N2 — outside your level filter
Is said whole, with nothing composed onto it and takes no だ/です, so there are no forms to conjugate.
頭が上がらない
atamagaagaranaifeel too indebted to face someone as an equalN2expression
Example sentences2
彼は昔お世話になった先輩には頭が上がらない。
kare wa mukashi osewa ni natta senpai ni wa atama ga agaranai.
He can't hold his head up as an equal to the senior who helped him out in the past. neutral
うちの母には一生頭が上がらない気がする。
uchi no haha ni wa isshou atama ga agaranai ki ga suru.
I feel like I'll never be able to face my mother as an equal, my whole life. casual