Vocab Info

N2 う-verb (る), Intransitive verb, Transitive verb

()()to support, to become stiff, to become taut, to thrust (one's opponent), to stick to (one's opinion), to insist on

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    1. う-verb (る), Intransitive verb

      1.

      to cramp up, to tighten, to stiffen

    2. う-verb (る), Intransitive verb

      2.

      to be insistent, to persist (in one's opinion), to stick to one's guns

    3. う-verb (る), Intransitive verb

      3.

      to act tough, to bluff, to be defiant, to be unruly

    4. う-verb (る), Transitive verb

      4.

      to prop up (e.g. with a post), to support

    5. う-verb (る), Transitive verb

      5.

      to push out (one's legs or arms), to stretch (e.g. an arm against the wall), to press

    6. う-verb (る), Transitive verb

      6.

      to thrust (one's opponent)

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    All Forms

    突っ張る 【つっぱる】

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    Examples

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      首筋(くびすじ)()()っていて(いた)いです。

      My neck is stiff and hurts.

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      先生(せんせい)()()っている学生(がくせい)注意(ちゅうい)しました。

      The teacher warned the student who was being persistent.

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      (あし)筋肉(きんにく)()()っていたのでストレッチをしました。

      I did some stretching because my leg muscles were stiff.

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      (のり)()きすぎると、浴衣(ゆかた)がピンと不自然(ふしぜん)()()ってしまうとか。

      If the starch is too strong, the yukata might become unnaturally stiff.

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      (かお)()()っているという(てん)から(かんが)えるとここは相当(そうとう)(さむ)いのだろう。

      Judging from the fact that his face has become stiff, it must be quite cold here.

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