突つっ張ぱり

noun

prop; strut; support; brace; bar

Physical object used to hold something up or keep it rigid, such as a construction prop, a strut, or a support bar.

• 壁かべに突つっ張ぱりを入いれて補ほ強きょうした。

  We reinforced the wall by putting in a prop.

• 棚たなが落おちないように突つっ張ぱり棒ぼうを取とり付つけた。

  I installed a tension rod so the shelf wouldn't fall.

noun

tightness; stiffness; cramp; becoming taut

State of being pulled tight, stiff, or cramped; often used for muscles, strings, or tension in the body.

• 運うん動どうの後あと、ふくらはぎに突つっ張ぱりを感かんじた。

  After exercise, I felt tightness in my calf.

• 肩かたの突つっ張ぱりがひどくて、首くびが回まわらない。

  The stiffness in my shoulders is so bad I can't turn my neck.

noun

thrust; slapping attacks

Sumo term for pushing or thrusting attacks with open hands, as opposed to grappling.

• その力りき士しは激はげしい突つっ張ぱりで相あい手てを土ど俵ひょうの外そとへ押おし出だした。

  The wrestler pushed his opponent out of the ring with fierce thrusts.

noun

juvenile delinquency; juvenile delinquent; punk

Slang term for a rebellious or delinquent youth, often associated with a tough-guy attitude and specific fashion; usually written in katakana as ツッパリ.

• あのツッパリたちはいつも夜よる遅おそくまでたむろしている。

  Those punks always hang around until late at night.

• 彼かれは高こう校こう時じ代だい、有ゆう名めいなツッパリだったらしい。

  Apparently he was a well-known delinquent in high school.