to persevere 頑張る(ateji) [がんばる] /(v5r,vi) (1) to persevere/to persist/to keep at it/to hang on/to hold out/to do one's best/(2) to insist that/to stick to (one's opinion)/(3) to remain in a place/to stick to one's post/to refuse to budge/(P)/EntL1217700X/ ------- 粘る [ねばる] /(v5r,vi) (1) to be sticky/to be adhesive/(2) to persevere/to persist/to stick to/to hold out/to linger/(P)/EntL1469700X/ |