粘ねばる

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

be sticky; be adhesive

Describes a physical property of substances that cling or resist separation, such as natto, mochi, or glue.

• 納なっ豆とうはよく粘ねばる。

  Natto is very sticky.

• この餅もちはよく粘ねばって、なかなか噛かみ切きれない。

  This mochi is very sticky and hard to bite through.

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

persevere; persist; hold out

Figurative use: to keep going without giving up, often in difficult situations, negotiations, or competitions. Can also mean to stay somewhere longer than expected.

• 最さい後ごまで粘ねばって、逆ぎゃく転てん勝しょう利りを収おさめた。

  They persevered until the end and achieved a come-from-behind victory.

• 交こう渉しょうで粘ねばって、なんとか値ね引びきしてもらった。

  I persisted in the negotiations and managed to get a discount.

• 彼かれは会かい議ぎの後あとも粘ねばって質しつ問もんを続つづけた。

  He lingered after the meeting and kept asking questions.