Illustration: At the raised entrance of a Japanese home, a runner has taken off one shoe but stopped halfway through removing the other. Their extended leg is rigid, heel planted and toes drawn upward; one hand presses the visibly tense calf while the other steadies them against the shoe cabinet.

JLPT N1verbLevel estimated by Bebop

突つっ張ぱる

tsupparu

to stiffen, to tighten

Example sentences

顔かおを洗あらった後あと、肌はだが突つっ張ぱる。
My skin feels tight after I wash my face.
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長ながく歩あるいて、ふくらはぎが突つっ張ぱった。
My calf tightened up after a long walk.
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首くびの後うしろが突つっ張ぱって、振ふり向むきにくい。
The back of my neck feels stiff, so it’s hard to turn my head.
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Kanji in 突張

突stab; protrudingOnトツ・カKunつく
張counter for bows & stringed instruments; stretchOnチョウKunはる

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