<diacritize> Frequent close calls with death will eventually lead to real death. Compare the foregoing and the following. Daku means collapse or faint, but it can also be a contraction of da iku, meaning throw death in a wrestling match. <yor>Frequent close calls with death will eventually lead to real death. Compare the foregoing and the following. Dákú means collapse or faint, but it can also be a contraction of dá ikú, meaning throw death in a wrestling match. 