to create a situation where one has limited options
選択肢が限られた状況を作り出す (sentakushi ga kagirareta joukyou o tsukuridasu)
"He painted himself into a corner by promising too much."
"彼は 自分を角に追い込んだ たくさんの約束をして。" (Kare wa **jibun o kado ni oikonda** takusan no yakusoku o shite.)
what people do is more important than what they say
to make someone happy
to set a limit or boundary
the ability to predict the future
To stop doing something that is no longer profitable.
to die (humorous or informal)
