力む

りきむrikimu

godan verb · intransitive

  1. to strain (oneself)
  2. to bear down
  3. to exert oneself
  4. to try (too) hard
  5. to draw one's body taut
  6. to put on a bold front
  7. to make a show of strength
  8. to swagger

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Data from JMdict, KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG), KanjiVG, CC-CEDICT and Make Me a Hanzi. Sources and licences