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張り合い  [はりあい]    meaning:  motivate  rank: 4
☆ 仕事配置換えになって張り合いがくなった ⇨ 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:
  • 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
  • あの二意地の張り合いをしている ⇨ Those two are not giving an inch to each other
  • 彼等引っ張り合いをしている ⇨ They are trying to sabotage each other