その男は頑としてその職にしがみつき、決して退職しようとはしなかった。

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English Translation

The man held on to his job stubbornly and would not retire.

Furigana

その男(おとこ)は頑(がん)としてその職(しょく)にしがみつき、決(けっ)して退職(たいしょく)しようとはしなかった。

Romanji

Sono otoko wa gantoshite sono shoku ni shigamitsuki, kesshite taishokushiyou to wa shinakatta.

Words

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

男 (おとこ、おっこ)

man; male; fellow; guy; chap; bloke; male lover; boyfriend; man; manliness; manly honor; manly honour; manly reputation

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

頑として (がんとして)

firmly, stubbornly

職 (しょく、そく)

job; work; employment; occupation; position; duties; trade; skill

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

しがみ付く (しがみつく)

to cling

決して (けっして、けして)

never; by no means; not in the least; in no way

退職 (たいしょく)

retirement (from office); resignation

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

Kanji

男

Readings: ダン、ナン、おとこ、お

Meaning: male

頑

Readings: ガン、かたく

Meanings: stubborn, foolish, firmly

職

Readings: ショク、ソク

Meanings: post, employment, work

決

Readings: ケツ、き.める、 -ぎ.め、き.まる、さ.く

Meanings: decide, fix, agree upon, appoint

退

Readings: タイ、しりぞ.く、しりぞ.ける、ひ.く、の.く、の.ける、ど.く

Meanings: retreat, withdraw, retire, resign, repel, expel, reject