to be tenacious, to persist, to stand one's ground, to hold fast to an assertion or belief

ostentation, splurge, flaunting

display proudly

black vinegar, especially produced from unpolished rice / a drink made with black vinegar as the main ingredient

the world of shogi or go, shogi circles

(rare, possibly obsolete) orpiment, an arsenic sulfide mineral

employer

characters and marks that are applied to assist in reading kanbun (Chinese texts) as Japanese

cause

to arise from, to be caused by