肝きも試だめし

noun

test of courage

A traditional activity where people visit a frightening place, such as a graveyard or haunted house, to prove their bravery. Often done in groups at night.

• 夏なつの夜よるに友とも達だちと肝きも試だめしに行いった。

  I went to a test of courage with my friends on a summer night.

• 肝きも試だめしで墓ぼ地ちを通とおるのは怖こわかった。

  It was scary to pass through the graveyard for the test of courage.