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N2 I-adjective

しぶといtenacious, tough, enduring, dogged, headstrong, stubborn, obstinate, unyielding

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    1. I-adjective

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      tenacious, tough, enduring, dogged, headstrong, stubborn, obstinate, unyielding

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      雑草(ざっそう)しぶとい()いても()ぐに()えてくる。

      Weeds are persistent. Even if you pull them out, they immediately grow back. {tenacious, tough, enduring, dogged, headstrong, stubborn, obstinate, unyielding}

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      息子(むすこ)しぶとい性格(せいかく)なので、()ぐには(あきら)めません。

      My son has a persistent personality, so he does not give up easily. {tenacious, tough, enduring, dogged, headstrong, stubborn, obstinate, unyielding}

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      (わたし)意志(いし)がとても(よわ)いため、しぶとい性格(せいかく)(ひと)(あこが)れています。

      Because my will is very weak, I admire people with tenacious personalities. {tenacious, tough, enduring, dogged, headstrong, stubborn, obstinate, unyielding}

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      労働(ろうどう)(しゃ)団体(だんたい)しぶとい抵抗(ていこう)のもとで、最低(さいてい)賃金(ちんぎん)値上(ねあ)げが発表(はっぴょう)されました。

      Under the persistent resistance of the labor union, a raise in the minimum wage was announced. {tenacious, tough, enduring, dogged, headstrong, stubborn, obstinate, unyielding}

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      (ぼく)部長(ぶちょう)がへこたれているところを()(こと)()い。部長(ぶちょう)しぶとい相違(そうい)ない。

      I have never seen the department head give up. There is no doubt that the department head is tenacious. {tenacious, tough, enduring, dogged, headstrong, stubborn, obstinate, unyielding}

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