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 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。
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
Readings: ダン、 ナン、 おとこ、 お
Meaning: male
Readings: ガン、 かたく
Meanings: stubborn, foolish, firmly
Readings: ショク、 ソク
Meanings: post, employment, work
Readings: ケツ、 き.める、 -ぎ.め、 き.まる、 さ.く
Meanings: decide, fix, agree upon, appoint
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