肝きも練ねり

noun

dare; test of courage

A challenge or act of daring someone to do something risky or frightening. Often used in the context of proving one's bravery.

• 肝きも練ねりに負まけて、彼かれはお化ばけ屋や敷しきに入はいれなかった。

  He lost the dare and couldn't enter the haunted house.

noun

Russian roulette-style game

Historical term for a game similar to Russian roulette, originally meaning a test of courage. Rare in modern usage.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいの肝きも練ねりは、命いのちがけの度ど胸きょう試だめしだったと言いわれる。

  It is said that the Edo-period 肝練り was a life-risking test of courage.