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食(く)い下(さ)がる
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Meanings

  • Godan verb with 'ru' ending, intransitive verb
    1. to hang on to; to hang from; to cling to
  • 2. to hound; to keep after (someone); to refuse to back down; to persist; to tenaciously face (someone); to doggedly oppose
  • 3. to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips

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食い下がる
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くいさがる
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