to not succeed in doing something
何かをするのに成功しない (nanika o suru no ni seikou shinai)
"He tried to fix the car, but he failed at something."
"彼は車を修理しようとしたが、何かで失敗した。" (Kare wa kuruma o shūri shiyou to shita ga, nanika de shippai shita.)
to advance in one’s career or position in a company
to make something possible or likely to happen later
to be extremely determined to defeat or punish someone
someone who learns things fast
a very strong desire to achieve something
something done out of passion, not for money