こだわる

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of こだわる – see the following entry.

【拘る】 [verb] to get hung up on something, to not proceed smoothly [verb] to be concerned over something that is not worth attention: to be overly fastidious or particular [verb] to nitpick about something [verb] to take special care over something, to be particular (in a positive way)

(This term, こだわる (kodawaru), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)