売り上げを伸ばすために懸命に働いた。

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売り上げを伸ばすために懸命に働いた。

English Translation

We worked hard so as to increase our sales.

Furigana

売(う)り上(あ)げを伸(の)ばすために懸命(けんめい)に働(はたら)いた。

Romanji

Uriage o nobasu tameni kenmei ni hataraita.

Words

売り上げ (うりあげ)

amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

伸ばす (のばす)

to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to stretch; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out; to spread evenly (dough, cream, etc.); to dilute; to thin out; to postpone; to prolong; to strengthen; to develop; to expand

為に (ために)

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of; because of; as a result of

懸命 (けんめい)

eagerness; earnestness; risking one's life

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

働く (はたらく)

to work; to labor; to labour; to function; to operate; to be effective; to work (i.e. ... works); to come into play; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate; to do; to act; to practise; to practice; to be conjugated