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► 形容動詞
一生懸命  [(6)いっしょうけんめい]    meaning:  effort  rank: 1
☆ 一生懸命練習したら上達した ⇨ I’ve practiced really hard and my skills have improved
☆ 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
☆ 一生懸命頑張ります ⇨ I will do my very best  (☛ Literally “like your life depends on it”)


More examples:
  • 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
  • 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