► 名詞張り合い [はりあい]
meaning: motivate rank: 4☆
仕事で
配置換えになって張り合いが
無くなった ⇨ I was moved to a different post at work and have lost motivation
(☛ Literally “tension” even though always used as a positive motivation)More examples:- 彼は奥さんと意地の張り合いをしている ⇨ He and his wife are both refusing to apologize to each other
- あの二人は意地の張り合いをしている ⇨ Those two are not giving an inch to each other
- 彼等は足の引っ張り合いをしている ⇨ They are trying to sabotage each other