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張
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to protrude
to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for; to go on an official tour; to go on a business trip
Intransitive verb
to cramp up; to tighten; to stiffen
Intransitive verb
to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to stick to one's guns
Intransitive verb
to act tough; to bluff; to be defiant; to be unruly
Transitive verb
to prop up (e.g. with a post); to support
Transitive verb
to push out (one's legs or arms); to stretch (e.g. an arm against the wall); to press
Transitive verb; Sumo
to thrust (one's opponent)
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
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
to be greedy; to be avaricious; to want badly; to desire intensely; to covet
to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life
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
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
vain person; ostentatious person; show-off
to pull from both ends; to pull from both sides; to play tug of war
