にらめっこする · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | にらめっこする | にらめっこしない |
| Polite | にらめっこします | にらめっこしません |
| Past polite | にらめっこしました | にらめっこしませんでした |
| Past | にらめっこした | にらめっこしなかった |
| Te-form | にらめっこして | にらめっこしないで |
| Desire | にらめっこしたい | にらめっこしたくない |
| Potential | にらめっこできる | にらめっこできない |
| Passive | にらめっこされる | にらめっこされない |
| Causative | にらめっこさせる | にらめっこさせない |
| Causative passive | にらめっこさせられる | にらめっこさせられない |
| Volitional | にらめっこしよう | |
| Polite volitional | にらめっこしましょう | |
| Imperative | にらめっこしろ | にらめっこするな |
| Conditional | にらめっこすれば | にらめっこしなければ |
| Tara conditional | にらめっこしたら | にらめっこしなかったら |
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
staring contest; staring game
A children's game where two people stare at each other; the first to laugh or look away loses.
The children are playing a staring contest.
If you laugh during the staring contest, you lose.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
staring at something; gazing fixedly
Used figuratively for staring at something for a long time, often with a sense of being locked in a silent battle with the object.
Before the deadline, I spend all day staring at the computer screen.
I waited for the train while constantly glancing at the clock.