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N1 Noun
根気patience, perseverance, persistence, tenacity, energy
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Noun
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patience, perseverance, persistence, tenacity, energy
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根気 【こんき】
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根気がいらない仕事はありません。
There's no job out there that doesn't take perseverance.
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根気が続かない選手は一流にはなれません。
An athlete who lacks perseverance will never make it to the top.
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根気よく望遠鏡を覗いたからお目当ての星が見つかった。
I finally found the star I'd been looking for thanks to some patience at the telescope.
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どんな仕事も、長い期間ずっと働き続けるには根気がいるのである。
Whatever the job, sticking with it long-term takes tenacity.
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上司に叱られて凹んでいたら「君には根気が足りない」と言われてしまった。
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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