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N1 Noun

遺志(いし)dying wish

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    1. Noun

      1.

      wishes of a deceased person, dying wish

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    遺志 【いし】

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      (ちち)遺志(いし)()いで小説(しょうせつ)()(すす)める。

      I continue to write novels in fulfillment of my father's dying wish. {dying wish}

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      (ぼく)先代(せんだい)遺志(いし)()いでここで(はたら)いています。

      I am working here to carry on the dying wish of my predecessor. {dying wish}

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      喪主(もしゅ):「故人(こじん)遺志(いし)より葬儀(そうぎ)家族(かぞく)(そう)としました。」

      Chief Mourner: "In accordance with the deceased's dying wish, the funeral was held for family only." {dying wish}

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      ()遺志(いし)()ぐと()ったものの、()(なに)()()げたかったかが()からない。

      Although I said I would carry on my master's dying wish, I don't understand what he wanted to achieve. {dying wish}

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      故人(こじん)遺志(いし)尊重(そんちょう)するべく、故人(こじん)生前(せいぜん)(のぞ)んでいた(とお)りの葬式(そうしき)(おこな)いました。

      Out of respect for the deceased's dying wish, we conducted the funeral just as the deceased had hoped for during their lifetime. {dying wish}

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