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頑張るがんばるCommon wordN5Verbspersevere; keep at it; do one's best; hold out · insist; stick to one's opinion · remain in place; stick to one's post; refuse to budge
頬張るほおばるVerbsstuff one's cheeks; fill one's mouth
欲張るよくばるCommon wordVerbsbe greedy; want too much; covet
かさばるN1Verbsbe bulky; take up space; be unwieldy
威張るいばるCommon wordN2Verbsact big; throw one's weight around; be bossy
気張るきばるVerbsbrace one's core; bear down; strain abdominal muscles · exert oneself; push oneself; go all out · splurge on; spend generously on; pay a lot for
踏ん張るふんばるCommon wordN1Verbsbrace one's legs; plant one's feet firmly · hold out; persist; exert oneself
こわばるN1Verbsstiffen; become stiff; harden
角張るかどばるVerbsangular; pointed; jagged; rugged · stiff; formal; ceremonious
角張るかくばるVerbsbe square; be angular; be jagged · be stiff; be formal; be ceremonious
下種張るげすばるVerbsact vulgar; be boorish; behave crudely
儀式張るぎしきばるVerbsbe formal; stick to formality; be ceremonious
出張るでばるVerbsproject; jut out; protrude · go on a business trip; go somewhere for work; proceed to
四角張るしかくばるVerbsbe square; be angular · be formal; be stiff; be strict
形式張るけいしきばるVerbsbe formal; stand on ceremony; be stiff
息張るいきばるVerbsstrain; bear down
意地張るいじばるVerbsbe stubborn; be obstinate; not give in
武張るぶばるVerbsbe soldierly; be martial
筋張るすじばるVerbsbecome sinewy; become stringy; become stiff (physically) · become stiff (attitude/conversation); become formal; become awkward
見栄張るみえばるVerbsbe pretentious; put on airs; show off
見識張るけんしきばるVerbsput on airs; act self-important; stand on one's dignity
骨張るほねばるVerbsbony; angular
しゃちほこばるVerbsstand on ceremony; be stiffly formal · stiffen up; become tense; get nervous