to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to stiffen; to become stiff
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
glazing; fitting with glass; transparency; openness; lack of secrecy
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
persistence; single-mindedness
to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in
to be prominently ...; to be persistently ...
standing firm; holding out
to be angular; to jut out; to be pointed; to be formal; to be stiff; to be ceremonious
to be bony; to be angular
to be pretentious; to put on airs
to domineer; to throw one's weight around; to lord it (over)
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
tiled; covered with ceramic tiles
an extra effort; going the extra mile; one final push
to become sinewy; to behave formally
holding out a little longer
bragging; showing off; pride
weather strip; weather stripping; sealing up (a window); putting on eyeliner (in theatre)
to throw one's weight around; to be puffed up
to be square; to be angular; to be formal; to be stiff; to be strict
to be formal; to be ceremonious; to stand on ceremony
to be soldierly; to be martial
bluffing; bluster; bravado
one (more) effort; one (more) push; a try; a go
lining; ceiling; wainscoting; wainscotting
stubbornness; pigheaded person; miser
to be square; to be angular; to be jagged; to be formal; to be stiff; to be ceremonious
to stand on ceremony; to stiffen up (the nerves); to be tense
bar (e.g. on a door); bolt
try-hard award; consolation prize
someone who battles on in difficult circumstances
to formalize; to formalise; to stick to formality; to be ceremonious; to punctilious
patching (up); cutting a part and pasting a new one (e.g. a shoji door); cut and paste
preparing a bath; running a bath
arrogant person; overbearing person; self-important person; braggart; boaster
pull together!; give it your best shot!; let's do this!
covering private parts (esp. actors during filming); minimal bikini bottom (held only by tiny straps or adhesive tape); lined hakama that bulge in the front
nightingale (flooring); method of laying floors to deliberately make a noise (like a nightingale's call) when walked across (security feature)
pasting (on) by hand; attaching (sticker, etc.) by hand; gambling without money (on the understanding that losses shall be covered later)
to strain; to bear down (in giving birth)
to assume an air of importance; to stand on one's dignity
posting something to the exterior of a building, etc.; something posted in such a place; fortifications outside a military encampment
spreading a piece of wet washing or paper on a board
wainscoting; wainscotting; sliding door's decorative paper skirt
boaster; braggart; bossy person; overbearing person
advertising poster in a station
to stick out one's elbows; to be obstinate; to be haughty
formal; official; ceremonious
to be churlish; to be crude; to be boorish; to be vulgar; to conduct oneself in an unseemly manner
territorial behavior; territorial behaviour
stubborn; obstinate; hardheaded; recalcitrant
tile setting; laying tiles
hang in there; go for it; keep at it; do your best
do your best; go for it; hang in there; keep at it