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意地

いじ

willpower; stubbornness; pride; disposition; (in compounds) appetite

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Examples

  1. 意地を張るのはやめなさい。

    いじをはるのはやめなさい。

    Stop being so stubborn.

  2. 彼の意地の悪い発言で、議論が一層激しくなった。

    かれのいじのわるいはつげんで、ぎろんがいっそうはげしくなった。

    His nasty comments made the argument even fiercer.

  3. 意地でも最後までやり遂げるつもりだ。

    いじでもさいごまでやりとげるつもりだ。

    I intend to see it through to the end, out of sheer stubbornness.

Common patterns

意地を張る
to be stubborn, to refuse to give in
意地が悪い
to be spiteful, mean
意地でも
come what may, out of pure will

Memory tip

Three set uses to learn as units: 意地を張る (dig your heels in), 意地が悪い (spiteful) and 意地汚い (greedy, esp. about food). Alone it is the inner obstinacy that refuses to back down.

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