| to persist |
貫く [つらぬく]
/(v5k,vt) (1) to go through/to pierce/to penetrate/(2) to persist/to stick to/(P)/EntL1215070X/
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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/
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踏ん張る(P);踏んばる [ふんばる]
/(v5r,vi) to brace one's legs/to straddle/to stand firm/to plant oneself (somewhere)/to hold out/to persist/(P)/EntL1450280X/
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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/ |