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しぶとい

shibutoi

tenacious, stubborn

Example sentence

彼は結構しぶといね。転んでもただでは起きぬ、いい根性しているよ。

He's a tenacious guy who always manages to come out on top. He's the kind of guy who can turn any situation to his advantage.

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More Attributes & Adjectives words

WordMeaning
不明ふめいunknown, ambiguous
通常つうじょうcommon, normal, usual
地元じもとlocal
サイズサイズsize
強きょうstrong
気軽きがるcheerful, buoyant, lighthearted
独自どくじoriginal, peculiar, characteristic
本格ほんかくgenuine, full-scale, authentic

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