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Even a rabbit, if badgered into a corner, will fight back.
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Vocabulary list

usagi
noun
  1. rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
desae
particle
  1. even
  2. but; however
de
particle
  1. at; in (indicates location of action; にて is the formal literary form)
  2. at; when (indicates time of action)
  3. by; with (indicates means of action)
conjunction
  1. and then; so
auxiliary
  1. and; then (indicates continuing action; alternative form of 〜て used for some verb types)
particle
  1. let me tell you; don't you know (at sentence-end; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.)
sae
particle
  1. even
  2. (if) only; just; as long as (in a conditional clause; indicates the only thing needed)
  3. besides; on top of that; what's more
ijimeru

Potential Plain te-form

ijimerarete

Passive Plain te-form

ijimerarete
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to pick on; to tease; to be cruel to; to persecute
  2. to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
katasumi
noun
  1. corner; nook
ni
particle
  1. at (place, time); in; on; during
  2. to (direction, state); toward; into
  3. for (purpose)
  4. because of (reason); for; with
  5. by; from
  6. as (i.e. in the role of)
  7. per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month")
  8. and; in addition to
  9. if; although
oitsumeru

Potential Plain Present Indicative Form

oitsumerareru

Passive Plain Present Indicative Form

oitsumerareru
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to
particle, conjunction
  1. if; when
  2. and
particle
  1. with
  2. used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
noun
  1. promoted pawn
particle
  1. indicates a question (at sentence end)
hamukau

te-form

hamukatte
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
Suffix after the te form of a verb
kuru
kuru verb, intransitive verb, auxiliary verb
  1. to come back; to do ... and come back (after the -te form of a verb)
  2. to come to be; to become; to get; to grow; to continue (after the -te form of a verb)
da

Plain Presumptive Form

darou
copula
  1. be; is (plain copula)
auxiliary verb
  1. did; (have) done (た after certain verb forms; indicates past or completed action)
  2. please; do (indicates light imperative)

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