[坚持 / 堅持, jiān chí, ㄐㄧㄢ ㄔˊ]to continue upholding; to remain committed to; persistence; to persist; to uphold; to insist on; persevere#424[Add to Longdo]
[かたぎ, katagi](adj-na) (1) honest; respectable; (n) (2) respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); (3) person in a respectable occupation[Add to Longdo]