背伸び

せのび, せいのびsenobi

noun · suru verb · intransitive

  1. standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller
  2. stretching oneself
  3. overreaching oneself
  4. overstretching oneself
  5. trying to do something beyond one's ability
  6. pushing to the limit

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