[がんばる, ganbaru](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)[Add to Longdo]
[がんめいころう, ganmeikorou](n, adj-na) obstinate; stubborn; hard-headed; being incapable of making sound judgments because of a narrow, inflexible and obstinate mentality[Add to Longdo]
[ころうがんめい, korouganmei](n, adj-na) obstinate; stubborn; hard-headed; being incapable of making sound judgments because of a narrow, inflexible and obstinate mentality[Add to Longdo]