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Godan Verb (ru)

1. to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground)

Intransitive
群衆 ぐんしゅう されないよう ちから れて った。
gunshūni osarenai yōchikarao irete fumbatta.
I braced myself against the crowd.
Godan Verb (ru)

2. to hold out; to persist; to make an effort; to exert oneself

Intransitive
土壇場 どたんば ってその契約 けいやく らない かぎ、我々 われわれ破産 はさん同然 どうぜんだ。
dotambade fumbatte sono kēyakuo kachitoranai kagiri warewarewa hasammo dōzenda.
If we don't make a last ditch stand at winning that contract, we may very well go under.
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