verb (godan)ふんばる · funbaru
Englishto brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground)
- 群衆に押されないよう力を入れて踏ん張った。I braced myself against the crowd.
Englishto hold out; to persist; to make an effort; to exert oneself
- 土壇場で踏ん張ってその契約を勝ち取らない限り、我々は破産も同然だ。If we don't make a last ditch stand at winning that contract, we may very well go under.
Source: JMdict (EDRDG) · CC BY-SA 4.0 (EDRDG)