► 形容動詞一生懸命 [(6)いっしょうけんめい]
meaning: effort rank: 1☆ 一生懸命
頑張ります ⇨ I will do my very best
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彼は
仕事をするより
上司に
取り入ることに一生懸命だ ⇨ He spends more energy on brown-nosing his boss than getting his work done
More examples:- 一生懸命勉強したので日本語の力が付いて来た ⇨ I’ve studied hard and my Japanese has really improved
- 彼は子供達のために一生懸命働いている ⇨ He is working hard for (the better lives of) his children
- 一生懸命練習したらぐんと力がついた ⇨ I practiced hard and my skills have improved significantly
- 彼が一生懸命育てて来た事業 ⇨ The business he has been working hard to grow