“To keep after” in Japanese
Short answer
To keep after in Japanese is “食い下がる” (kuisagaru). Full meaning: to hang on to, to hang from, to cling to; to hound, to keep after (someone), to refuse to back down, to persist, to tenaciously face (someone), to doggedly oppose; to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and.
Other ways to say “To keep after” in Japanese
食い下る
kuisagaru to hang on to, to hang from, to cling to; to hound, to keep after (someone), to refuse to back down, to persist, to tenaciously face (someone), to doggedly oppose; to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and
喰い下る
kuisagaru to hang on to, to hang from, to cling to; to hound, to keep after (someone), to refuse to back down, to persist, to tenaciously face (someone), to doggedly oppose; to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and
喰いさがる
kuisagaru to hang on to, to hang from, to cling to; to hound, to keep after (someone), to refuse to back down, to persist, to tenaciously face (someone), to doggedly oppose; to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and
食下がれる
kuisagareru to hang on to, to hang from, to cling to; to hound, to keep after (someone), to refuse to back down, to persist, to tenaciously face (someone), to doggedly oppose; to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and
食いさがる
kuisagaru to hang on to, to hang from, to cling to; to hound, to keep after (someone), to refuse to back down, to persist, to tenaciously face (someone), to doggedly oppose; to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and
喰い下がる
kuisagaru to hang on to, to hang from, to cling to; to hound, to keep after (someone), to refuse to back down, to persist, to tenaciously face (someone), to doggedly oppose; to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and
くいさがる
kuisagaru to hang on to, to hang from, to cling to; to hound, to keep after (someone), to refuse to back down, to persist, to tenaciously face (someone), to doggedly oppose; to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and
くいさがれる
kuisagareru to hang on to, to hang from, to cling to; to hound, to keep after (someone), to refuse to back down, to persist, to tenaciously face (someone), to doggedly oppose; to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and
食い下がれる
kuisagareru to hang on to, to hang from, to cling to; to hound, to keep after (someone), to refuse to back down, to persist, to tenaciously face (someone), to doggedly oppose; to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and
食い下っ
kuisaga to hang on to, to hang from, to cling to; to hound, to keep after (someone), to refuse to back down, to persist, to tenaciously face (someone), to doggedly oppose; to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and
喰い下っ
kuisaga to hang on to, to hang from, to cling to; to hound, to keep after (someone), to refuse to back down, to persist, to tenaciously face (someone), to doggedly oppose; to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and
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