► 副詞
ねちねち [(1)ねちねち] [coll] meaning: persist rank: 3
☆ ネチネチした性格 ⇨ An anal-retentive, passive-aggressive, personality
☆ 彼女はネチネチと嫌味を言う ⇨ She criticizes me subtly and persistently (☛ Subtle but persistent. Always negative)
► 動詞
粘る [(2)ねばる] [coll] meaning: persist rank: 2
☆ チームは粘りに粘って勝った ⇨ The team persited and persisted and get a win, ground out a win
☆ 彼は粘って諦めない ⇨ He is tenacious and won’t give up (☛ Usually positive)
食い下がる [(4)くいさがる] meaning: persist rank: 4
☆ 彼は駄目だと言われてもどこまでも食い下がった ⇨ He was told no, but he didn’t back down and insisted (☛ Literally means to bite on something and won’t let go. Persist in argument)
► 成句
後 [(1)あと] [後を引く] [liter] meaning: persist rank: 3
☆ この敗戦は後を引く ⇨ This loss will be felt for a long time (☛ A bad feeling, effect, to persist)
► 名詞
根気 [こんき] meaning: persist rank: 2
☆ 彼は根気が無いから何でもすぐに諦める ⇨ He has no tenacity and gives up everything easily (☛ Always positive)
執念 [(1)しゅうねん] meaning: persist rank: 2
☆ 執念が実って彼は四度目のオリンピックで遂に金メダルを獲得した ⇨ His tenacity bore fruit when he finally won a gold medal at his forth Olympics
☆ 彼は執念の人だ ⇨ He is a man of great tenacity (☛ Literally “mind that holds onto”. Can be either positive and negative)
執念 [(1)しゅうねん] [執念を燃やす] meaning: persist rank: 2
☆ 彼は復讐に執念を燃やしている ⇨ He is hell-bent on revenge
► 形容詞
しつこい [(3)しつこい] meaning: persist rank: 1
☆ しつこい勧誘 ⇨ Persistent solicitations (☛ Always negative)
☆ しつこい風邪 ⇨ A persistent cold (☛ Always negative)
☆ 子供が玩具を買ってくれとしつこくせがむ ⇨ My kid asks me to buy him a toy persistently (☛ Always negative)
粘り強い [(5)ねばりづよい] meaning: persist rank: 2
☆ 彼は粘り強く研究を続けた ⇨ He kept working on his research doggedly (☛ Always positive)
☆ 粘り強い性格の人 ⇨ A person with tenacious personality (☛ Always positive)
根気強い [(5)こんきづよい] meaning: persist rank: 3
☆ 彼は根気強く頑張り続けた ⇨ He kept working hard tenaciously (☛ Always positive)
しぶとい [(3)しぶとい] meaning: persist rank: 3
☆ 彼はしぶとい相手に手を焼いた ⇨ He had his hands full against the tenacious opponent (☛ Won’t die, surrender, easily)
執念深い [(7)しゅうねんぶかい] meaning: persist rank: 3
☆ 執念深い人 ⇨ A vindictive person. Someone who dwells on the past with rancor (☛ Always negative)
ねちっこい [(4)ねちっこい] [coll] meaning: persist rank: 3
☆ 彼女はねちっこく嫌味を言う ⇨ She criticizes me subtly and persistently (☛ Subtle but persistent. Always negative)
► 形容動詞
執拗 [しつよう] meaning: persist rank: 2
☆ 彼女は執拗な嫌がらせを受けた ⇨ She received persistent harassment (☛ Persistent with malice)