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

契約 (けいやく)

contract; compact; agreement

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

勝ち取る (かちとる)

to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)

限り (かぎり)

limit; limits; bounds; degree; extent; scope; as far as possible; as much as possible; to the best of one's ability; very much; unless (after neg. verb); the end; the last; as long as; only

我々 (われわれ)

we

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

破産 (はさん)

bankruptcy; insolvency

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

同然 (どうぜん)

similar to; same; right; proper; just; natural

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

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

踏

Readings: トウ、 ふ.む、 ふ.まえる

Meanings: step, trample, carry through, appraise, evade payment

張

Readings: チョウ、 は.る、 -は.り、 -ば.り

Meanings: lengthen, counter for bows & stringed instruments, stretch, spread, put up (tent)

契

Readings: ケイ、 ちぎ.る

Meanings: pledge, promise, vow

約

Readings: ヤク、 つづ.まる、 つづ.める、 つづま.やか

Meanings: promise, approximately, shrink

勝

Readings: ショウ、 か.つ、 -が.ち、 まさ.る、 すぐ.れる、 かつ

Meanings: victory, win, prevail, excel

取

Readings: シュ、 と.る、 と.り、 と.り-、 とり、 -ど.り

Meanings: take, fetch, take up

限

Readings: ゲン、 かぎ.る、 かぎ.り、 -かぎ.り

Meanings: limit, restrict, to best of ability

我

Readings: ガ、 われ、 わ、 わ.が-、 わが-

Meanings: ego, I, selfish, our, oneself

破

Readings: ハ、 やぶ.る、 やぶ.れる、 わ.れる

Meanings: rend, rip, tear, break, destroy, defeat, frustrate

産

Readings: サン、 う.む、 う.まれる、 うぶ-、 む.す

Meanings: products, bear, give birth, yield, childbirth, native, property

同

Readings: ドウ、 おな.じ

Meanings: same, agree, equal

然

Readings: ゼン、 ネン、 しか、 しか.り、 しか.し、 さ

Meanings: sort of thing, so, if so, in that case, well