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強張る[こわばる] (kowabaru)

become stiff; stiffen

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Meaning

強張る (こわばる, kowabaru) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “become stiff; stiffen”.

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Example sentences 11

余あまりの恐怖きょうふに体からだが強こわ張ばった

My body went stiff with such terror.

私は今日から勉強を頑張る。

I'll do my best with study starting from today.

….あまり強く張ると切れる.

If you strain it too hard, it will break.

私は二学期から勉強を頑張る。

I am going to work hard at studying from the second semester.

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