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N1 Noun

根気(こんき)patience, perseverance, persistence, tenacity, energy

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      patience, perseverance, persistence, tenacity, energy

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    根気 【こんき】

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      根気(こんき)がいらない仕事(しごと)はありません。

      There's no job out there that doesn't take perseverance.

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      根気(こんき)(つづ)かない選手(せんしゅ)一流(いちりゅう)にはなれません。

      An athlete who lacks perseverance will never make it to the top.

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      根気(こんき)よく望遠鏡(ぼうえんきょう)(のぞ)いたからお目当(めあ)ての(ほし)()つかった。

      I finally found the star I'd been looking for thanks to some patience at the telescope.

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      どんな仕事(しごと)も、(なが)期間(きかん)ずっと(はたら)(つづ)けるには根気(こんき)がいるのである。

      Whatever the job, sticking with it long-term takes tenacity.

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      上司(じょうし)(しか)られて(へこ)んでいたら「(きみ)には根気(こんき)()りない」と()われてしまった。

      When I was feeling down after getting chewed out by my boss, he told me I didn't have enough tenacity.

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