to improve one's situation through hard work and determination
努力と決意によって自分の状況を改善すること (doryoku to ketsui ni yotte jibun no jokyo o kaizen suru koto)
"Despite all the challenges, he pulled himself up by the bootstraps and succeeded."
"すべての困難にもかかわらず、彼は自力で立ち上がり成功した。" (subete no konnan ni mo kakawarazu kare wa jiriki de tachiagari seikou shita)
a feeling of being calm and free from worry
jealousy destroys one’s peace of mind
to establish a standard of performance or progress for other...
Something that is outdated or no longer interesting
to cause a sudden failure; to interrupt a process abruptly
a person who gives a favorable interpretation of events to t...
