► 副詞
何も [(1)なにも] [何も～言っていない] [coll] meaning: insist rank: 2
☆ 何も死んだ者を生き返らせろとは言っていない ⇨ I am not saying you have to resurrect the dead
☆ 何も返さないとは言っていない ⇨ I am not saying I won’t return it to you
何も [(1)なにも] [何も～言わない] [coll] meaning: insist rank: 2
☆ 何も今すぐやれとは言わない ⇨ I am not saying you have to do it right now
► 動詞
言い張る [(3)いいはる] [coll] meaning: insist rank: 2
☆ 息子は自分がやったのではないと言い張った ⇨ My son insisted that he didn’t do it (☛ Insist he/she is right and/or blameless)
拘る [(3)こだわる] meaning: insist rank: 2
☆ 私達は製品の品質に徹底的に拘る ⇨ We pay extreme attention to the quality of our products. We insist on the highest quality from ourselves (☛ Positive connotations)
ごねる [(2)ごねる] [coll] meaning: insist rank: 3
☆ 彼は契約更改を巡ってごねて試合に出場することを拒否した ⇨ He refused to play in the game while disputing about the new contract (☛ Keep making complaints, often trivial, and won’t accept something)
言い募る [(4)いいつのる] meaning: insist rank: 4
☆ 彼は米国には人種差別は存在しないと言い募った ⇨ He insisted there was no racism in the US
► 名詞
一点張り [いってんばり] meaning: insist rank: 3
☆ 彼女は何を聞いても知らないの一点張りだ ⇨ She just repeats she doesn’t know anything no matter what we ask (☛ Keep repeating the same argument forever)