to fail or be defeated
失敗するか敗北する (shippai suru ka haiboku suru)
"Several small startups bit the dust last year."
"昨年、いくつかの小さなスタートアップが失敗しました。" (sakunen ikutsuka no chiisana startup ga shippaishimashita)
used to say that something is unlikely to happen
to make your dreams come true through effort
feeling nervous or anxious
to say something unintentionally that was meant to be secret
take a risk hoping for more success
to find hope or something positive in a bad situation