Values & beliefs
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彼はどんな逆境に立たされても、自らの信念を曲げることはなかった。
ENNo matter what adversity he was thrown into, he never bent his convictions.
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揺るぎない信念を持って臨まなければ、この改革は途中で頓挫するだろう。
ENUnless we approach this with unshakable conviction, the reform will collapse halfway through.
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これだけの大事業を引き受ける以上、失敗すれば全責任を負う覚悟はできている。
ENHaving taken on such a major undertaking, I am fully prepared to bear all responsibility should it fail.
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退路を断って独立する覚悟を決めた彼女の目には、もう迷いはなかった。
ENHaving resolved to go independent with no way back, there was no longer any hesitation in her eyes.
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批判の矢面に立つ覚悟なくして、組織の改革など成し遂げられまい。
ENWithout the resolve to stand in the firing line of criticism, one could never carry out organizational reform.
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職人としての矜持が、彼に妥協を許さなかった。
ENHis pride as a craftsman would not allow him to compromise.
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いかに困窮しようとも、報道人としての矜持だけは失うまいと心に誓った。
ENHowever destitute he might become, he vowed to himself never to lose his pride as a journalist.
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三代続くこの店を守り抜いてきたことが、父の何よりの誇りだった。
ENHaving protected this shop through three generations was my father's greatest pride.
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名もなき仕事に誇りを持てるかどうかが、その人の器を決めるのだと思う。
ENWhether one can take pride in unsung work is, I believe, what determines a person's true measure.
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良心の呵責に耐えかね、彼はついに不正を内部告発するに至った。
ENUnable to bear the pangs of conscience, he finally came to blow the whistle on the wrongdoing.
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いくら命じられたとはいえ、良心に背く行為に手を染めるわけにはいかない。
ENHowever much I may be ordered to, I cannot bring myself to commit an act that betrays my conscience.
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一片の良心すら持ち合わせない権力者ほど、始末に負えないものはない。
ENThere is nothing more unmanageable than a wielder of power who lacks even a shred of conscience.
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効率のためなら何を犠牲にしてもいいという考えだけは、私には譲れない一線だ。
ENThe idea that anything may be sacrificed for the sake of efficiency is the one line I cannot cross.
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交渉の余地はいくらでもあるが、品質に関してだけは断じて譲れない。
ENThere is plenty of room for negotiation, but on quality alone I will absolutely not yield.
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上司の顔色をうかがう前に、まず筋を通すのが彼のやり方だった。
ENBefore currying favor by reading his boss's mood, sticking to principle came first — that was his way.
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損得を抜きにしてでも筋を通そうとする姿勢が、周囲の信頼を勝ち得たのだ。
ENIt was his willingness to do the honorable thing even setting aside profit and loss that won him the trust of those around him.
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地位が上がるほど、事業を興した頃の初心を忘れがちになる。
ENThe higher one rises in position, the more apt one is to forget the original resolve one had when first starting the venture.
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初心に立ち返り、一から出直す覚悟でこの難局に臨みたい。
ENI want to face this crisis with the resolve to return to my original intentions and start over from scratch.
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無駄を一切そぎ落とすという彼の美学は、作品の隅々にまで貫かれていた。
ENHis aesthetic of stripping away everything superfluous ran through every corner of his work.
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頼まれ事は断らないというのが、亡き師の美学だった。
ENNever turning down a request was the personal creed of my late master.
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大勢に流されず自説を貫く彼の姿には、確固たる信念がにじみ出ていた。
ENIn the way he stuck to his own view without being swept along by the majority, a firm conviction shone through.
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たとえ孤立無援になろうとも真実を語り続ける、それが記者としての私の覚悟だ。
ENTo keep telling the truth even if I am left utterly alone and unaided — that is my resolve as a reporter.
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誇りを持って働ける職場をつくることこそ、経営者の責務ではないか。
ENIsn't creating a workplace where people can work with pride precisely the duty of management?
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大国の顔色をうかがうばかりでは、一国としての矜持が問われよう。
ENIf a nation does nothing but read the moods of the great powers, its dignity as a sovereign state will be called into question.
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学問の府たる大学は、社会の良心としての役割を担っている。
ENThe university, as a seat of learning, bears the role of serving as the conscience of society.
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家族との時間だけは、どれほど多忙であろうと譲れないと決めている。
ENTime with my family is the one thing I've decided I won't give up, no matter how busy I am.
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恩義を受けた相手には、たとえ不利になろうと筋を通すのが人の道だ。
ENTo act honorably toward someone to whom you owe a debt of gratitude, even at your own disadvantage, is the way of a decent person.
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「初心忘るべからず」とは、芸の道の厳しさを説いた世阿弥の言葉である。
EN"Never forget your original resolve" are the words of Zeami, who taught the sternness of the path of art.
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弱音を吐かず、黙して結果で示す——それが彼一流の美学だった。
ENNever voicing a complaint, staying silent and letting results speak — that was his own particular aesthetic.
This theme teaches the vocabulary of values and beliefs at N1 level — the formal, weighty words adults use to speak of conviction, resolve, and personal principle. You will hear them in speeches, editorials, and heartfelt declarations, as in 「自らの信念を曲げることはなかった」 (he never bent his convictions), 「職人としての矜持が、彼に妥協を許さなかった」 (his pride as a craftsman would not let him compromise), and 「品質に関してだけは断じて譲れない」 (on quality alone I will absolutely not yield). Words like 覚悟, 良心, 初心 and 美学 carry a dignified, often literary register reserved for moments when someone stakes their integrity and pride.