insistent; obstinate; persistent; tenacious

too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy; greasy

attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession; clinging (e.g. to old customs)

persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate; persevering; stubborn

steward; butler

court official

Christianity

deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)

office (e.g. the Oval Office)

tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability

しっこう／しゅぎょう only; Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb

execution; carrying out; performance; enforcement; exercise; service; conduct

しっこう only; Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb; Law

execution

Buddhism

lead monk performing various tasks in a temple

performance of one's official duties

writing; authoring

to hold (a ceremony); to perform