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N2 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, 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. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb

      1.

      to cramp up, to tighten, to stiffen

    2. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb

      2.

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

    3. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb

      3.

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

    4. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb

      4.

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

    5. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb

      5.

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

    6. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb

      6.

      to thrust (one's opponent)

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    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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