Re: koujoushin : Ambition, aspiration or self-improvement?

From: Marc Adler (marc.adler_at_gmail.com)
Date: 12/22/04 

Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 18:32:53 GMT

Paul Blay wrote:

> Oh, and as a late contender we have 'determination'. :-/

$B8~>e(B is to improve. $B?4(B is the determination/wish/desire/gumption to do so.

You can't map these words one-to-one with English (as you already know),
so just translate it as the context requires, using a phrase if necessary.

Marc Adler

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