to show off one's masculinity

comparison

(grammar) comparative

Alternative form of 見かけによらず

in contrast to (one's, its) appearance

Synonym of どっこいしょ; Synonym of よいしょ

depending on the situation

The hiragana syllable ひ (hi). Its equivalent in katakana is ヒ (hi). It is the twenty-seventh syllable in the gojūon order; its position is は行い段 (ha-gyō i-dan, “row ha, section i”).

(emphatic, before an adjective, non-productive) indeed, truly

(onomatopoeia) A shriek, as when recoiling in fear or disgust.