きゅうちょう
cornered bird
Noun
いけすかないボスだけど、仕事しごとの悩なやみを相談そうだんしたら案外あんがい、窮鳥きゅうちょう懐ふところに入はいれば猟師りょうしも殺ころさず、てなことになるかもね。
The boss is hard to get along with. But if I try to talk to him about problems I have at work he might have a little heart. Even a hunter can't kill a bird who flies to him for protection.