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反る そる N1

  1. to arch; to bend; to curve; to warp
  2. to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)

仰け反る のけぞる

  1. to bend backwards; to bend oneself back
  2. to be taken aback

伸るか反るか のるかそるか

  1. all or nothing; make or break; sink or swim; win or lose

踏ん反る ふんぞる

  1. to lean back (with one's legs braced); to stretch out (one's limbs) and arch one's back
  2. to act haughtily; to be arrogant
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