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張
competition; rivalry
feeling that something is worth the effort; motivation; enthusiasm; encouragement
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
obstinate; stubborn
obstinate person; stubborn person
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
to slap; to strike; to spank
glazing; fitting with glass
transparency; openness; lack of secrecy; openness to scrutiny
persistence; single-mindedness; sticking to one point; focusing on one thing
Orig. meaning
always making the same bet
to spread its roots (of a tree, etc.)
Idiomatic expression
to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
Idiomatic expression
to put down roots; to settle down (in a place)
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
Historical term
Owari (former province located in the west of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
leather-covered
overswelling (of a blood vessel); engorgement; bulging
squaring one's shoulders; flexing one's muscles
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
one's only good clothes (suit, dress, etc.); one's only suit of clothes; one's best clothes; one's Sunday best
to be angular; to jut out; to be pointed; to be sharp; to be jagged; to be rugged
to be formal; to be stiff; to be ceremonious
開帳 only
unveiling (a Buddhist image); public exhibition (of a Buddhist image)
開帳 only
revealing (something that is supposed to remain hidden)
opening (a gambling house); holding (a gambling party)
to be square; to be angular; to be jagged
to be formal; to be stiff; to be ceremonious
to become sinewy (e.g. of muscles); to become stringy; to become stiff
to become stiff (of attitude or conversation); to become formal; to become ceremonial; to become awkward (of a situation)
expansion; extension; elongation; stretching
cloth-covered
