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じたばた
jitabata
adverb, suru verb, adverb taking the to particle
English Meanings:
adverb, adverb taking the to particle, suru verb
- (kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; flailing
suru verb, adverb, adverb taking the to particle
- to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
もがく
mogaku
godan verb, intransitive verb
Alternate Written Forms:
藻掻く
[もがく]
mogaku
踠く
[もがく]
mogaku
Outdated Kanji
藻搔く
[もがく]
mogaku
Outdated Kanji
English Meanings:
godan verb, intransitive verb
- to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to squirm
- to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
突っ張る
[つっぱる]
tsupparu
godan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb
English Meanings:
godan verb, intransitive verb
- to cramp up; to tighten; to stiffen
- to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to stick to one's guns
- to act tough; to bluff; to be defiant; to be unruly
godan verb, transitive verb
- to prop up (e.g. with a post); to support
- to push out (one's legs or arms); to stretch (e.g. an arm against the wall); to press
- to thrust (one's opponent)
あがく
agaku
godan verb, intransitive verb
Alternate Written Forms:
足掻く
[あがく]
agaku
足搔く
[あがく]
agaku
Outdated Kanji
English Meanings:
godan verb, intransitive verb
- to paw (at) the ground
- to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to flail about
- to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive; to make every effort
