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踏ん張る is an exact match with one form of the following word:
踏ん張る
BOOST
Reading : ふんばる   
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to brace one's legs; to straddle; to stand firm; to plant oneself (somewhere); to hold out; to persist
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 7 (among the 20,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 63,426 which gives a rank of 14,964
踏ん張る is the most useful form. 2 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is used about 50% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 128,000 (about 845,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 23 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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Example sentences:
ぐんしゅう
群衆
されない
よう
ちから
れて
った

I braced myself against the crowd.
もう
いち

Stick to it!
どたんば
土壇場
って
その
けいやく
契約
らない
かぎ
われわれ
我々
はさん
破産
どうぜん
同然

If we don't make a last ditch stand at winning that contract, we may very well go under.
ふんばる
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 183,000 (about 380,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 23 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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踏んばる
BOOST
Reading : ふんばる   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 191,000 (about 333,000 results)
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トウ   ふ step on   ふまえる to be based on   
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ソク   あし foot; leg   た to add   た    たりる to be sufficient   
くつ shoes   
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スイ   みず water   
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
チョウ   は to stretch   
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チョウ   なが long   
キュウ   ゆみ a bow   
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